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BIRDHABITAT<br />
Birdsareavitalcomponentofforestecosystemsand<br />
providemultipleecosystem benefitstopeopleand<br />
oursocieties:<br />
-Birdsactasinsectcontrolinthewarmermonths;<br />
-Theyarepolinatorsforourforests,foodsources,<br />
andgardens;<br />
-Theydisperseseedswithinforestecosystems;and,<br />
-Increaseaestheticvaluetothearea.<br />
Many forest birds,like the ones found within<br />
Manchester Bird Sanctuary,have specific forest<br />
habitatrequirements:<br />
-Particularstandstructureandmaturity;some<br />
birdspreferolderforestthataredominatedbyone<br />
treespecies,whileothersprefermixedforesttypes;<br />
-Presenceofsnags;<br />
-Groundcover(bothwoodydebrisandplant<br />
species);and,<br />
-Canopylayers.<br />
Fortunately,in the sanctuary there are spatialy<br />
diferent forest habitat types,within the larger<br />
encompassingforestthatdominatesthesite,ofering<br />
multipleforesthabitattypesforthebirdswithinthe<br />
area.<br />
WithintheManchesterBirdSanctuarywecanfindthe<br />
folowinghabitats:<br />
-Redsprucestands;<br />
-Mixedwoodstands;<br />
-Balsam firstands;<br />
-Openfieldattheendoftheforestrunningfrom<br />
PorterStreettoManchesterAvenue;and,<br />
-Edgeareasaroundthesanctuary’sperimeter<br />
containingfruittrees.<br />
HOW YOUCAN HELP<br />
AsaneighbouroftheManchesterBirdSanctuaryyoucan:<br />
-Avoidwalkingthroughthesanctuaryorletingyourpets<br />
roam inthesanctuary;<br />
-Telyourneighboursaboutthisamazingnaturalassetin<br />
yourcommunity;<br />
COMMON<br />
THREATSFORBIRDS<br />
-Extendbirdhabitatintoyourownbackyardbymakingyour<br />
yardandhomebirdfriendly!Checkoutourwebsiteforeasy<br />
tips:www.acapsj.org;<br />
-Cleanupgarbageandliteraroundtheedges;and,<br />
-ReportilegaldumpingactivitiestotheNew BrunswickSolid<br />
WasteAssociationat1-877-777-4218ore-mail<br />
report@nbnet.nb.ca<br />
SPRING<br />
SANCTUARYTOUR<br />
ACAP Saint John is commited to public<br />
participation.WeinviteyoutojoinusonMay27th,<br />
2017at9:00AM (raindate:May28th)foratourof<br />
thesanctuarywithJim Wilson,alocalbirdexpert,<br />
tolearnaboutbirdsinthesanctuary.Registration<br />
isnotrequiredbutappreciatedandcanbedoneby<br />
visitingtheManchesterBirdSanctuarywebsiteat<br />
www.acapsj.org/manchester/<br />
Afterthetour,weinviteyoutoshareyourideasfor<br />
raising awareness about the Sanctuary and<br />
protectingitfrom humandisturbances.Wewiluse<br />
yourfeedbacktodevelopsignsforthesanctuary<br />
thatreflectyourcommunity’svaluessurounding<br />
protection.<br />
JIM WILSON<br />
Jim hasalwayshadastronginterestinnature,and<br />
birdsinparticular.Thiscomesfrom hisDad,who<br />
painted,sketchedandcarvedbirdsandanimalsas<br />
ahobby.Whenhewasjustalitleboygrowingup<br />
alongtheKennebecasisRiverhisfathertookhim<br />
forwalksinthewoodsonhisshouldersbecause<br />
Jim wastoosmaltowalkthatfar.<br />
AretiredProfessionalAccountant(CPA,CMA),he<br />
now hasmoretimetospendinthefieldobserving<br />
andtakingphotographs,whichhelovestoshare<br />
with interested audiences. Jim has had the<br />
privilegeofservinginanumberofrelatedrolesas<br />
avolunteer,includingPresidentoftheSaintJohn<br />
Naturalists’ClubandChairoftheNew Brunswick<br />
WildlifeTrustFund.Hepreparesweeklycomments<br />
on birds for the Sightings page of the<br />
Telegraph-Journal newspaper, and contributes<br />
from time to time to CBC Radio,discussing<br />
nature-relatedtopics.
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