**Robert Barbeau and his wife from
Quebec, were driving along route 114 in the area of Hopewell Cape Rocks and
spotted a CAVE SWALLOW in a rocky area on Monday. They were able to get
excellent observations of it from a few meters distance. Robert commented it was
quite cold when they saw it at 9 AM and it was not very
active.
This is the time of year when CAVE SWALLOWS often turn up in
our area so a watchful eye and review of their plumage features is indicated.
They are similar to the CLIFF SWALLOW in appearance at first glance but most
CLIFF swallows should have migrated south by now.
**On the rainy evening of September 30 David Cannon spotted
several very small salamanders climbing up his garage door at 10:30 PM. He often
sees salamanders around his yard and around his pool but never this small. David
shares a photo of three in one frame and on enlargement they appear to be
RED-BACKED SALAMANDERS. I would assume this would be a post-hatch dispersal. The
young of this species are born from eggs in a cluster in areas such as rotting
logs. After hatching they disperse and this is maybe what Dave noted that
night.
**A big thank you to Andre Bourque for giving a presentation
to Nature Moncton on Tuesday evening to well describe the various cross country
ski trails available within 100km of Moncton, what to expect at these trails and
demonstrating different types of cross country ski equipment available and where
and how they are best used. His presentation was a value to the experienced,
novices and those considering this growing in popularity winter
activity.
Nelson Poirier,
Nature Moncton
RED-BACKED SALAMANDER. SEPT 30, 2015.DAVID CANNON
RED-BACKED SALAMANDERS. SEPT 30, 2015.DAVID CANNON
