** Louise
Richard reports she collected several pounds of mushrooms of the common name
SWOLLEN STALKED CAT [Armillaire ventru] in the woods at their Acadieville cabin
recently. This mushroom can become surprisingly large.
** Julie Pellerin comments on observations in the
Buctouche area. There were lots of GULLS [goeland] on the sandbar by the town
bridge, however a lone CASPIAN TERN [Sterne
caspienne] was contentedly among them. The only shore birds noted were a
few GREATER YELLOWLEGS [Grand
Chevalier] and 3 BLACK-BELLIED
PLOVERS [Pluvier argenté]. Julie comments on the very large number of DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS [Cormoran à
aigrettes] assembling in that area at the moment, noting 300 to 400 in
one area.
** An
interesting call from Bruce Nowlan who owns Tri-Province Enterprises at 18
Toombs St in Moncton. There’s an acreage behind him where they store machinery,
and for the past 2-3 weeks a BUDGIE bird has been present there. They’ve put
out food for it which it has accepted. On Monday they noticed it using what
appears to be a woodpecker cavity. They suspect the bird will not be able to
handle the colder weather coming and are looking for suggestions. Bruce would
appreciate any help or advice in protecting or relocating this bird. He can be
reached at 866 5324.
** Brian Stone shares an excellent flight photo
of a juvenile RED-SHOULDERED HAWK [Buse à
épaulettes] he took in Perth, ON, a few days ago. The Red-Shouldered
Hawk is expandng its range northward edging mainly into southern Ontario,
southern Quebec and New Brunswick. There is confirmed breeding records of it in
NB, but few. This is a raptor that all of us should keep in mind. Anne Marsch
and I saw an adult and got a documentary photo of one in the Hopewell Hill area
in the spring. This hawk is a medium sized raptor, similar in size to the
Broad-winged Hawk. Brian’s photo was verified by Todd Watts who commented the
underwing markings, wing shape, as well as the wing crescent all suggest
Red-Shouldered Hawk.
Brian and Annette Stone were on a wood’s trail on
Monday and heard a very agitated BLUE JAY [Geai bleu];
they then saw a very large bird fly off from the Blue Jay. Brian later located
it to get a brief but successful photo of a BARRED OWL
[Chouette rayée] who was obviously more irritated by the Blue Jay than
Brian’s camera.
Nature Moncton
BARRED OWL 01. OCT. 05, 2015. BRIAN STONE
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK (JUVENILE). OCT. 04, 2015. BRIAN STONE
