Nature Moncton Nature News: Aug 22 2016

** Mac Wilmot had a butterfly land on his hat in the woods on the North Renous River. It stayed on his hat on his route out of the woods and was nicely photographed, open-winged and closed-wing by Mac’s grandson, Andy Stultz. Andy also got a photo of the Big Dipper.

** The Nature Moncton Shorebird Workshop, led by Roger LeBlanc, scheduled for this coming Saturday, August 27, will have a field trip portion. One of the most important stops will be at Petit-Cap. Roger visited that area on Sunday and saw 9 shorebird species, 4 CASPIAN TERNS [Sterne caspienne], a MERLIN [Faucon émerillon] in pursuit of the shorebirds, and a nice variety of other birds. Petit-Cap is an excellent shorebird gathering site and will be pleasant to go to as a group. Multiple eyes will miss nothing next Saturday. Roger reminds participants to be sure to bring suitable footwear for wet conditions.

** Judy and Sterling Marsh visited Mechanic Lake last week and photographed a group of 3 COMMON LOONS [Plongeon huard]. They also stopped by the Tantramar Marsh and noted skeletal remains of a surprisingly large fish on the Anderson Marsh Road. They wondered if it might have been prey of a BALD EAGLE [Pygargue à tête blanche] or OSPREY [Balbuzard pêcheur], or something else.

** Aldo Dorio found more warblers on the move on Friday, including what appears to be a NASHVILLE WARBLER [Paruline à joues grises] and a COMMON YELLOWTHROAT [Paruline masquée].
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Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton