NATURE MONCTON’S INFORMATION LINE – 26 August 2017
(Saturday)
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Edited by: Nelson Poirier nelson@nb.sympatico.ca
Transcript by: Catherine Clements
Info Line #: 506-384-6397 (384-NEWS)
**Georges Brun was out on the Bis Marsh area in Chartersville on Friday, to see a
surprising group of approximately 50 GREAT BLUE HERONS [Grand Héron]. It was an
awesome lineup. Georges comments that the most that he has seen there before was
19. It’s been a good year for the Great Blue Herons, or this is a great foraging
spot.
**Dave Christie comments that shorebird numbers were lower on Friday, approximately 25,000, but Dave did see his first AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER [Pluvier bronzé] of the season among the group. Two PEREGRINE FALCONS [Faucon pèlerin]were on the hunt, and a COMMON LOON [Plongeon huard] was in the water – not sure whether this was just a drop-by from a nearby lake, or migration is
beginning.
**Aldo Dorio got a nice photo of a SOLITARY SANDPIPER [Chevalier solitaire] at
Tabusintac on Friday, to add to the shorebird lineup. Note the dappled mantle
and the very distinct eye-ring. Aldo also got a photo of a GRAY CATBIRD [Moqueur
chat] that nicely shows the chestnut undertail covert and the black crown, two
of its signature identification features.
**A Nature Moncton field trip is set for Monday morning, August 28th, to visit the
Taylor Road near Salisbury, led by Dave Miller, who knows it so well. The
write-up on this field trip is attached.
BIRDING TAYLOR RD,
SALISBURY
Field Trip with David
Miller
Monday August 28th,
2017
Taylor Rd, near the Irving Big Stop in
Salisbury, is becoming a popular spot for birders and no one knows the spot
better than David Miller. In the last
couple of weeks, David has observed over 60 species of birds along this road,
including 18 species of warbler, 5 Flycatcher species, 5 sparrow species, and
more. Special recent sightings include
Cape May and Blue-winged Warblers, Philadelphia Vireo and Black-backed
Woodpeckers.
Join David and Nature Moncton for a
birding field trip of Taylor Rd on the morning of August
28th.
Meeting Time: 7:00
AM
Place: Irving Big Stop in Salisbury
(look for David’s white Jeep)
Bring snacks and
water.
No fee for field trip. All are welcome, Nature Moncton member or
not.
nelson@nb.sympatico.ca
Nelson
Poirier
Nature
Moncton
GRAY CATBIRD.AUG 25, 2017.ALDO DORIO
SOLITARY SANDPIPER.AUG 25, 2017.ALDO DORIO
