Nature Moncton Nature News: August 31 2017

NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, August 31, 2017 (Thursday)

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**Bill Winsor revisited the Taylor road site the Nature Moncton field trip had visited on Monday morning. He was able to spot 2 BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS and got a photo of a male bird. He saw a FLYCATCHER in the same location as the group did on Monday to get a better photo to suggest it to be an EASTERN WOOD PEWEE basing it on the long wing projection. The lower orange mandible of this species does not show possibly due to lighting or immaturity. Bill saw the woodpeckers near some lone Pines on the north side of the road, approximately 1/2 km past the “4 km” sign.

**Ray Gauvin shares a video he took of Bees and Painted Lady butterflies active around the Parlee Beach Rd, by the Provincial Park office, in the big clump of flowers by the walking trail. Check out the video at the attached link. https://www.dropbox.com/s/f2hcwwqdx71cnf0/MVI_6188.MOV?dl=0

The flower cultivar there that seems so attractive to many species of insects is Blazing Star, aka Gay flower.

**I noted one of those to me confusing fall warblers in our yard on Monday with Gilles Belliveau comments we suspected it to be a COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, either a dull adult female or a first year female.

Also very near it a parent SONG sparrow was feeding a fledgling.

**As a heads up for next week, September 06, there will be an open house event at the Johnson's Mills Shorebird Nature Conservancy Canada Interpretive Centre to mark World Shorebirds Day. The announcement is attached below.

Next Wednesday, September 6^th at 11am, people with an interest in shorebirds and conservation will gather at Nature Conservancy of Canada's interpretive centre at 2724 Route 935, Johnson's Mills, NB.

Please join us.

September 6th is World Shorebirds Day and closing day for our seasonal interpretive centre. We are taking this time to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of Shepody Bay's designation as a Western Hemispheric Shorebird Reserve Network site and announcing the protection of 32 acres of critical migratory shorebird habitat at Len Buck Brook (3km east of the centre). This gathering will also provide an opportunity for everyone to see the beautiful friendship quilt we have on display as part of a Commission for Environmental Cooperation, "Connecting People through Shorebirds" initiative.

This informal event is open to the public and will start with a few remarks followed by a volunteer run BBQ 11:00 – 3:00pm.

Hope to see you all there,

Kerry Lee Morris-Cormier

nelson@nb.sympatico.ca

Nelson Poirier

Nature Moncton