Nature Moncton Nature News: Sept 26 2017

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** The SWAINSON'S HAWK was relocated on Monday in the same location that it was on Sunday, in the field with the red barn, across from the juncture of the Midway Rd. and Route 915 in the Shepody area. I did not hear of any sightings of the Crested Caracara but would be suspicious that it is still in the area as it has been for three weeks now. The Loggerhead Shrike was not relocated, but not surprisingly as this species seldom stays put in an area once located. Interesting to note ... in the book "Annotated Lists of Birds of New Brunswick" it reports a breeding record of this species in Salisbury in the summer of 1971.

** The HONEY MUSHROOMS must be enjoying this week. Mac Wilmot found some growing out of a Red Maple stump on Monday. The photographed ones are a bit past their prime but are still very identifiable. The spore print would be white, possibly tinged with yellow. They like to grow out from deciduous tree stumps and usually in number when they grow, busy recycling the stump.

** Jean Renton also comments that she gathered a four quart basket of HONEY MUSHROOMS on Monday, which she states is among her favorite edibles. Jean also comments that some of her usual gathering spots for mushrooms don't seem to be producing yet and wonders if it may be due to dry conditions in these areas, which very likely is the case. The Honey Mushroom does not depend as much on the ground moisture as it gets moisture from the stump that it is growing on.

** Marguerite Windsor had several BLACK SWALLOWTAIL BUTTERFLIES [Papillon du céleri] lay eggs on her Salisbury dill patch that went to caterpillars and are now going into the chrysalis stage to overwinter. A photo of one is attached still feeding. I am pleased to say that Marguerite is sending them to me to be overwintered in the chrysalis stage and be released in the spring. They will be joining several other species in my “man-fridge” in appropriate separate containers.

** Aldo Dorio photographed three juvenile RUDDY TURNSTONES [Tournepierre à collier] foraging in the eel grass by the Neguac wharf on Monday. It was amusing last year as several of this species stayed on the wharf and were picking up tidbits of bait left by people fishing off the wharf. They became very tame, and quite a hit with the regular fishing folk. The same scenario happened at the Point du Chene wharf, and the birds were even given names there.

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