NATURE
MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, June 10, 2018 (Sunday)
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Transcript by: David Christie maryspt@mac.com
Info Line # 506-384-6397 (384-NEWS)
** Doreen Rossiter earlier reported that 2 male EASTERN BLUEBIRDS [Merlebleu de l'Est] and one female arrived in her Alma yard and checked a nest-box on June 4. That Monday evening only a male and female were around the box. On the following Wednesday and Thursday the female was extremely busy carrying nest material into the box, sometimes with beakfuls so big she could barely enter the nest-hole. Doreen comments that she only saw the male take in some material twice. As of now, all has settled down and the male is often perched on top of the box and the female is rarely seen outside the nest box, so it’s very much looking like housekeeping and incubation of a precious egg cargo is underway. A surprising number of bluebird reports over the past weeks has to be suggestive of a good year for this species.
** Dave Christie leaves a nice roundup of activities in the Mary’s Point area. On Saturday, he heard his first NELSON’S SPARROW [Bruant de Nelson] calling from the marsh, off the trail from the Mary’s Point Interpretive Centre to the beach. The nesting MERLINS [Faucon émerillon] that Dave reported on earlier are still present in one of the tall spruces near the cottage. They were extremely vocal at first, chasing away crows and turkey vultures, then were quiet for several days but started up screaming episodes again on Friday and Saturday, but no large birds were seen, so Dave is not sure what triggered the outburst.
Dave comments that Friday and Saturday evenings were busy around his home with all the expected window and screen strikes by JUNE BEETLES [Hanneton], which is later than normally expected. Dave also saw his first MOURNING CLOAK [Morio] butterfly of the season on Saturday, which is much later than usual. He has been seeing CANADIAN TIGER SWALLOWTAILS [Papillon tigré du Canada] flying about for several days before seeing his first Mourning Cloak, which is not the usual scenario.
Dave also notes that warblers [parulines] seem to be settling into territories so that he is hearing the same species repeatedly in certain areas. As elsewhere, CEDAR WAXWINGS [Jaseur d'Amérique] are very much enjoying the apple blossoms now bursting around his home area.
** Kevin Renton reports that CEDAR WAXWINGS [Jaseur d'Amérique] have arrived in numbers to enjoy the apple blossoms around their Stilesville home, as well. Kevin also reports that a PEREGRINE FALCON [Faucon pèlerin] has been seen flying about the cliffs around the Moncton Crushed Stone operation on Gorge Road. He feels they are nesting there. It would be very worth making an attempt to confirm that with documentary photos from zoom cameras.
** Aldo Dorio got a photo of a RED FOX [Renard roux] at Hay Island; it seems to be having a pelage problem. Sarcoptic mange is not uncommon in Red Foxes and this may be the problem. He also got as photo of a male COMMON YELLOWTHROAT [Paruline masquée] warbler, claiming its territory, and a male AMERICAN REDSTART [Paruline flamboyante].
nelson@nb.sympatico.ca
Nelson Poirier,
To respond by e-mail, please address your message to the information line editor nelson@nb.sympatico.ca Please advise if any errors are noted in wording or photo labeling.
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Edited by: Nelson Poirier nelson@nb.sympatico.ca
Transcript by: David Christie maryspt@mac.com
Info Line # 506-384-6397 (384-NEWS)
** Doreen Rossiter earlier reported that 2 male EASTERN BLUEBIRDS [Merlebleu de l'Est] and one female arrived in her Alma yard and checked a nest-box on June 4. That Monday evening only a male and female were around the box. On the following Wednesday and Thursday the female was extremely busy carrying nest material into the box, sometimes with beakfuls so big she could barely enter the nest-hole. Doreen comments that she only saw the male take in some material twice. As of now, all has settled down and the male is often perched on top of the box and the female is rarely seen outside the nest box, so it’s very much looking like housekeeping and incubation of a precious egg cargo is underway. A surprising number of bluebird reports over the past weeks has to be suggestive of a good year for this species.
** Dave Christie leaves a nice roundup of activities in the Mary’s Point area. On Saturday, he heard his first NELSON’S SPARROW [Bruant de Nelson] calling from the marsh, off the trail from the Mary’s Point Interpretive Centre to the beach. The nesting MERLINS [Faucon émerillon] that Dave reported on earlier are still present in one of the tall spruces near the cottage. They were extremely vocal at first, chasing away crows and turkey vultures, then were quiet for several days but started up screaming episodes again on Friday and Saturday, but no large birds were seen, so Dave is not sure what triggered the outburst.
Dave comments that Friday and Saturday evenings were busy around his home with all the expected window and screen strikes by JUNE BEETLES [Hanneton], which is later than normally expected. Dave also saw his first MOURNING CLOAK [Morio] butterfly of the season on Saturday, which is much later than usual. He has been seeing CANADIAN TIGER SWALLOWTAILS [Papillon tigré du Canada] flying about for several days before seeing his first Mourning Cloak, which is not the usual scenario.
Dave also notes that warblers [parulines] seem to be settling into territories so that he is hearing the same species repeatedly in certain areas. As elsewhere, CEDAR WAXWINGS [Jaseur d'Amérique] are very much enjoying the apple blossoms now bursting around his home area.
** Kevin Renton reports that CEDAR WAXWINGS [Jaseur d'Amérique] have arrived in numbers to enjoy the apple blossoms around their Stilesville home, as well. Kevin also reports that a PEREGRINE FALCON [Faucon pèlerin] has been seen flying about the cliffs around the Moncton Crushed Stone operation on Gorge Road. He feels they are nesting there. It would be very worth making an attempt to confirm that with documentary photos from zoom cameras.
** Aldo Dorio got a photo of a RED FOX [Renard roux] at Hay Island; it seems to be having a pelage problem. Sarcoptic mange is not uncommon in Red Foxes and this may be the problem. He also got as photo of a male COMMON YELLOWTHROAT [Paruline masquée] warbler, claiming its territory, and a male AMERICAN REDSTART [Paruline flamboyante].
nelson@nb.sympatico.ca
Nelson Poirier,
Nature Moncton
AMERICAN REDSTART.JUNE 9, 2018. ALDO DORIO
COMMON YELLOWTHROAT WARBLER (MALE). JUNE 9, 2018. ALDO DORIO
COMMON YELLOWTHROAT WARBLER (MALE). JUNE 9, 2018. ALDO DORIO
RED FOX (MANGE SUSPECTED).JUNE 9, 2018. ALDO DORIO
