Nature Moncton Nature News: June 9 2018

Nature Moncton Information Line….June 9, 2018 (Saturday)

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Edited by: Nelson Poirier nelson@nb.sympatico.ca

Transcript by: Catherine Clements

Info Line #: 506-384-6397 (384-NEWS)

**Gordon Rattray had a flock of CEDAR WAXWINGS [Jaseur d'Amérique] arrive to a blooming APPLE TREE [Pommier] in his Weldon yard to enjoy a blossom feast. He first saw them bathing in the pool before they hit the apple tree with gusto. A few had other things than apple blossoms on their minds, as one male was trying to woo the interests of a female with a berry feast, which she finally accepted after a bit of male patience. Gordon also photographed a female RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD [Colibri à gorge rubis] at his feeder. He’s having an excellent diversity of expected summer regulars as feeder yard patrons.

**The Nature Moncton woodlot outing that was postponed on Friday night is re-scheduled for next Wednesday, June 13th. Same venue, only different date. The write-up is attached below.

Nature Moncton Field Trip

Date : June 13th, 2018

Time : Meet at 5 :45 pm (to 9 :00 pm)

Location : Meet at Tankville School and we will proceed from there up Rte 115.

Leader : Roger Leblanc and Mathieu Leblanc

OUT TO THE WOODS

It’s spring! Migratory birds are coming back, plants are flowering, insects are flying (yes even mosquitoes) and soon mushrooms will be coming out. And a lot of that is happening in or around the forest. In fact a veritable cornucopia of natural sights and sounds is available in forested areas at all times of the year, but spring is special and some of us will be passing quite a bit of time birding and conducting other activities in forested habitat during the coming season. But how much do we really know about the beautiful Acadian forest around us? And then there is forestry? Wood is one of the main resources of the province.

If any or all of these questions have been on your mind Nature Moncton will give you a chance to learn more. On Friday June 8^th we will be offering an evening outing to a working woodlot about 20 km North of Moncton in Notre Dame at civic # 3764 on route 115. The owner of the land, our own Roger Leblanc, cuts firewood for his own use on these 150 acres and he will be there to talk about that but also show us the birds that nest there and some of the things, like owl nesting boxes, he does to help out our feathered friends. An added bonus will be the presence of Mathieu Leblanc a local forester who operates a sustainable commercial harvesting company. He will talk about the trees and forest types we cross on our approximately two-kilometre walk that will go at a leisurely pace on easy trails and last about 3 hours. Mathieu will also explain the services he offers to his clients that in a nutshell are able to make some profit from his land while still making sure its biological integrity is preserved for future generations. So why not join us for this outing of discovery.

All are welcome, Nature Moncton member or not.

nelson@nb.sympatico.ca

Nelson Poirier

Nature Moncton