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MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, July 12, 2018 (Thursday)
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** Back in May, Louise Nichols came
across a WILLOW FLYCATCHER [Moucherolle des saules] in the Tintamarre National
Wildlife Area near Sackville. Louise was in the area on Wednesday to discover
the Flycatcher in the same spot, vocalizing loudly and was able to get a photo
and video of it. It is a great chance to see this uncommon Flycatcher and to
hear its song at the same time. Take a look at the video at the attached site
and turn up the volume.
It
is hard to describe where exactly it is as it is approximately one kilometer
through long grass, brush and thistles on a poorly defined trail. It is where
Louise is doing her marsh survey project. Louise also got a photo of a
fledgling BOBOLINK [Goglu des prés] and a nice observation of a BRONZE COPPER
BUTTERFLY [Bronzé].
** Kim Wilmot had a window strike at
her Curryville home that turned out to be a CHUKAR. This is not a native
species but is raised for game preserves and for training hunting dogs as well
as dog field trials. Unfortunately the hit was fatal.
** Judy Marsh came across a very sizeable
hedge of COMMON MILKWEED in full bloom on High Street in Moncton between
Mountain Rd. and St. George St. It should be a prime spot for Monarch
Butterflies to drop by.
** A few years ago Dale Gaskin found a
Woodcock nest on a trail in the woods near his Dawson Settlement home. On
Tuesday he was bringing a load of wood along the trail and an AMERICAN WOODCOCK
[Bécasse d'Amérique] sauntered across the path. When he got his load of wood
home, and split, he went back down the trail to find the Woodcock still in the
same area. Dale strongly suspects that they nest in the same area as previous
years.
** Aldo Dorio got a photo of a
fledgling sparrow at Hay Island on Thursday morning. Note the wide, rubbery
edged bill of the fledgling still showing. A male PILEATED WOODPECKER [Grand
pic] and a GRAY CATBIRD [Moqueur chat] were also spotted.
Nelson Poirier,
Nature Moncton
BOBOLINK JUVENILE. LOUISE NICHOLS. JULY 11, 2018
BRONZE COPPER BUTTERFLY. LOUISE NICHOLS. JULY 11, 2018
COMMON MILKWEED (BLOOMING PATCH). JULY 11, 2018. JUDY MARSH
GRAY CATBIRD. JULY 12, 2018. ALDO DORIO
PILEATED WOODPECKER (MALE). JULY 12, 2018. ALDO DORIO
SPARROW FLEDGLING. JULY 12, 2018. ALDO DORIO
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