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Editor: Nelson Poirier    Proofreader: Louise Nichols

Thursday 12 July 2018

July 12 2018

NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, July 12, 2018 (Thursday)

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Edited by: Nelson Poirier nelson@nb.sympatico.ca
Transcript by: Brian Stone bjpstone@gmail.com
Info Line # 506-384-6397 (384-NEWS)


** 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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