NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, 5 October
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Transcript by: Catherine Clements
Info Line #: 506-384-6397 (384-NEWS)
**The EASTERN BLUEBIRDS
[Merlebleu de l'Est] are still doing their fall flocking routine, and doing
nest box checks. Jean Renton had a sudden visit from 20+ Eastern Bluebirds to
her Stilesville yard on Friday afternoon, to comment it was a very awesome
thing to witness. This fall Eastern Bluebird behaviour is becoming more
commonly seen, with the pleasantly increasing number of this species
successfully nesting in New Brunswick, very likely due to less competitive
pressure from the HOUSE SPARROW [Moineau domestique.
**The CEDAR WAXWING
[Jaseur d'Amérique] is a late season nester to take advantage of the ripening
wild fruit. At the moment it is expected to see the irregular breast striping
plumage of the young of the year birds as they flock up. Aldo Dorio tallied 10
young of the year Cedar Waxwings at Hay Island on Friday, and got 3 nice photos
from different angles.
**In yesterday’s edition,
we were able to feature a STAR-NOSED MOLE [Condylure étoilé] in lots of detail.
On Friday evening I came across a lawn with several typical molehills of
tailings from underground tunnels created by a Star-nosed Mole. I would expect
to see lots more appearing as the days get colder. If you find them on your
lawn and would sooner not see them, simply rake the loose earth away. The moles
won’t mind a bit as they will be away from the mounds and on other missions
important to moles.
**The HEN
OF THE WOODS [Polypore en touffe] is a very choice edible Mushroom
[Champignon] and should be very easy to recognize. They tend to appear right
now, and all October. They normally have a strong preference to be associated with Oak [Chêne] trees. I found my first one
of the season streetside, across from MacArthur’s
Nursery on McLaughlin Drive on Friday afternoon. It was very fresh, as
it was still quite dark in colour. This mushroom is a polypore, with the underside showing the small holes from the
pores. The spore print is of little value, but it is relatively easy to
recognize. For those who know sites where this species grows, it’s time to do a
check-out. The photographed one is not still there, as it went to a local
kitchen. However, more could appear at that site.
Nelson Poirier,
Nature Moncton
CEDAR WAXWING (YOUNG-OF-THE-YEAR) OCT 3, 2019. ALDO DORIO
CEDAR WAXWING (YOUNG-OF-THE-YEAR) OCT 3, 2019. ALDO DORIO
CEDAR WAXWING (YOUNG-OF-THE-YEAR) OCT 3, 2019. ALDO DORIO
HEN OF THE WOODS MUSHROOM (TOP VIEW). OCT 4, 2019. NELSON POIRIER
HEN OF THE WOODS MUSHROOM (TOP AND UNDERSIDE VIEW). OCT 4, 2019. NELSON POIRIER
HEN OF THE WOODS MUSHROOM (UNDERSIDE). OCT 4, 2019. NELSON POIRIER
STAR-NOSED MOLE EXCAVATION. OCT 3, 2019. NELSON POIRIER
STAR-NOSED MOLE EXCAVATIONS. OCT 3, 2019. NELSON POIRIER
