NATURE
MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, 18
February
2020
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by: Catherine Clements
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**Nature
Moncton’s monthly meeting is coming up tonight, Tuesday evening at
7:00 PM at the Mapleton Park Rotary Lodge. As a primer to the
Petitcodiac River Appreciation Day planned for April 4th, Gary
Griffin will give a presentation on the unintended complications that
arose after construction of the Petitcodiac River causeway. Gary was
one of the first to sound the alarm in followup to his constant
monitoring of problems arising, and started a chain of reactions
leading to the remediation effort we see today, 42 years later. The
write-up is on the website, www.naturemoncton.com,
under Upcoming Events.
The
second part of the meeting, after break, will be a presentation by
Nelson Poirier on the successes and mistakes in raising MONARCH
BUTTERFLIES [Monarque] from the egg. It was a very rewarding
experience, blended with a few now realized errors, which I look
forward to sharing, to encourage more to partake in this rewarding
activity without making a few now obvious errors.
**We
are all very pleased with the increased number of breeding EASTERN
BLUEBIRDS [Merlebleu de l'Est] in New Brunswick in recent summers,
but it is also notable the numbers being observed overwintering in
New Brunswick this winter. Jim Carroll found yet another pair on the
West Quaco Road in St
Martins and got great photos of both of the pair. They were in the
company of AMERICAN GOLDFINCH [Chardonneret jaune] and a PURPLE FINCH
[Roselin pourpré]. This adds to the Eastern Bluebirds overwintering
in the Memramcook area and
Lorneville.
If they tarry for
another month,
they
will sure have a jump on summer housekeeping!
**Louise
Nichols went to Johnson’s Mills on Monday morning and tried to do
some birding along the Pink Rock
Road. She was met by a MOOSE [Orignal] shortly after she began
her walk. The Moose did not leave, but hung around just off the
trail, then stood on the trail watching her. She took a couple of
photos and then turned back, the Moose seemingly satisfied to have
Louise on its day list! Louise drove through Johnson’s Mills,
making a few stops, seeing the usual birds. One interesting
observation was a flock of approximately 40 Robins [Merle d'Amérique]
who were flying out to the ice and mudflats. The tide was low. She
wondered if they were finding a food source out there. They were
fairly far, and the sun was not in her favour, but Louise did get
some documentary photos. I recall a few years ago Dave Christie going
out on a beach to find out what was attracting so many Robins, to
find that they were foraging on
Polychaete Worms [Vers
polychète]. Louise comments that
Monday morning surely had the feeling of spring in the air.
Nelson
Poirier,
Nature
Moncton
MOOSE. FEB. 17, 2020. LOUISE NICHOLS
MOOSE. FEB. 17, 2020. LOUISE NICHOLS
EASTERN BLUEBIRD (MALE).FEBRUARY 17, 2020. JIM CARROLL
EASTERN BLUEBIRD (FEMALE).FEBRUARY 17, 2020. JIM CARROLL
EASTERN BLUEBIRD (PAIR).FEBRUARY 17, 2020. JIM CARROLL
AMERICAN ROBIN. FEB. 17, 2020. LOUISE NICHOLS
