Nature Moncton Nature News: June 13 2020

NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, June 13, 2020 (Saturday)

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** Bill Winsor encountered somewhat of an oddity on his morning walk. There was a RED-THROATED LOON [Plongeon catmarin] fishing in the Petitcodiac river just downstream from the Iron Bridge in Salisbury. It was Bill’s first sighting in the village in any season, let alone mid-June. He was able to take an identification photo with the bright sun not in his favour. It’s a bit hard to come up with a reason why a Red-throated Loon in breeding plumage would be in the Petitcodiac River in mid-June. They breed well to the north of us.

** Aldo Dorio got another photo of a BLACK SWALLOWTAIL BUTTERFLY [Papillon du céleri] at Hay Island. This specimen is quite worn and may be nearing the end of its flight period. There is a strong possibility of Short-tailed Swallowtail Butterfly showing up at Hay Island over the next weeks. A SAVANNAH SPARROW [Bruant des prés] also posed. They find Hay Island good habitat to breed in. The Nelson’s Sparrow should be vocalizing there soon as well.

** Brian Stone came upon a RED-EYED VIREO [Viréo aux yeux rouges] and an Alder Flycatcher seemingly singing to one another on Friday. Some other life that Brian photographed was a BLACK SAWFLY [Mouches à scie], a beautiful open-winged photo of a SILVERY BLUE BUTTERFLY [Bleu argenté], as well as a nice photo of a FIREFLY that should be sparkling these warm nights. He also got a COMMON RINGLET BUTTERFLY [Satyre fauve], a CLOUDED SULPHUR BUTTERFLY [Argynne de l’Atlantique], and a few updated photos of his YELLOW-SPOTTED SALAMANDERS [Salamandre maculée] growing rapidly in his home aquarium for later release. Brian’s favourite pond is really becoming low with the present dry stretch of weather.

** We came across a cow MOOSE [Orignal] enjoying the habitat created by a beaver pond on Friday. Note the beaver lodge to the right in one photo. The beaver pond leads to underwater vegetation that moose enjoy very much.

I’m also including a photo of an EASTERN PHOEBE [Moucherolle phébi] nest in its location under the eave of a building, built beside human residences as they so often do. The photo is zoomed in from a distance, but shows a few nestlings peaking out. The Eastern Phoebe nest almost always consists of a mud-moss blend, and they are located under bridges, eaves of buildings or similar areas.

** I’m finding my small labellum (slipper) specimen of YELLOW LADY’S SLIPPER (C. parviflorum var. pubescens) [Cypripède jaune] hard to let go. I had to revisit it on Friday to do a smell test. It had a sweetish smell, but not intense as the Small-flowered Yellow Lady’s Slipper (C. parviflorum var. makasin) is said to be. I’m also adding one more photo to show the labellum(slipper) as thumb-size that made me start questioning the possibilities in the first place.

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