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Transcript by: Catherine Clements
Info Line #: 506-384-6397 (384-NEWS)
**Jane LeBlanc got a photo of a clump of
SHAGGY MANE MUSHROOMS [Coprin chevelu]. The specimens photographed have passed
their prime, with the caps in process of disintegrating to a black inky liquid,
leaving white stalks. This scenario is why this species is in the group called
“inky caps”. When freshly emerged, they were very edible and delicious if
cooked properly, and easy to recognize, as no other mushrooms have this same
look. They grow in sometimes very large groups in rich soil areas. I’m
surprised to see them so soon, as I normally don’t see them until well into
October. They like cold weather.
**Louise
Richard had a RED-EYED VIREO visit her Cedar Shrub on Saturday to get a photo
and suspects it may have had some kin accompanying it.
** Aldo Dorio is still seeing a diversity of shorebirds at Hay Island to include SANDERLING, GREATER YELLOWLEGS and juvenile BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER. The Greater Yellowlegs is nicely showing that coloured area at the base of the lower mandible. The juvenile Black-bellied Plover is showing a small bill but it is suspected to be due to the frontal view as it is quite stout to help rule out American Golden Plover. Also the legs don’t look long enough for American Golden Plover and the upperparts don’t seem to have much of a yellow/gold tone except a bit on the crown.
**Louise
Nichols, as chairperson of the Nature Moncton Activities Committee, has
prepared a write-up for the October meeting of Nature Moncton as a heads-up. It
is attached below. Read it over carefully, as this is an attempt to revive the
schedule but to do so under strict COVID conditions. This has taken a lot of
planning and preparation. It may be late season for the topic that was supposed
to have happened last spring, but will be great ammunition to carry on your
shoulder-top computer ready for next spring!
“Dragonflies and Damselflies of New Brunswick”
Date: Oct 20, 2020
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Mapleton Rotary
Park Lodge (across from where Cabela’s used to be)
Speaker: John Klymko
Dragonflies
and damselflies, collectively known as the Odonata, are a group of insects that
have long fascinated naturalists. Here in New Brunswick, we're lucky to have a
relatively rich Odonata fauna, with 139 species recorded; only Ontario and
Quebec have more! Join John Klymko, zoologist at the Atlantic Canada
Conservation Data Centre, for an introduction to the natural history,
diversity, and conservation status of our Odonata.
Please take note that some restrictions apply due to Covid-19:
n We are limited to 24
people in the Mapleton Rotary building.
If you plan on attending the meeting in person, please register with
Louise Nichols at nicholsl@eastlink.ca
n All participants must wear
non-medical face masks
n All participants must
answer some screening questions and use the hand sanitizer upon entering the
building.
We are
hoping to broadcast the meeting live on ZOOM for those wishing to participate
from home, and a recording of the meeting will be available afterward.
Instructions
on how to connect to the broadcast will be posted closer to the meeting date.
**We have already had photos of NODDING
BUR-MARIGOLD [Bident penché] submitted. This is a plant with colourful yellow
flowers that blooms, sometimes in large clumps, in wet areas this time of year.
I’ve attached a photo I took in the midst of a beaver pond recently. It is a
distant photo, but it shows the habitat to expect to find this plant in.
Nelson Poirier,
Nature Moncton
SHAGGY MANE MUSHROOM. SEPT. 18, 2020. JANE LEBLANC
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