NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, Oct.
20, 2020 (Tuesday)
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**The route of virtual presentations is a
new scenario to many of us, but surely has been of value during the present
Pandemic. President Fred Richards has
worked hard to get the Nature Moncton meeting on for tonight, Tuesday evening
October the 20th to be available to all, Nature Moncton member or not. The instructions from Fred are attached below
just after the write-up of the evening’s presentation. It is hoped John Klymko’s presentation can be
recorded in a link prepared for folks to hear it if not available tonight.
“Dragonflies and Damselflies of New Brunswick”
Date: Oct 20, 2020
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: https://meet.google.com/ixv-qwyc-wxs
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 are 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.
Instructions for connecting
to the meeting.
If you are connecting from a PC or
Mac Computer click on the link below. No software is required.
https://meet.google.com/ixv-qwyc-wxs
You may be asked to log in to
Google. This should be optional.
Please mute your microphone during the meeting
(or I will do it for you) to keep the background noise down.
There is a symbol for people () on the screen
once you are in the meeting that will open a window to allow chat features. You can ask questions through this feature
and we will try to answer all of them during or after the presentation.
If
you are joining from a handheld device (tablet or Phone) then you will need to
download and install the App. This App
is called “Google Meet client” and it is free.
If you have any questions, please contact fredrichards@rogers.com.
**Stella LeBlanc spotted a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD
[Moqueur polyglotte] in their
Bouctouche yard last week but it flew off before allowing a photo, however it
returned to their yard on Monday and gave Stella some nice photo ops. It was attracted to a Barberry hedge and
foraging on the berries. They comment,
like many others, they have PINE SISKIN [Tarin des pins] patrons to their feeder yard. It
is looking like there is a major eruption of Pine Siskins happening this past
week and they sure do know where the feeder yards are.
**Jim and Therese Carroll took a day trip to Pagan Point Nature Preserve on
Monday. They encountered a Tufted Titmouse, Solitary Sandpiper and a lone
American Golden Plover. Jim comments “Lovely day and location”. Jim's photo of the American Golden-plover nicely shows the bold supercilliary line over the eye and the smaller bill to help separate it from the more common Black-bellied Plover.
Pagan Point Trail is a recommended short easy trail to
visit when in St. Andrews. It can be accessed by Salt Marsh Rd. The Tufted
Titmouse appears to be moving nicely into St. Andrews and has been nesting
there in recent years.
**Georges Brun got photos Sunday October 18, 2020 of a
flock of Pine Siskin at the Landing (near Chateau Moncton). He estimated 100 +
birds.
Georges also notes there is now water in the Riverview ponds in the Riverview
Marsh area after the lack of water there this past summer.
**We seem to be getting more reports of WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH
[Sittelle à poitrine blanche] outside
their traditional areas recently. Peter
and Deana Gadd had their first White-breasted Nuthatch in more than 5 years
appear in their Miramichi yard late Monday afternoon. It was in a Hawthorn bush perhaps ten feet
from the house. It was moving about a great deal as this species does. Suddenly it froze. Deana at the same time, saw a HAWK. Shortly after, Peter was able to get one
quick photo of a seemingly significantly sized hawk perhaps 150 ft. away in a neighbour’s
bare Maple tree. It was a distant photo in poor light and difficult to be sure of
identity. Cooper's Hawk or a female Sharp-shinned Hawk are rule-outs
The male, RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER [Pic à ventre roux] dropped by the Gadd’s yard late Monday afternoon again for
a quick snack and seemed to dismiss the BLUE JAYS [Geai bleu].
It seemed more vocal Monday but perhaps, Peter said, he was in the right
place at the right time. There are
plenty of Oak trees in his neighbourhood, a favourite of Red-bellied
Woodpeckers and that is where the calling was coming from.
**Jane LeBlanc was surprised to hear a
thump at her window screen and see a HAIRY WOODPECKER [Pic chevelu] clinging to it. She assumed that it accidentally struck the
screen and was hanging on to it as it revived from the blow. Jane also got a PINE SISKIN [Tarin des
pins] portrait; looking like
it will be a species we will see a lot of possibly for the whole winter.
**Aldo Dorio got a nice photo of a TRI-COLOURED
BUMBLE BEE [Bourdon tricolore] still active at Hay Island on Sunday. The identity markings show well, showing T1
as yellow, T2 and T3 as orange T4 as yellow and T5 that does show in one photo
as black. The thorax is yellow with a
black band between the wing bases with a triangular black wedge pointed toward
the tail. These features make it easily
distinguished from the RED-BELTED BUMBLE BEE [Bourdon à ceinture rouge]. A fertilized Queen is the only member of the
hive that will survive the winter to start the whole cycle again next spring.
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