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MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, October 3, 2020 (Saturday)
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Nelson Poirier,
Nature Moncton
** Participants in Sunday's Mushroom event are asked to wear masks for the around the table show and tell session as physical distancing may be more of a challenge. It is suggested for the woods walk as well.
** Annette
and Brian Stone went sightseeing on Thursday as the weather was excellent and
it needed to be enjoyed. They cruised their way back to Cornhill Nursery again for
the second time this week and there Brian got a photo of some of the many SMOOTH
LEPIOTA MUSHROOMS [Lepiote Pudique] that were common in the field areas that
were featured in yesterday’s edition. They found a late MOURNING CLOAK BUTTERFLY
[Morio] that was willing to show both the underside and the upperside of itself
for a photo. This butterfly does look a bit worn but will very likely
overwinter as the adult it is, by using the camouflage of the underwings
against tree bark or something similar and survive the winter with its
incredible antifreeze technique. Then it will fly the first warm days of
spring, pupate and become a fresh adult, to continue its mission. Only a small
handful of our native butterflies survive the winter as an adult. Annette and
Brian also saw many AMERICAN ROBINS [Merle d'Amérique] present in the grapevines at Cornhill Nursery.
Several nests seen very likely belonged to some of the Robins, one photo
showing the earth-packed inner shell typical of robin nest construction.
A second
stop on the trip was at the Pollett River Gorge below Elgin. Lots of fast
flowing water and dramatic scenery was present, but no wildlife was spotted.
Brian got some excellent photos of this gorge so near to Moncton waiting to be
appreciated.
**The
HARVEST MOON happening at the moment has caught the attention of many folk but
cloud cover has made it a bit testy for photos. Brian Stone sends some artsy photos
of the Moon rising behind trees and some clouds, with Mars along for the ride
that he got at sunset/moonrise Friday evening. Before the pair rose high enough
for a good photo, the clouds moved in and blocked the action. Brian was out at
6:45 AM Saturday morning to try for a clear photo of the pair in the early
morning before they set which is attached. Cloud cover again did make that a
challenge but he got what was available.
** One of
the largest projects Nature Moncton has ever taken on was scheduled to happen
in April, 2020. The Petitcodiac River Appreciation Day, after many hours of
planning by the PRAD Committee of Nelson Poirier, Fred Richards and David
Cannon was totally planned as to the speakers, venue and all the logistics behind
putting on such an event ready to go. In March, COVID-19 hit the fan and the
event had to be postponed until November of 2020. The PRAD Committee has now
decided this November is not an option and has postponed again until April,
2021 with a decision to be made ahead of that as to whether to go live or if an
alternative needs to be sought. The river will continue, COVID-19 or not, and
many significant things are taking place with the many restoration efforts,
very significant sewage effluent clean-up for the river, and lots more. Yes, it
has been postponed again but we are definitely going to showcase and
celebrate what has been done and what is taking place. The PRAD Committee would
ask folks to go to the website at www.naturemoncton.com and click
on the speaker line-up to remind what is going to take place. All the line-up
of speakers have indicated they continue to want to be part of the event so it will happen!
Nelson Poirier,
Nature Moncton
