Nature Moncton Nature News: June 24 2023

NATURE MONCTON NATURE NEWS

June 24, 2023

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Proofreading courtesy of Louise Nichols at nicholsl@eastlink.ca

**Paul Langelaan spotted a Wood Turtle on a bridge in back of Buckley Road in the Second North River area. It seemed a bit lost and possibly trying to get off the bridge as it was very high. Paul eventually moved it to a safer location using some ski gloves he had in the truck. Rhonda got some photos.

** Ed and Jane LeBlanc in St. Martins just returned from a trip to Newfoundland. The purpose of the trip was to see icebergs, and they did. Along the way, Jane tried to keep track of the wildlife seen. Two moose, a coyote and a black/silver fox were seen (none photographed), a Minke Whale was seen, and Humpback Whales were in the area (it was too early for most whales to be as far north as Twillingate). For birds...Robins, Bald Eagle, Osprey, Great Blue Heron, Ring Billed, Herring and Greater Black Backed Gulls, Common Terns, Gray Jay, Savannah Sparrows, Juncos, Yellow-rumped and Yellow Warblers, Common Loons, Atlantic Puffins, Black Guillemots, and probably others that didn't get remembered.

If one looks closely at the iceberg photo, you can see two people up on the cliff (arrowed), to give a sense of perspective.

**Mac Wilmot photographed the extensive web network of the Sheet Web Spider. Their massive webs cover surprisingly large areas very suddenly and disappear as quickly.

**Cathy Simon got a photo of a fledgling European Starling, which is easily confused with the fledgling Common Grackle.

Gilles Belliveau suggests noting the dark lores on the bird, (arrowed) typical of juvenile starlings (and the lores eventually become black when they molt into winter plumage).

**An early heads-up to slot off next Wednesday evening for the weekly Wednesday evening walk, which is described below:

Nature Moncton Wednesday summer walk on June 28th is at Trevor and Elaine Clancy’s in Havelock area.

Trevor and Elaine’s 60+ acres of woods, mostly old growth, is peppered with easy-to-enjoy mowed walking trails.

We will enjoy seeing a couple of Butternut trees, some planted English Oak, White Oak, and Red Oak, as well some pines and Norway Maple. But their woods are mainly made up of wild common species of Spruce, Fir, Birch, and Poplar.

For birds, they are hosting the regulars, as well as Black-throated Blue and Black-throated Green Warblers, Red-Eyed Vireo, and a few other birds Trevor has spotted around the Loop.

Trevor and Elaine live in a log home built in Steeves Settlement -- # 356, Steeves Settlement Road N.B. E4Z2Y5.

Trevor enjoys having folks visit and walk his trails and looks forward to our visit.

Steeves Settlement is in behind Killams Mills between Petiticodiac and Salisbury.

Their phone # if lost or need help getting there, is 506-756-8267.

Elaine suggests the Highway to the Havelock exit. You get off to the right at the Havelock exit, turn right again, then another right at Beckwith Rd (Kinnear Sett Church is at that corner). Travel up the Beckwith Rd. approximately 5 km to the 3rd road on the right which is the Steeves Settlement Rd. They are the first driveway on the right at 356 Steeves Settlement Rd.

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