Nature Moncton Nature News: June 3 2023

NATURE MONCTON NATURE NEWS

June 3, 2023

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**Jane LeBlanc got a few photos of dragonflies in her St. Martins yard on Friday, before the rain started. She managed to photograph an American Emerald Dragonfly quite closely.

**On Wednesday, Brian Stone visited the Haute-du-Ruisseau Park in Memramcook after hearing reports of the excellent nature trails and natural life present there and was rewarded with a great outing that produced a variety of interesting nature observations. Some of the many birds seen and heard were cooperative for photography, including Blackburnian Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Red-eyed Vireo, and Golden-crowned Kinglet.

A reluctant Nashville Warbler, Northern Warbler, American Redstart, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Brown Creeper, and many others avoided the camera but made themselves known through song. In small ponds alongside the trail, Brian noted Leopard Frogs, a different-looking blue-tinted frog, and a Six-spotted Fishing Spider. The air was crowded with small Crane Flies in most areas, and one landed briefly on a leaf to get its picture taken.

Up on an open section of the trail, Brian found a few tiny Brown Elfin Butterflies flitting about, along with a couple of Northern Azure Butterflies that were almost as small. Both species were dwarfed by a large Mourning Cloak Butterfly that perched in some branches higher off the ground. Nodding Trillium plants were in bloom, but close by, Red Trilliums were displaying dying flowers and must have been earlier bloomers. Brian also noted and photographed a large Stick Nest that appeared to be a size comparable to a Blue Jay nest.