NATURE
MONCTON NATURE NEWS
August 23,
2023
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**This week’s regular Wednesday night Nature
Moncton walk is on tonight, August 23, with write up and directions below:
The meeting time at the site will be 6:30 PM
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 behind Killam's Mills between Petiticodiac
and Salisbury.
Their phone # if lost or in need of help getting there, is 506-756-8267.
Traveling the TCH, take the Havelock exit (#414). 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.
**Louise Nichols has had never-before-seen numbers
of Red Admiral Butterflies in their yard, all going after the Cone
Flowers (Echinacea). They have been around for days now, but Tuesday's
sunny weather brought them out in full force. At one point, Louise
counted between 30 to 35 butterflies, all Red Admirals and all nectaring on the
Cone Flower blooms. Louise also notes the fresh appearance of all
these butterflies -- no damage to the wings and colours very bright.
Louise comments “I don't know what it is about
those flowers, but those are the only ones they go for!”
** Jane LeBlanc in St. Martins was sitting on her deck on Sunday trying to
get some photos of the hummingbirds when a female Northern Harrier flew
overhead. It was flying quite high, so these images are the best she could do.
**Aldo Dorio had a fall edition Cape May Warbler
drop by his Neguac yard to allow for a few photos.
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
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