Nature Moncton Nature News: March 23 2024

NATURE MONCTON NATURE NEWS

March 23, 2024

Nature Moncton members as well as any naturalist in New Brunswick or beyond are invited to share their photos and descriptions of recent nature sightings to build a fresh (almost) daily edition of Nature News

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The live feed to the Peregrine Falcon nest box camera can be accessed at https://www.zoodemagnetichillzoo.ca/nest-cam

**The live camera feed for anyone to view the action with the Peregrine Falcons at the moment in their nest box atop Assumption Place in Moncton has created lots of attention.

A news story took place on CBC television on Friday morning.

Read about the story aired that features Jill Marvin from the Magnetic Hill Zoo and Nature Moncton’s Fred Richards at the following link:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/falcons-ddt-climate-change-zoo-animal-1.7151207

**A heads up on a Nature Moncton event for next Tuesday night March 26

March Movie Night

‘Le Macareux Moine’ (Puffins) a film by Roger Leblanc

Tuesday March 26, 2024 at 7:00 PM

By Zoom only

Leader: Fred Richards

Greetings! Nature Moncton is going to try something different.

We are inviting you to our premier Nature Moncton Movie Night, on March 26, 2024, beginning at 7:00 p.m.. This event will be by Zoom only.

The format will be a film that lasts an hour or less, and then some discussion afterward. The first film we are presenting is ‘Le Macareux Moine’ (Puffins) a film by Roger Leblanc. Roger was a long-time member of Nature Moncton, Nature NB and other groups. Sadly, he passed away last year. He made several films about nature. ‘Le Macareux Moine’ is in both French and English, but is subtitled where the language is French.

We are hoping that you will enjoy this first film, and if it is well received we will try more of them during the winter months.

JOIN VIA ZOOM

**Brian Stone was getting ready to pack his car to return home from Hampton when he saw a report by Jim Carroll about a Eurasian Wigeon present in the first lagoon at Hampton which was just a 10-minute drive from his family's place. He took a few minutes out of his preparations to drive down to the lagoon and snap a few photos of the interesting visitor as well as some of the many Turkey Vultures that were resting and gliding around the lagoon area.

Nelsonpoirier435@gmail.com

Nelson Poirier

Nature Moncton