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Editor: Nelson Poirier    Proofreader: Louise Nichols

Sunday, 15 June 2025

June 15 2025

 

 

 

 

NATURE MONCTON NATURE NEWS

June 15, 2025

 

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

 

 

To respond by e-mail, please address your message to the information line editor,  nelsonpoirier435@gmail.com .

 

 

Please advise the editor at nelsonpoirier435@gmail.com  and the proofreader Louise Nichols at Nicholsl@eastlink.ca if any errors are noted in wording or photo labelling.



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To view the live feed of the Peregrine Falcon nest cam on the summit of Assumption Place in Moncton, go to:

https://webcams.moncton.ca:8001/peregrine/peregrine-live.htm?fbclid=IwY2xjawJdGIFleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHk6PWHAVzYNOM_AvcwlRDWSUBFmlUxhKEbV3voUgipPkoHcTlnpv4U7f7LQa_aem_9v2jVeF5eb4aJ2FD5V1XLg

 

 

**Susan Rousseau came across a fresh cluster of oyster mushrooms on the Sussex Trail on Saturday. They were growing on a dying aspen tree, which is often their target.

(Editor’s note: These mushrooms can appear any time during the spring, summer, or fall as they get their moisture from the tree they are recycling. This mushroom is a choice edible for many and is now cultivated commercially and available at grocery stores for a hefty price.)

 

**A sudden and short, violent hailstorm hit parts of southeastern New Brunswick on Saturday, lasting only approximately 5 minutes, then brilliant sunshine.

Ray Gauvin got a video of the activity looking outside his Pointe- du-Chene window. Check out the action at the link below:

 

 

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/8ikwlizi80nl5pcw8vicl/Ray-Gauvin-Hail.MOV?rlkey=qtyq43e34d5k5vg40f3ryowzt&st=qhjdop32&dl=0

 

**Aldo Dorio photographed a pair of American wigeons at Hay Island on Saturday. The male is going into eclipse plumage and has typically left the pair by now to lead the seasonal bachelor lifestyle while mama raises the family.

 

**Nelson Poirier visited the River-Trail Orchard Farm ( https://www.rivertrailorchardandfarm.com/ ) located at Bryenton, 4460, Route 108 near Miramichi on Saturday. Along with other items of interest to naturalists, they have two pairs of nesting eastern bluebirds that have been returning for a few years now. Nelson was able to get distant photographs of one pair keeping watch over their nest box.

Nelson also photographed a mountain maple tree showing its large leaves and upright blooming flower stalk. This is the only maple tree to sport an upright flower cluster.

 

 

 

 

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Nature Moncton



AMERICAN WIGEON (PAIR). JUNE 14, 2025. ALDO DORIO


EASTERN BLUEBIRD (FEMALE). JUNE 14, 2025. NELSON POIRIER 


EASTERN BLUEBIRD (PAIR). JUNE 14, 2025. NELSON POIRIER


EASTERN BLUEBIRD (PAIR). JUNE 14, 2025. NELSON POIRIER


EASTERN BLUEBIRD (PAIR). JUNE 14, 2025. NELSON POIRIER


OYSTER MUSHROOMS. JUNE 14, 2025. SUZANNE ROUSSEAU


MOUNTAIN MAPLE. JUNE 14, 2025. NELSON POIRIER