NATURE MONCTON NATURE NEWS
August 23, 2025
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**Near
the mouth of Halls Creek, Georges Brun observed a juvenile common loon gliding by
in the Petitcodiac River. A northern harrier was out in the marsh near
the Trans Aqua outlet.
Georges
was told by Jim Mann (photographer) that the Riverview Pond is also dry. This
is possibly why, four weeks ago, there were as many as 20 great blue herons in
that area (to fish for eels in the soft mud).
A juvenile
bald eagle glided over, and Georges was almost certain that three peregrine falcons were above the eagle down by the Bend of the Petitcodiac.
(Editor’s
note: It is great to get the reports of small groups of peregrine falcons
in the area. They just may be ‘ours’.)
**John Inman photographed a black-throated green warbler in his Harvey yard on Friday.
An American
goldfinch was gathering thistle down, which could serve as very soft nesting
material, and the ripening seeds are favoured to feed nestlings.
A
very small potter wasp posed nicely for John (looking as though it has a facial design on its
back!)
**On
Thursday afternoon, Brian Stone was relaxing on his back deck, and he decided to
take a picture of a paper wasp that landed on a bench. After Brian put
the photo on his laptop, he noticed the wasp had two parasites attached
to its abdomen. This was something that Brian had never seen before. The link
below suggests what these potential parasites may be:
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/486031-Xenos-vesparum
He also photographed a fledgling bird at the back of the yard and a red squirrel leaning into the water bowl for a drink.
Earlier on Thursday morning, Brian's
younger brother Tim had sent him a photo he took of the lineup of the planets Jupiter,
Venus, and Mercury with the waning crescent Moon. Brian might be
hiring Tim to take up the slack while he continues to recover from his recent
bout of Covid.
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
