Nature Moncton Nature
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October 25, 2025
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**Nature Moncton has a
field trip planned for Sunday, October 26. All details are below:
Wright Property Field
Trip
Date and time:
Sunday, October 26, at 10 AM
Location: 1030 Rte.
114 Hwy, Lower Coverdale, NB
Leader: Fred
Richards
Mark your calendars for
October 26th for a Nature Moncton outing to the property of Peter and Janet
Wright. This property is 10 minutes from downtown Moncton and consists of a
large area of mixed forest, blueberry fields, bogs, and more. Peter is trying to
assist in the restoration of the Acadian Forest that would be natural to this
area. Our
walk will be guided by the owner and will cover some of the recent history.
We will be walking on
trails that are new and a little rough in places but fairly easy walking. A beautiful place for a fall walk. All are welcome.
The Address is 1030 Rte.
114 Hwy, Lower Coverdale, NB. And the start time is 10:00 AM. Cross the
Gunningsville bridge toward Riverview and, at the lights, turn left toward
Hillsborough and continue 4.3 KM. The address is on the right side, and the
driveway is a little hard to spot at highway speed so watch for it carefully.
**Jane LeBlanc looked out
her window on Friday morning and saw a ruffed grouse in the birch tree.
One or more usually spend time there in the winter, enjoying the birch catkins.
**Isaac Acker shares more photos he was able to get in the Riverview area, including both a yellow-spotted salamander and a blue-spotted salamander.
A bullfrog and a green
frog also posed nicely.
**John Inman had two special
visitors to his Harvey yard on Friday. He was able to capture two photos of a Lincoln’s
sparrow from different positions, a sparrow that is not rare in New
Brunswick but seldom seen due to its secretive nature and a preference for bog
wetlands. It very occasionally appears at winter birdfeeders.
John’s second special visitor
of the day was a male eastern towhee, which was photographed against a
bright sun background. It's visit was very short, but the photo is definitive.
John also photographed a muskrat
as it enjoyed some lush green grass in his yard.
**Bob Blake in Second North
River advises that the abundant crop of mountain ash on their yard trees is
hosting an abundance of American robins.
**Unfortunately, the photo
that our night sky guru, Curt Nason, submitted did not go out yesterday. It is
in the place where it should be now, so you can scroll back to yesterday’s
issue.
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
