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The last Wednesday evening walk of the season is happening
tonight, Wednesday. All details below:
**NATURE MONCTON WEDNESDAY NIGHT WALK
Date: August 26, 2026, at 6:00 pm
Location: 31 Rockland No. 1 Road,
Taylor Village
Leaders: Fred and Susan Richards
It’s hard to believe September is just around the
corner! Where did the time go? Please join us for Nature Moncton’s
final Wednesday Night Walk at Fred and Sue Richards’ property. The event will start at 6:00 PM, rain or
shine. There will be some social time with a snack and then a walk down to the
Memramcook River. The walk will be on mowed trails, and the walking will be
fairly easy. We recommend long pants and mosquito repellent. We hope to see you
there! Please register at outandabout4nm@gmail.com so we know how much food and beverages to
prepare. If you need directions or have
questions, call Fred at 506-334-0100.
Wear your name tag if you have one. All are welcome, Nature Moncton member or
not.
**Stella and Jean-Paul
LeBlanc saw the marbled godwit at the St. Edouard Marsh on August 21,
not far from the Irving EcoCentre. It was still present on August 22 but
not on August 24. It was a lifer for them and for a lot of birders in this
area.
(Editor’s note: this
pleasant visitor is far from its native range in western Canada and the Western
US. It is a rare visitor to New Brunswick but periodically regular. As Jean-Paul mentions, it seems to have moved but may still be in the province, so all
eyes on the watch!)
Brian got a video showing
all sides of the destroying angel mushroom very well. The characteristic
enlarged base within a sac shows nicely, along with the apron-style partial
veil. Check it out at the link below:
Brian also got nice videos
of a beaver kit, an American bittern fluffing up its feathers, and a nearly full-grown Wilson's snipe chick. Check them out at the links below:
**Shannon Inman
photographed one of our many species of coral mushrooms. We have several
species of coral mushrooms of various colours and this seems to be a great year
for them to emerge.
John Inman also
photographed one of our several ichneumon wasp species as well as a bright-line brown-eye moth that easily escapes attention.
A banded rock dove dropped by the yard for an assumed temporary visit from its home.
**Mushrooms continue to
pop up everywhere!
Nelson Poirier woke up to
a prime specimen of salmon amanita and grisette amanita,
two species Nelson has not seen in several years.
nelsonpoirier435@gmail.com
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
