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The camera on the peregrine
falcon nest box on the summit of Assumption Place is now live. When
checking the link to watch the activity, scroll down to the first large image,
which shows what is happening in real time.
We have no confirmed
photos, but rumour has it that there are now more than two hatchling heads in
the peregrine falcon summer cottage!
https://www.zoodemagnetichillzoo.ca/nest-cam
**Tonight, Tuesday
night, May 19, is Nature Moncton meeting night with our speaker presenting
in person at the Rotary Lodge. All details below:
May Meeting
Presentation
Moose Surveillance Project
Tuesday, May 19, 2026,
at 7 PM at Mapleton Park Lodge
Speakers: Becky Graham and
Steve Ginnish
National Parks are not
just for camping! They also support ecological health and monitoring
programs to assess indicators and ecosystems of the park, the health of
wildlife, and to help guide restoration efforts.
Fundy National Park has
been monitoring moose in its boundaries and buffer areas for some time using
aerial surveillance. More recently in 2024, based on guidance from Mi’gmaq
partners, trail cameras were added. Since then, eight trail cameras have
gathered hundreds of photos that have allowed the park to collect much more valuable
health information on the moose that frequent the area.
Becky Graham is acting
Resource Conservation Manager at Fundy National Park and has been involved with
the moose surveillance program from its beginnings. The Mi’maq indigenous
community has been a valued asset in the project’s development, and Becky has
worked closely with Steve Ginnish, the forestry director at Mi’gmawe’l
Tplu’taqnn Inc. In this presentation, both Becky and Steve will present
some of the data and images they have collected and will share what they have
discovered about the moose population in Fundy National Park.
This presentation will be
live at Mapleton Park Lodge and recorded for those unable to participate in
person.
As always, all are
welcome, Nature Moncton member or not.
**Louise Nichols was
walking in the woods behind their Aulac house when she noticed 2 turkey
vultures soaring overhead. When she reached the small cabin, one of
the vultures was perched on top, not far from where she was standing. She
watched it for a few minutes, took some photos, until it flew off.
**On Sunday afternoon,
Annette Stone was looking out her kitchen window when she noticed a visitor
rooting around in the flower box attached to the back deck. She grabbed one of
the spare cameras scattered around the house and snapped a close-up photo of
the resident groundhog as it took a break from foraging to look around
the yard.
**Jane LeBlanc went
birding at her neighbour's on Main Street in St. Martins again on Monday
morning. She caught a least flycatcher nearby. Later, the neighbour texted
that he had a first-year male Baltimore oriole, so she went back and
caught it near the feeder.
John photographed the
first time he had seen a red-winged blackbird at an orange. It seemed to
be eating the white membrane out of it.
John also photographed one
of two eastern kingbirds in his backyard.
**Nelson Poirier photographed the first painted trillium he had seen this year, adding a blaze of colour to the dead leaf backdrop.
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
