** Pat Maxwell and John Langelaan, who live on the edge of Riverview,
watched the lone BALD EAGLE [Pygargue à tête blanche] chick that was reared in
the nest by Mill Creek, take its first inaugural flights on Sunday morning. It
made two short flights that seemed quite successful. Pat also reports that they
have had several SNOWSHOE HARES [Lièvre d'Amérique] around their property this
year, which is significantly more than usual, and also had an EASTERN GRAY
SQUIRREL [Écureuil gris] which is not a common visitor for them. However, they
have lots of RED SQUIRRELS [Écureuil roux] and EASTERN CHIPMUNKS [Suisse]. It
should be noted that this is not the first comment about a potential swelling of
the population of Snowshoe Hares this season.
** We didn’t get advance notice on this, but Louise Richard advises that
there was a premiere on CBC-TV’s Absolutely Canadian series on Saturday evening
at 8 p.m. The Absolutely Maritimes production, "Every Living Thing: Experiencing
a Bioblitz” reports on the New Brunswick Museum’s bioblitz of the Grand Lake
Protected Natural Area. The website announcing it is http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/n-b-bioblitz-film-un-1.3680503
A 2-minute trailer is viewable at https://vimeo.com/goodhearted/review/164414865/282362ba5e.
The podcast is at http://watch.cbc.ca/absolutely-canadian/season-2016/every-living-thing--experiencing-a-bioblitz/38e815a-00a592adc8e.
Louise also says that she came across a few INDIAN PIPE plants just outside
the Kouchibouguac National Park Headquarters on Saturday. This interesting, pure
white, saprophytic plant is spurting up at the moment and is always an
interesting find. It is sometimes referred to as “forest nuns” as it has the
appearance of a white habit in prayer. An older photo of a clump is
attached
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
INDIAN PIPE...NELSON POIRIER
