** Georges Brun sends a few photos ... one of a seemingly very loaded with
fruit HAWTHORNE BUSH and has been noting waterfowl and shorebirds in a pond near
the Chartersville Rd.
** Aldo Dorio got a nice close up photo of a RED-EYED VIREO [Viréo aux yeux
rouges] on Tuesday as well as a SALT MARSH CATERPILLAR that are in abundance at
the moment.
** Anna Tucker got a close up photo of yet another CLOUDED SULPHUR
BUTTERFLY [Coliade du trèfle]
taking full advantage of the warm days nectaring on one of the many Aster blooms
available at the moment.
** Brian Stone has had an
interesting scenario recently with Bumblebees. A nest had been built under his
deck ( and inside the house cement foundation through a small hole there )
earlier in the season and when he got home recently fifty-plus bees were in his
laundry room with some going into the adjacent kitchen. It turned out to be the
COMMON EASTERN BUMBLEBEE ( Bombus impatiens) and they apparently came up
through small cracks and holes in the laundry room floor, and along gaps in door
frames in the room, seemingly planning to fly out to the outside. He has been
able to redirect them to the outside ( Note from Brian ... I open the back door
and shoo them out several times a day ) and numbers are decreasing slowly inside
the house. He is trying his best to get them all out alive as they are so
important in their pollination role and are not particularly aggressive as the
Bald-faced Hornet would be this time of year.
Brian also found a very
small ( 13 mm. ) bee on a flower outside his home, that he photographed, and
BugGuide has confirmed it as a LEAF-CUTTER BEE. This is a native New Brunswick
bee (solitary) that uses pieces of leaves or flower petals to create a nest
where it lays its eggs in cavities. I am attaching a photo of an opened nest
that I found in 2008. Brian also photographed yet another bee that BugGuide has
identified as a EUROPEAN WOOL-CARDER BEE. We are not sure how common this bee is
in New Brunswick.
nelson@nb.sympatico.ca
nelson@nb.sympatico.ca
Nelson Poirier,
Nature Moncton
CLOUDED SULPHUR BUTTERFLY. SEPT 13, 2016.ANNA TUCKER
COMMON EASTERN BUMBLE BEE. SEPT. 09, 2016. BRIAN STONE
EUROPEAN WOOL CARDER BEE (Anthidium manicatum). SEPT. 13, 2016. BRIAN STONE
HAWTHORN AUG 12 2016 GEORGES BRUN (1)
LEAF CUTTER BEE NEST.JULY, 2008.NELSON POIRIER
LEAF-CUTTER BEE. SEPT. 13, 2016. BRIAN STONE
LEAF-CUTTER BEE. SEPT. 13, 2016. BRIAN STONE
LESSER YELLOWLEGS AUG 12 2016 GEORGES BRUN (1)
NORTHERN SHOVELER AUG 12 2016 GEORGES BRUN (1)
RED-EYED VIREO.SEPT 13, 2016.ALDO DORIO
SALT MARSH CATERPILLAR.SEPT 13, 2016.ALDO DORIO
