NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, January 05, 2017 (
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** On Tuesday Carmella Melanson made a trip up north to see the KING EIDER [Eider à tête grise] which was found by Michel Roy on
January 2nd. Carmella saw it from the end of Green Point Rd. in Four Roads. It
was with a flock of COMMON EIDERS [Eider à duvet].
Birders wanting to see this beauty should keep in mind that the Sun rises on the
water and you will have the Sun directly in your eyes when looking out. You may
only see silhouettes if you go early in the morning unless they are closer than
they were when Carmella was there.
In the area Carmella also stopped by Alexandre and
Marguerite Lanteigne's place in Lameque to see the BROWN THRASHER
[Moqueur roux] that has been visiting their feeder yard for a little more than
two weeks now. On her way back she stopped at the Miramichi lagoon to see
the REDHEAD [Fuligule à tête rouge] that was found by Peter
Gadd on January 01. It was pretty far out in the lagoon but she did get a
documentary photo.
** Marlene Hickman reports a large flock of
BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS [Jaseur boréal] that visited in December were checking out the
back acreage of her Dorchester property where there is Hawthorne, Mountain Ash,
and wild Apples in a hedgerow dividing neighboring properties. She suspects that
they were hoping they left something behind on their last trip. Marlene also
suspects that they are the same birds that are being seen in the Johnson’s Mills
/ Dorchester Cape area, which would only be less than five miles "as the Crow
flies" from her home. She comments that they make a beautiful aerial ballet-like
display of grey.
John Massey found an approximately 25 cm. long cocoon in his woodpile at
his Dieppe home. It turned out to be the cocoon of the POLYPHEMUS MOTH, one of
the very striking Giant Silk Moths. The cocoon was gently opened to see the pupa
inside. A BugGuide confirmation of the species felt it has been parasitised and
so probably will not emerge, but on faint hope it is waiting for Spring along
with other specimens in my man-fridge.
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BROWN THRASHER Jan 3 2017 Carmella Melanson
KING EIDER Jan 3 2017 Carmella Melanson
POLYPHEMUS (GIANT SILK MOTH)MOTH COCOON (BOTTOM VIEW).JAN 3, 2017.NELSON POIRIER
POLYPHEMUS (GIANT SILK MOTH)MOTH COCOON (OPENED).JAN 3, 2017.NELSON POIRIER (2)
POLYPHEMUS (GIANT SILK MOTH)MOTH COCOON (SIDE VIEW).JAN 3, 2017.NELSON POIRIER
REDHEAD DUCK Jan 3 2017 Carmella Melanson
