Nature Moncton Nature News: May 24 2017

NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, May 23, 2017 (Wednesday)

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Edited by: Nelson Poirier nelson@nb.sympatico.ca
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**Jean Renton was at their Forks Stream camp in Canaan over the weekend. She came across a pair of CANADA GEESE with 8 goslings in tow as well as a TURKEY that nested near their camp with 9 young.

**Janet Cormier got a great video of a WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW enjoying her yard bird bath. You can check it out in its ecstasy at https://youtu.be/oiI8gNpD3QU

**Brian Stone paid a visit to a beaver dam in the Perth Ontario area to find a group of PAINTED TURTLES sunbathing. I suspect those traditionally favourite ponds in the Jemseg-Gagetown area that have painted turtles are doing the same at the moment. Brian also got a photo of a GREAT CREASTED FLYCATCHER.

Brian's photo of a YELLOW MOREL mushroom went out yesterday with no comment. This mushroom emerges this time of year. It's not common in NB but when it's found is a very choice special edible. It looks quite different from the FALSE MORELS that also fruits in the spring and is not a suggested edible as it has to be prepared in a manner that will safety release the heat-labile toxin it contains, so best left alone. Am reattaching Brian's photo today.

**A big thank you to John Klymko for coming to Nature Moncton last Tuesday night for a session on BEES. “Bees In This Place” was an understatement as John shared his vast knowledge of the hundreds of different kinds of bees, their biology, specific needs and so much more. The presentation was a true eye opener.

John also studies flies, dragonflies, butterflies and birds.

nelson@nb.sympatico.ca

Nelson Poirier

Nature Moncton