Nature Moncton Nature News: June 7 2017

NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, June 07, 2017 (Wednesday)

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**Brian Coyle reports a WHITE-TAILED DEER fawn was found hiding in the grass between the rows of grapes at the Magnetic Hill Winery at noon on Tuesday. The doe came back and the fawn fed then the mother left with the fawn in tow.

**On one of the field trips at the Festival of Nature weekend we spotted a small group of the early appearing orchid EARLY CORALROOT. Photographs are attached. Also the plant GOLDTHREAD was in bloom. This plant has a golden-orange root.

**Judy and Sterling Marsh were in the Pleasantvale area on Sunday and spotted a pair of COMMON NIGHTHAWKS. Photos are difficult but the profile is visible with the distinct white wing patches.

On Monday they were on the Tantramar marsh to note 30+ TREE SWALLOWS enjoying the foraging resulting from a newly installed Ducks Unlimited impoundment near the covered bridge.

**Georges Brun spotted a BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE in his Moncton yard with excessive white plumage to suggest it to be a partial white albino. These specimens are always unique as only one such individual occurs.

**Mac Wilmont lives in Lower Coverdale, aside the Petitcodiac River. For the past three years he has found MOOSE tracks in a garden plot within days of this time of year that appear to have come from crossing the river. An interesting repeated scenario.

Mac jestingly comments maybe the erection of a moose crossing sign may be indicated.

**The mosquitos must have been in ecstasy this past weekend to see 200 ripe naturalists arrive to forage off at the Festival of Nature weekend. Melanie Bourque encouraged me to photograph one very well fed female to show how we give back!

**Aldo Dorio got a nice photo of a female COMMON YELLOWTHROAT warbler that shows just how conservatively this lady dresses compared to her lone ranger masked partner.

**The Miramichi lagoon behind the Superstore is laden with waterfowl of several species at the moment. Many are males that are not in to eclipse plumage yet. There seems to be a surprisingly number of WOOD DUCKS in the stud lineup. I was also a bit surprised to see a DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT contentedly perched on a utility wire on Tuesday evening. Maybe they do this more than I think but seems I seldom see them perched on wires, so caused a wheelie to go back to see what bird species it was.

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