Nature Moncton Nature News: August 15 2017

NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, August 15, 2017 ( day )

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Edited by: Nelson Poirier nelson@nb.sympatico.ca

Transcript by: Brian Stone bjpstone@gmail.com

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** A nice surprise for Carmella Melanson was to find a BAIRD'S SANDPIPER [Bécasseau de Baird] among the shorebirds at the Petit-Cap beach area on Monday. This Sandpiper moves through New Brunswick in small numbers and it is always special to see it and pick it out from the similar White-rumped Sandpiper. The Petit-Cap beach has become a shorebird hot spot, especially at rising tide when the shorebirds come towards you.

** BULLFROGS [Ouaouaron] can be quite large. Edmund Redfield and his team came across a very large one during their fish monitoring work on the Petitcodiac River at Salisbury. The photo shows the size of this dude.

** Brian Stone photographed BRISTLY SARSAPARILLA berry clumps that are now in fruit. This plant can grow up to a meter tall. Brian had nine immature AMERICAN ROBINS [Merle d'Amérique] and two adults foraging on the ground behind his Moncton home on Monday. He also could not resist capturing some of the interesting cloud formations he noted the same day. A COMMON NIGHTHAWK [Engoulevent d'Amérique] was hawking insects around his home on Monday afternoon and evening but successfully eluded a good photo.

** Aldo Dorio got a photo of a EUROPEAN STARLING [Étourneau sansonnet] that suggests it to be a young-of-the-year bird with a chest showing spotting ready for winter plumage. Aldo also photographed a fledgling CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER [Paruline à flancs marron] clearly already showing its yellow crown and chestnut side bar even though a bit rough around the edges. A fledgling RED-EYED VIREO [Viréo aux yeux rouges] also joined the photo parade.

** A correction on the meeting time of the Taylor Rd. Nature Moncton Field Trip set for August 28 ( Monday ). The meeting time is 7:00 AM, not 7:30 AM as was posted yesterday. The Blogspot is correct.

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Nelson Poirier,

Nature Moncton