NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, Sept. 23, 2018 (Sunday)
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Info Line # 506-384-6397 (384-NEWS)
** Dale Gaskin
reports a great day with some of Mother Nature’s community on Saturday. Early
in the day, he spotted a huge bull MOOSE [Orignal] that traveled from the
Moncton side of Weldon Creek into the creek, and came up on the Hillsborough
side and into the woods on a point. A special moment watching it with
binoculars.
Later in the
day, while gathering firewood in woods near his home, a WHITE-TAILED DEER [Cerf
de Virginie] stood approximately 40 feet from him, not at all alarmed by the
noise he was making. There was an old apple tree nearby that Dale suspected was
the object of interest, so Dale went quiet; the deer came to within 20 feet of
him, enjoyed a few apples and sauntered on its way. The biggest compliment that
wildlife can pay us is to ignore our presence!
The action was
not over yet, as Dale almost ran over an AM. WOODCOCK [Bécasse d’Amérique] that
stayed cryptic until the last moment, in true woodcock style. It did the same
routine when he returned later.
** Yet another
GALIUM SPHINX MOTH [Sphinx du gaillet] caterpillar; John Massey came across one
on Saturday. I put the one I found on Friday in a terrarium with approximately
3 inches of potting soil, and it soon disappeared into the soil. I expect that
it is going into its pupal winter stage and will let it be until next summer,
when an adult should emerge, if the caterpillar has not been parasitized.
** Aldo Dorio
tallied approximately 60 BONAPARTE’S GULLS [Mouette de Bonaparte] around Néguac
wharf on Saturday, but there was no sign of the BLACK-HEADED GULL [Mouette
rieuse] he recently saw there. There does not seem to be any remnant of
breeding plumage in the group Aldo photographed.
** The RED-BACKED
SALAMANDER [Salamandre rayée] is very abundant in New Brunswick, according to
the literature. However, we don’t often see them as they are nocturnal and
reside under rotting logs or similar sites. They are a salamander that has
completely moved to land, laying eggs under structures on land. A photo of one
spotted under a turned-over log on Saturday is attached.
Nelson Poirier,
Nature Moncton
BONAPARTE'S GULLS. SEPT 22, 2018. ALDO DORIO
BONAPARTE'S GULLS. SEPT 22, 2018. ALDO DORIO
GALLIUM SPHINX MOTH CATERPILLAR AKA BEDSTRAW HAWKMOTH. SEPT 22, 2018. JOHN MASSEY
RED-BACKED SALAMANDER. SEPT 22, 2018. NELSON POIRIER
