Nature Moncton Nature News: Sept 27 2018

NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, September 27, 2018 (Thursday)

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** A very short information line today … rainy days do that … but rain this time of year can sure bring on the mushrooms. We are also into that time of year of heavy bird migration and fall storms and so the strong possibility of an unexpected bird visitor is heightened. It is a good idea to check flocks of birds more carefully for unexpected tagalongs. There are going to be some, and it is up in the air as to where they will be spotted and by whom.

** This Saturday’s Nature Moncton field trip has not been put on the website as hoped so I am adding it here again today. It includes a stop in Sackville for anyone who might wish to join it from that direction. There are other field trips scheduled over the next few months and write ups are nearly completed so folks can add them to their calendars if interested in participating. Saturday’s field trip write up is added below.

Marshland Outing – follow-up to Acadian Dykes Presentation

Date: September 29, 2018

Moncton Meeting Time: 8:00 A.M.

Meeting Place: Champlain Place parking lot behind the Burger King

Aulac Meeting Time: 8:30 A.M.

Meeting Place: Irving Station Parking lot in Aulac

Guide: Roger Leblanc

Many of the great birding and nature watching spots in our region are situated in or around salt marshes, as are several towns and cities. But these habitats have also been used historically for agricultural production. The intensive dike and water control methods used for this are considered one of the first engineering feats on the continent and a monument has even been erected by the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering to recognize this.

As Nature Moncton’s September meeting featured a presentation on this subject we thought it would be a good idea to do a follow-up outing to the diked marsh below Fort Beauséjour near the NB -NS border where it is still possible to see the remnants of this work as well as the monument. Bird life and nature are also very present there at this time, so this would be a chance to mix a bit of history and nature observation. The outing will be led by our own Roger Leblanc and the meeting point for the outing and carpooling will be at 8:00 AM Saturday the 29 of September in the Champlain Place parking lot behind the Burger King. Those who wish to join us from the Sackville/Amherst area could meet the group at 8:30 in the Irving Station Parking lot in Aulac. This will be a full day outing. Bring a lunch, check the weather and dress accordingly.

Leon Gagnon shares some photos of a Merlin on Miscou Island that show some nice ID features to look for. Note the black bands on the tail wider than the white bans and the sharp wing tips of a falcon.

A fall version of a MAGNOLIA WARBLER was also caught from Leon’s camera lens.

Leon also got some documentary photos of a RED-NECKED PHALOROPE off Miscou on Sept. 19 which we seldom get to see near shore. He got some views in flight that show features in its basic plumage to differentiate from our other phaloropes

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