NATURE
MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, September 4, 2018 (Tuesday)
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** Carmella Melanson has had a double whammy – or maybe
better stated a triple whammy – with uncommon bird visitors to her Barachois
yard. Last week, a CAROLINA WREN [Troglodyte
de Caroline] visited and this week, two DICKCISSELS [Dickcissel
d'Amérique] have arrived.
Carmella got photos of both Dickcissels to nicely show the signature
yellowish eyebrow, thick bill, and chestnut wing coverts.
** Roger Leblanc is doing a marsh monitoring at
Riverview Marsh to spot a GREAT EGRET [Grande Aigrette] there on
Sunday. He comments that the shorebird
number and variety seem to be going down recently.
** Jean Renton is very much enjoying the bird
activity around her Canaan Forks camp.
She is enjoying BALD EAGLES [Pygargue à tête
blanche], BELTED KINGFISHERS [Martin-pêcheur d'Amérique], GREAT BLUE HERONS [Grand Héron], BLUE JAYS [Geai bleu], CANADA JAYS [Mésangeai du
Canada], BROWN CREEPERS [Grimpereau brun] and RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES
[Sittelle à poitrine rousse]. Jean suspected she had a GOLDEN EAGLE [Aigle royal]
come to a tree near their, but not confirmed with
photos.
** Ray Gauvin got a photo of the August full moon
as it rose on August 26th.
Ray is also sharing two sunrise photos he got a Pointe-du-Chêne wharf last
week.
** We made an error in yesterday’s edition on the
naming of the tree cricket. Bug Guide
has updated their identification to identify it as a BLACK-HORNED TREE CRICKET,
not a FOUR-SPOTTED TREE CRICKET as we had thought. The photos and video are reattached today.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/tqtsfr1siv9e239/Cricket%20Singing.MOV?dl=0
Nelson Poirier,
Nature Moncton
AUGUST STURGEON FULL MOON 2018. AUG 26, 2018 .RAY GAUVIN
BLACK-HORNED TREE CRICKET. SEPT. 02, 2018. BRIAN STONE
BLACK-HORNED TREE CRICKET. SEPT. 02, 2018. BRIAN STONE
DICKCISSEL #2 September 3rd 2018 CARMELLA MELANSON
DICKCISSEL September 3rd 2018 CARMELLA MELANSON
SUNRISE ON SHEDIAC BAY. AUG 7, 2018 .RAY GAUVIN.
SUNRISE ON SHEDIAC BAY. AUG 7, 2018 .RAY GAUVIN.
