Nature Moncton Nature News: May 28 2019

NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, May 28, 2019 (Tuesday)

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Info Line # 506-384-6397 (384-NEWS)

** What a pleasant event for Doreen Rossiter in her Alma yard. Doreen has an large apricot tree that blooms before the foliage comes which is doing just that at the moment. On Monday a flock of 100 plus CEDAR WAXWINGS [Jaseur d'Amérique] arrived and set about consuming petals and also unopened buds leaving a pile on the deck and ground. Cedar Waxwings are not normally among our early arrivals but it would appear that they have now started arriving in full force. That flock will probably soon be thinking of seeking separate territories as the flock breaks up to nest. Their nests are bulky and are often well ornamented with Old Man’s Beard lichen.

** Jean Paul and Stella Leblanc had their FOY BALTIMORE ORIOLE [Oriole de Baltimore] come by their Bouctouche feeder yard on Sunday. Note the orange patch on the spread tail of the male in Stella’s photo. A CANADA GOOSE [Bernache du Canada] pair were showing off their youngsters in a pond on Chemin des Lapins in Grande-Digue. The BOBOLINKS [Goglu des prés] in their yard were up to 15 last week, including 2 females.

** Brian Stone got a distant, documentary photo of a warbler in his back yard, however the black crown and yellow body easily labels this shy warbler as a WILSON'S WARBLER [Paruline à calotte noire]. Brian still has his GRAY CATBIRDS [Moqueur chat] enjoying an orange half. He got another photo and I am adding this one as it so nicely shows that signature chestnut/burgundy coloured undertail covert.

I neglected to include Brian Stone’s photos of the Wolf spiders discussed in yesterday’s edition. They are added to the May 27 BlogSpot as of now and again on today’s edition. Refer to the May 27 edition for discussion.

** I am pleased to have an emergence (birth!) announcement to make. A BLACK SWALLOWTAIL BUTTERFLY [Papillon du céleri] emerged from its chrysalis, which is placed beside it in the attached photo. It emerged on Monday, May 27^th. It was kept in the cold in an aquarium since it went into its chrysalis stage in Marguerite Winsor’s yard on September 09, 2018. It sure does not seem like butterfly weather today at 15° C and cloudy, but will let nature take its course and let it free if it chooses to fly today or if it waits till the forecast warm sunny day of Tuesday. It would seem early for them to emerge but the chrysalis was kept in cold, outdoor conditions all winter so I wish it well.

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