Nature Moncton Nature News: May 30 2019

NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, May 30, 2019 (Thursday)

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

** Like many this spring, Sue and Steve Berube have had some interesting visitors to their suet feeders this spring. Starting around May 10^th for about 10 days several YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS [Paruline à croupion jaune] had been frequenting the front yard. In 20 years of feeding the birds at their location it is the first time they have noticed them in the yard and at the feeders, expecting that they arrived before the insects. The attached photo was taken on May 11^th.

** Sarah Chouinard was very pleased to have one of her favorite warblers that is more usually at the top of a conifer tree on the ground foraging on a Grand Manan beach for insect life on May 19^th. She just laid on the sand silently and couldn’t believe that it kept hopping closer and closer to her. What a special moment to save with a photo!

** Susan Richards got a photo of a female YELLOW WARBLER [Paruline jaune] and a striking male MAGNOLIA WARBLER [Paruline à tête cendrée] that came to her Taylor Village yard evergreen tree on Wednesday. I’m sure that no one will tire of looking at our welcome back wood warblers. Note that thick, dark necklace characteristic of the sharply dressed male Magnolia Warbler.

** Louise Nichols came across some emerging plants at her Etter Ridge home. The large leaves and unopened flowers of CLINTONIA, aka BLUE BEAD LILY, were abundant. This plant will put forth an attractive yellow flower and eventually bright blue berries. Spotted Hawkweed is now showing its colourful leaves making a pleasant photograph. It was emerging Painted Trillium that fooled us and had to get botanist confirmation. Take a look at Louise’s photos closely or you may get fooled as well by this now coming to life trillium.

** Jane Leblanc had a window strike MAGNOLIA WARBLER [Paruline à tête cendrée] on Wednesday. It was stunned, and after an in hand photo it was placed in a planter for protection. It stayed nearly an hour before it flew off on its mission, appearing to have no ill effects.

** Bill McDonald had an episode with a PEREGRINE FALCON [Faucon pèlerin] that got into his Second North River barn after pigeons and once in would not leave, staying high in the building and refusing to exit by the three open doors. Bill had a screened vent window at the top of the roof and sacrificed it to give an opening high up. The tact was successful. It took a bit of noise making to direct it to the open window and off it went on its mission. Bill will be leaving the screen off in case the pigeons are just too attractive. The bird was in the barn for almost a day. Thank you Bill for your concern and for a safe escape.

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