NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, July 1, 2019 (Monday)
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** There’s been a nice
round of EASTERN BLUEBIRD [Merlebleu de l’Est] nesting reports this season.
Elaine Gallant reports that there is a pair in the area at the top of the Cap
Brulé Road, near Shediac, and with lots of nest boxes in the area, she suspects
that one is occupied.
Both Roger Dumaresq and Jolande St-Pierre have broods in
progress in northern New Brunswick. Jolande gave her brood a treat of meal
worms, which they went for immediately, and Roger hopes to get a supply for his
upcoming family in the next few days.
Also at Sunny Corner, near Miramichi, it is interesting that
Catherine Sherrard and her nearby brother-in-law, Sherman Sherrard both have bluebird
broods in progress. Catherine solved her problem of the male attacking the
mirrors of her car and leaving piles of calling-cards, by putting plastic bags
over the mirrors. This obviously made the male feel that he had taken care of
his intruder.
** Judy Marsh reports that fireworks will go ahead on schedule
on Canada Day on the Shediac Road, where despite Sunday’s inclement weather,
she saw lots of FIREFLIES [Lampyre] actively preparing for Monday night’s show,
and the price of admission is right!
** Brian Coyle sends along a video he took of COMMON
YELLOWTHROAT [Paruline masquée] warblers. It does its typical witchety-witch
call, but is also making a high, buzzy vocalization, that he didn’t know it
made. I heard that call at the Petitcodiac Water Trail and could not identify
it. I wonder if that is what it was. This buzzy call is not listed in the apps
I checked for it, but it may be more common than thought. I will be listening
for it, to associate it with the bird. Take a look at Brian’s video and calls
at the attached link:
** It has been a boom year for CANADIAN TIGER
SWALLOWTAIL [Papillon tigré du Canada] butterflies that have seemed to ignore
rain and some cool weather. Tess McCready in Youngs Cove has had them very
contentedly nectaring in her blooming lilac bushes.
She also had a male YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER [Pic maculé] that
made very good use of a barrel drum to very loudly establish its territory from
potential intruders for about a week, when obviously the behaviour was
successful.
Either more HARBOUR SEALS [Phoque commun] are coming up the
Petitcodiac River or one is camped out near the mouth of Halls Creek. Edmund
Redfield is getting good fish returns of GASPEREAU [Gaspereau] at the fish
monitoring trap in Salisbury, so I suspect there are lots of reasons for seals
to make the run upriver.
Georges Brun also watched a flock of 64 COMMON EIDER [Eider à
duvet] make a landing at The Bend after a bore arrival, then later flying
upriver, making a U-turn to fly east along Main Street and Champlain Street.
They appeared to be adult and immature males, which will be going into their
eclipse plumage soon, making flight a challenge.
Nature Moncton
CANADIAN TIGER SWALLOWTAIL BUTTERFLIES. JUNE , 2019. TESS McCREADY
COMMON EIDER JUNE 30 2019 GEORGES BRUN
HARBOUR SEAL JUNE 30 2019 GEORGES BRUN)
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER (MALE). JUNE , 2019. TESS McCREADY
