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**Aldo Dorio got a photo of
one SHORT-TAILED SWALLOWTAIL
BUTTERFLY [Papillon queue-courte] at Hay Island on Friday. This Swallowtail has
a very limited distribution. It has been gradually inching its way south in New
Brunswick. Its plant hosts are SCOTCH LOVAGE [Livêche écossaise] and COW-PARSNIP
[Berce très grande]. It is a regular yearly patron at Hay Island. Aldo also
photographed a SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER [Bécasseau semipalmé] at Hay Island on
Friday. I had noted LESSER YELLOWLEGS
[Petit Chevalier], GREATER YELLOWLEGS [Grand Chevalier], and SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS [Bécassin roux] there on
Thursday, in small numbers.
**Catherine Hamilton got
a photo of a suspected (NOW CONFIRMED) LILAC/ ASH BORER MOTH [Sésie du lilas (Sésie du frêne)].
It is listed as present in the US and Canada, but I’m not sure about its
frequency in New Brunswick. It does attack young Ashes [Frêne] and common LILAC [Lilas] where the
larvae tunnel. Signs of its activity are holes in the bark, exuding sawdust and
oozy sap. It is not the expected appearance of a moth. I’ve personally never
seen one.
**Brian Stone made a trek
along the Petitcodiac River trail, starting from the bridge to Riverview. There
was a good showing of Dragonflies [Libellule] around the ponds beside Vaughan
Harvey Boulevard. Starting down the trail, he could hear NELSON'S SPARROWS
[Bruant de Nelson] calling from the grasses, but they would not come into view,
as is the case with this secretive sparrow, but it’s nice to know they are
there. Brian saw both NORTHERN SHOVELER DUCKS [Canard souchet] and MALLARD
DUCKS [Canard colvert], now with young the size of the parents, enjoying the
prolific DUCKWEED [Lentille d'eau] vegetation. There were many COMMON MILKWEED
[Herbe à coton] patches along the trail, but he only spotted one male MONARCH
BUTTERFLY [Monarque] when he was in the area.
Nelson Poirier,
Nature Moncton
DOT-TAILED WHITEFACE DRAGONFLY. JULY 19, 2019. BRIAN STONE
EYED BROWN BUTTERFLY. JULY 19, 2019. BRIAN STONE
LILAC-ASH BORER. JULY 19, 2019. CATHERINE HAMILTON
MALLARD DUCKS. JULY 19, 2019.. BRIAN STONE
MONARCH BUTTERFLY (MALE). JULY 19, 2019.. BRIAN STONE
NELSON'S SPARROW AREA. JULY 19, 2019. BRIAN STONE
NORTHERN SHOVELER DUCK. JULY 19, 2019. BRIAN STONE
NORTHERN SHOVELER DUCK. JULY 19, 2019. BRIAN STONE
NORTHERN SHOVELER DUCKS. JULY 19, 2019. BRIAN STONE
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD (FEMALE). JULY 19, 2019. BRIAN STONE
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER. JULY 19, 2019. ALDO DORIO
SHORT-TAILED SWALLOWTAIL BUTTERFLY. JULY 19, 2019. ALDO DORIO
SHORT-TAILED SWALLOWTAIL BUTTERFLY. JULY 19, 2019. ALDO DORIO
SONG SPARROW. JULY 19, 2019. BRIAN STONE
TWELVE-SPOTTED SKIMMER DRAGONFLY. JULY 19, 2019. BRIAN STONE
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