NATURE
MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, July 05, 2019 (Friday)
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Info Line # 506-384-6397 (384-NEWS)
** Leon Gagnon was able to capture
photos of 3 different PIPING PLOVERS [Pluvier siffleur] on Miscou Island
recently. One was photographed at La Grand Dune and 2 more at Malbaie. It would
appear these are all adult birds due to the bicoloured bill of the breeding
plumage.It’s good news for this species at risk.
** Daryl Doucet had a partial albino SONG
SPARROW [Bruant chanteur] show up at his Moncton feeder yard with a large white
patch symmetrically placed on each side on the wings. Partial albino birds come
as one copy editions.
** Bob Grant in Cape Spear reported
earlier that he had 4 eggs of an EASTERN BLUEBIRD [Merlebleu de l'Est] pair in
a yard nest box. He suspected that they hatched approximately last Saturday and
waited for his chance for a quick look in the box when the parents were not
present to find 4 fluffy nestlings, so all has gone well so far.
** Eric Wilson lives on the edge of
Moncton on Rural Estates Dr. behind the Casino and has had some interesting
sightings from his yard recently when a BLACK BEAR [Ours noir] wandered through
for the first time that they have seen, and a RED FOX [Renard roux] for the
second time since they have lived there. Eric comments on the peaceful feeling
that he gets watching FIREFLIES flashing their mating routines on Wednesday
evening. For some reason they did not see any last year. A male ROSE-BREASTED
GROSBEAK [Cardinal à poitrine rose] came by which is only the second time that
they have had one visit. Eric also sees an AMERICAN KESTREL [Crécerelle
d'Amérique] hovering over a mowed area near the Casino, probably with
grasshoppers in mind. He has seen large amounts of grasshoppers this year in an
overgrown area of their back yard.
** Louise Richard had LARGE YELLOW UNDERWING MOTH
day perching at her Moncton home yard on Thursday. Jim Edsall advises although it is called Large Yellow Underwing (noctua pronuba) it is not
related closely to the Catocala underwings found in late summer. It is a
cutworm introduced from Europe. The later appearing Underwings have
brilliant underwing colours of usually orange and black or reddish and black
when they open the hind wings. We have several species of the Underwing genus
native to NB.
** Aldo Dorio photo a photo of a GREAT
BLUE HERON [Grand Héron] wrestling with a snake it caught on Hay Island on
Thursday. It’s not clear but the snake appears to be a Garter Snake. It seems
to be concentrating on the head area in capturing its prey which I assume is
instinctive behaviour. Aldo also got a singing NORTHERN PARULA [Paruline à
collier] warbler as well as a RED-EYED VIREO [Viréo aux yeux rouges].
Nelson Poirier,
Nature Moncton
GREAT BLUE HERON. JULY 5, 2019. ALDO DORIO
GREAT BLUE HERON. JULY 5, 2019. ALDO DORIO
NORTHERN PARULA WARBLER. JULY 5, 2019. ALDO DORIO
PIPING PLOVER. JULY 2 , 2019. LEON GAGNON
PIPING PLOVER. JULY 2 , 2019. LEON GAGNON
PIPING PLOVER. JULY 2 , 2019. LEON GAGNON
RED-EYED VIREO. JULY 5, 2019. ALDO DORIO
SONG SPARROW (PARTIAL ALBINO). JULY 4, 2019. DARYL DOUCET
LARGE YELLOW UNDERWING MOTH. JULY 4, 2019. LOUISE RICHARD
