Nature Moncton Nature News: July 7 2019

NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, July 7, 2019 (Sunday)

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** Jane LeBlanc was one of the lucky folks to be on Machias Seal Island on Friday, to enjoy a visit with the special inhabitants there. She shares a few photos of ATLANTIC PUFFINS [Macareux moine] in their spectacular breeding plumage and massive bills, as well as a presumed pair of RAZORBILLS [Petit Pingouin] showing their heavy, arching bills. Machias Seal Island is an amazing place to visit and everyone should try to experience it at least once, which takes a lot of planning, as access Is restricted and the weather has to cooperate to land on the island.

** Aldo Dorio photographed his first northern-nesting shorebird species, that appears to be a LESSER YELLOWLEGS [Petit Chevalier]. This may be an early returning shorebird or a possible non-breeding bird. Aldo also got two resident WILLETS [Chevalier semipalmé], side by side, one showing the flashy open-wing markings beside a closed-winged bird. He also photographed the often confusing female RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD [Carouge à épaulettes].

** Brian Stone is in Perth, Ontario, and, as expected, his camera is working full-time, getting lots of species that we can also expect to see here in New Brunswick. Brian got some excellent shots of the EASTERN COMMA [Polygone virgule] butterfly, with the upper wing spread to show the heavy border of the fore and hind wings, which can be confused with the narrower dark band of the SATYR COMMA [Polygone satyre], and also the dark spot on the inner forewing compared to the two or fused spots at the same location on the Satyr Comma. The hindwing nicely shows the rusty ground colour, yellowish spotting and the nice comma mark. He got the very common EUROPEAN SKIPPER [Hespérie des graminées] and the HOBOMOK SKIPPER [Hespérie hobomok]. Butterflies included a closed and open vIew of the WHITE ADMIRAL [Admiral] and an EYED BROWN [Satyre occellé] which can be confused with the NORTHERN PEARLY EYE [Satyre perlé] at first glance.

Several dragonflies cooperated including the FROSTED WHITE-FACE [Leucorrhine frigide] male and female, and the spectacular TWELVE-SPOTTED SKIMMER [La Gracieuse].

Birds photographed included a male COMMON YELLOWTHROAT [Paruline masquée] warbler, PILEATED WOODPECKER [Grand Pic] and EASTERN PHOEBE [Moucherolle phébi].

Nelson Poirier, <nelsonpoirier435@gmail.com>,

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