Nature Moncton Nature News: August 21 2019

NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, August 21, 2019 (Wednesday)

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Transcript by: Judy Marsh marshj@nbnet.nb.ca

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

**Roger LeBlanc visited the Riverview Marsh on Tuesday and the good news is the MARBLED GODWITS [Barge marbrée] are continuing their stay and seemingly no reason to leave. Roger saw them at close range and they did not seem to mind the human traffic on the path. There is also a PHALAROPE [Phalarope] there that identity may be a challange. Roger was studing it when a PEREGRINE FALCON [Faucon pèlerin] came by and seemed to lift everything, but the MARBLED GODWITS [Barge marbrée] did stay put. Hopefully they will remain until Nature Moncton Shore Bird Day, next Saturday, August 24^th.

Details for a Pelagic Seabird trip off Grand Manan on September 7 are attached as the first photos. More participants are needed to make this trip happen. I have been able to get to it several times and it is a truly wonderful experience at that time of year. A very recommended Pelagic trip with a great captain.

**Krista Doyle was able to get a lucky photo of the not often seen EASTERN NEWT [Triton vert] in the RED EFT stage. The adult EASTERN NEWT [Triton vert] lives and breeds in water. When the eggs hatch, theY go to land for approximately 3 years, then come back to the water at maturity looking quite differently. Krista also got another VICEROY [Vice-roi] butterfly photo and a MONARCH BUTTERFLY[Monarque]caterpillar still chowing down on milkweed and a photo to remind us of just how beautiful an ordinary sunflower bloom can be.

** Brian Stone is at Keji Park and has sent some nice findings there. A special was a SNAPPING TURTLE [Chélydre serpentine] , obviously a young one at only 3-4 inches in length ( not sure if that includes the tail). Note the long tail, toothed edging at the back of the carapace and the seemingly too small carapace for the size of the turtle, that are COMMON SNAPPING TURTLE features. He also got a photo of our largest and very colourful dragonfly, the DRAGONHUNTER. This is a big lad and as the name suggests, includes its kin for lunch at times. He also got photos of a SOLITARY SANDPIPER [Chevalier solitaire] and a young-of-the-year SPOTTED SANDPIPER [Chevalier grivelé], to compare the two, a BULLFROG [Ouaouaron], an AMERICAN TOAD [Crapaud d' Amèrique] got in the line-up as well as a DESTROYING ANGEL mushroom, our most poisonous mushroom.

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