NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, Oct.
26, 2020 (Monday)
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**Mac Wilmot suspects the SULPHUR-BELLIED
FLYCATCHER [Moucherolle à ventre de soufre] may have left
for other areas. It was present on
Saturday travelling with AMERICAN ROBIN [Merle d'Amérique] however on Sunday the robins all seem to have left and
seemingly like their flycatcher buddy, did as well. The flycatcher was appreciated while it
stayed with us as well as Mac and his family’s hospitality.
**John Inman shares some photos of
activity around his 225 Mary’s Point Road site.
A striking all white ROCK PIGEON [Pigeon biset] is a regular patron and the RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER [Pic à ventre
roux] is still in the
area. John got a nice photo of a BLACK-THROATED GREEN
WARBLER [Paruline à gorge noire] as it passed through as well.
A BALD
EAGLE [Pygargue à tête blanche]
photo shows it to be possibly a young-of-the-year bird with no sign of yellow
on the bill at all and the commissure of the bill
appears to have that rubbery look of a young bird.
**Anita Cannon spotted a HICKORY TUSSOCK
MOTH CATERPILLAR [Chenille à
hickory Tussock Moth] moving up one of their rose bushes on Sunday. David photographed it, picked it off the rose
bush and carried it away from their garden holding it carefully in his bare
hand. He was not aware that these
caterpillars are noted for the irritation their hairs (setae) can cause. David did feel a rash on his hand where the
caterpillar was resting. “Another
learning lesson”, as David comments. The
caterpillar of this moth seems to show up in New Brunswick in certain areas and
can be problematic with its diet of foliage of various trees. The reason it can be problematic in certain
areas is due to its habit of laying its eggs in masses that can result in large
numbers of caterpillars in that area. It
is one of our colourful caterpillars that is best squished, but most others are
not a problem and a part of Mother Nature’s community. It would seem rather late for a Hickory
Tussock to be still out, not having moved to its cocoon pupal stage.
**Rosita Lanteigne from
Caraquet visited Hay Island on Sunday and enjoyed observing the AMERICAN COOT [Foulque
d'Amérique] that has appeared there and
is staying for a bit and seemingly not wary of human admirers. It was off the roadway leading into the
island on Sunday in one of the ponds.
**Jamie and Karen Burris used the beautiful day on
Sunday to head out on a mushroom forage.
They were able to collect some fresh Meadow mushrooms to enjoy with
supper but a value-added bonus was a RED FOX [Renard roux] at the edge of the field curled up enjoying the sun to
allow for a very pleasant peaceful photo.
**Lois Budd had an interestingly plumaged AMERICAN ROBIN
visit her feeder yard on Sunday. It is
possibly a bird molting into adult plumage however there are suggestions that could
make it an albinistic/leucistic individual.
This plumage quirk is seen occasionally in robins; maybe we see it more
in robins by default as they are just simply more numerous.
** AMERICAN PIPIT [Pipit d'Amérique] are still tarrying in their southerly migration at Hay Island. Aldo Dorio photographed more on Sunday.
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