NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, May
2, 2021 (Sunday)
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Transcript by: Louise Nichols nicholsl@eastlink.ca
Info Line # 506-384-6397 (384-NEWS)
** Jim Carroll captured a beautiful
photo of a CATTLE
EGRET [Héron garde-boeufs] adorned
with the orange-buffed plumes on the crown, back, and fore neck of a breeding
adult. Jim observed it gorging on night
crawlers in Pennfield at civic # 5255, Rte. 175. A choice specimen for sure! It would seem we are enjoying seeing more
Cattle Egrets and Great Egrets in New Brunswick over recent years.
** Anita and David Cannon have observed
a pair of EASTERN
PHOEBES [Moucherolle phébi] staying
around their yard the past few days.
They thought they might be passing through, but after a few days, they
may be considering homesteading there.
David got some documentary photos during bad weather, but the
identification is clear. They do like
the insects around the Cannons’ pool which must be a value-added bonus to
cottaging nearby on the Cannon property.
The Eastern Phoebe likes nesting under the eaves of buildings around
human habitation. They also have a
liking for nesting on rafters under bridges. The constantly flicking tail and lack of wing
bars are helpful identification guides for this early-arriving flycatcher, plus
the vocalization of its name.
** Ray Gauvin happened to be in
downtown Moncton on May 1st in time to catch the tidal bore to get a
nice video of two surfers riding the bore as it went upriver. The surfers are Melvin Perez who works at the
Chateau Moncton and a friend. Take a
look at Ray’s video at the link below:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/v2y0azzyf4kmrj4/IMG_3503.mp4?dl=0
** There are some nice links at the
moment showing the Petitcodiac River flowing under the new bridge already. Check out the attached links that Edmund
Redfield has pointed out. There is still
a lot of change to happen but these links show that it surely is. Check out the links below:
** Ray Gauvin also tried to get photos
of the big moon on April 26th from his area in Pointe-du-Chêne and
got what he could by moving to different spots to compete with the on-and-off
cloudy sky and trees.
** Louise Richard leaves a bird report
from Jones Lake, noting a few RING-NECKED DUCKS [Fuligule à collier] this week at the east end of the
lake. Several dozen DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS
[Cormoran à aigrettes] dropped in
over the week, and Louise comments that the TREE SWALLOWS [Hirondelle
bicolore] have
increased to approximately 20 over the week.
** Bob Blake records weather statistics
including morning temperatures and daily highs as well as monthly precipitation
from his Second North River home. Bob
sends a chart to compare April 2020 with April 2021 and I am attaching it below
as Bob sends it. The precipitation
comparison for the two-month period is surprisingly different with much more
rain precipitation in April 2021 by over fourfold. The overall temperature comparison seems
higher for April 2021 as well.
Weather
stats for April
|
2020 |
2021 |
||
|
morning
temperatures |
daily highs |
morning
temperatures |
daily highs |
+8-1day
+19-1
+12-1
+21-2
+6-1
+18-1
+11-1
+20-1
+5-3
+15-2
+9-1
+18-1
+4-5
+14-2
+8-1
+17-1
+3-1
+13-1
+7-3
+16-1
+2-2
+11-3
+6-2
+13-2
+1-6
+10-2
+4-5
+12-2
0-3
+3-6
+10-1
-1-7
+2-4
-2-1
+1-2
-1-2 11cms.
snow
17 cms.
snow
-2-2 112 mms.
rain
25 mms. .rain
Nelson Poirier,
Nature Moncton
