NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, May
23, 2021 (Sunday)
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** Aldo Dorio got a photo of a female RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD
[Carouge à épaulettes]. The female plumage is very different from the
male for nesting camouflage reasons.
Aldo also sends a photo of a CANADA
GOOSE and WILLET appearing to nest in unexpected close proximity.
**Ray Gauvin sends a photo of the
beautiful sunset at Pointe-du-Chene wharf on Saturday evening. Sunsets can
surely make for striking vistas.
** A final episode of Brian Stone and I
sleuthing a burn over site on Thursday and a few other items located that
day. A PALM WARBLER [Paruline à couronne
rousse] gave us a
look.
A RED-BERRIED ELDER bush was in full bloom and
striking against the burned over background. Note the cone like flower clusters
of the Red-berried Elder versus the yet to bloom flat clusters of the Common
Elder.
Mushrooms are always of interest in a year-old burn over. The delectable BLACK MOREL was found only in
low numbers compared to five days earlier, so I suspect their time is
passing. FALSE MORELS were very
abundant, in the 100s, but are not edible unless cooked under a flame hood or
outside to let the toxin, monomethyl hydrazine, which is very heat labile to
escape. They are considered delicacies
in many countries where people know how to prepare them properly after a long
time of them being used as food.
BLUE STAINING CUP mushroom was maturing and releasing clouds of spores when touched.
The OSTRICH FERN FIDDLEHEADS are a New
Brunswick delicacy and are prime in the Miramichi area at the moment. A photo is attached of a spent spore case
which is always nice to find in fall as one knows where the fiddleheads will
appear in the spring. These spore cases
are reputed by folklore to be used by witches to cast spells!
TROUT LILY was at its peak in beautiful bloom. Note the leaves are spotted, like the back of
a Brook Trout to give the plant its name.
NODDING TRILLIUM with its blooms that
hide under the leaves had not yet opened but ready to open in a day.
** Brian also captured a few feeder
patrons at the camp feeders including PINE SISKINS [Tarin des pins], ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK [Cardinal à
poitrine rose] and AMERICAN GOLDFINCH
[Chardonneret jaune] bright
males sharing lunch, and a beautiful photo of a male RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD
[Colibri à gorge rubis].
Nelson Poirier,
Nature Moncton
