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by: Catherine Clements
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**Louise
Nichols returned to the New Brunswick Trail again where it intersects with the
Immigrant Road near Cape Tormentine, to Jones Pond. Lots of dragonflies and
butterflies in flight, so she focused on those and got a number of photos which
are attached. The nice surprise was seeing several MONARCH BUTTERFLIES
[Monarque] around the Common Milkweed [Herbe à coton] patch that Louise found
last time she was there. They were hard to photograph as they were either in
flight or in the milkweed leaves, but she attaches a photo of one. It is indeed
interesting to note that both Jane LeBlanc and Louise report Monarch Butterfly
activity at two very different locations in New Brunswick so early. There are
also reports of Monarch Butterflies on the Nature Nova Scotia listserv. Are
these just ‘early birds’ or are we in for a big Monarch Butterfly year?
Many
of the expected birds were present, along with a couple of WHITE-TAILED DEER
[Chevreuil]. Louise comments “an
interesting spot, especially around the pond, which is more like a small lake”
**Yvette
Richard made her visit to the Hopewell Rocks Park PEREGRINE FALCON [Faucon
pèlerin] family on Friday. It is interesting to see how very quickly these
chicks are advancing.
**Brian
Stone left a photo of FIELD PENNYCRESS [Cennes] from his most recent visit to
Hopewell Rocks Park. Plant photos can be sometimes hard to be certain of, from
one view photo, but Gart Bishop agreed it would seem to be indeed Field
Pennycress, now finished flowering and showing its pod seeds developing,
typical of this family.
**There seems to be a very significant increase in
number of TURKEY VULTURES being observed in the Sunny Corner/Sillikers area of
Miramichi. I would feel fortunate to see the odd one up until last year with
many more this year.
I put fish offal and household compost on a woods
trail in the area with a trail camera to record patrons. I started seeing
Turkey Vultures visiting it for the first-time last year with up to 6 at once.
I have no illusions it is this alone that has attracted the vultures but the
newcomers surely know where to get a quick lunch!
Other regulars are BLACK BEAR, RED FOX, COYOTE,
RACCOON, and RAVENS. CROWS like to try to get in on the act as well. I need
guidance in getting better trail cam photos but am attaching a few documentary ones.
The pile is always polished clean the day of placing.
A trail cam on bird feeders outside camp records a RED
FOX that was noted getting an unknown rodent that is vole-like and very active
with FLYING SQUIRRELS with photo attached but am thinking they are quite
capable of keeping away from the foxes.
Raccoons were coming but have found themselves placed
elsewhere!
FLYING SQUIRRELS are regular patrons and seem to
favour sunflower hearts and jam feeder. Note that broad rudder tail for
effective gliding/shifting gears.
**It
is time to mark down the Nature Moncton June virtual meeting for this coming
Tuesday night, June 15th, at 7:00. David Bell, a very experienced and avid
birder, will have a lot of great easy-to-carry information for birders that
will make us enjoy this passion even more. The write-up is attached below, and
the link for anyone anywhere to join in is attached.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87210999410?pwd=UHJ0Y0x1cng3WmphYWk0OFV6MENYZz09
NATURE MONCTON JUNE MEETING
June 15, 2021 at 7:00 PM
Virtual Meeting
Presenter: David Bell
“Birding Across Canada – On the Way to 500 Species”
Originally from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, David has
been birding since he was 5 years old, and he has travelled extensively in
North America and the Neotropics in pursuit of birds. After graduating from the University of
Guelph, he has worked various field jobs across Canada, exploring the country
and learning about its bird life along the way.
He is currently living in Kelowna, British Columbia, where his partner
is conducting her PhD work on Cougar movements in the Okanagan Valley.
In this presentation, David will talk about his
experiences on the way to becoming the youngest person to see 500 species of
birds in Canada, and present some of his spectacular photography from across
the country. He will also provide some
tips on how to achieve this milestone.
This presentation will be virtual and the link for
anyone anywhere to join is
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87210999410?pwd=UHJ0Y0x1cng3WmphYWk0OFV6MENYZz09
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