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Info Line #: 506-384-6397 (384-NEWS)
**It is last call to the June Nature Moncton meeting
tonight, Tuesday at 7:00 PM. Set your phone alarm clock right now to tap
into the virtual meeting at 6:50 PM at
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87210999410?pwd=UHJ0Y0x1cng3WmphYWk0OFV6MENYZz09
and
hear from a very experienced birder on this welcome rainy day.
Write-up
repeated below:
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 will be:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87210999410?pwd=UHJ0Y0x1cng3WmphYWk0OFV6MENYZz09
**Julie Pellerin in Cap-Brule reports a GREAT EGRET [Grande Aigrette] arrived to the marsh behind her home on Sunday in back
of the Cap-Brule lagoon. It was present
all day on Monday. This has been a
favourite location for Great Egrets over the years.
Julie has been hearing an AMERICAN BITTERN [Butor d'Amérique] in the same marsh the past few weeks, and saw it fly
on Sunday.
Julie also reports there is 2 GLOSSY IBIS [Ibis falcinelle] that have been reported in the area of the Cap-Brule
lagoon. Nice activity at that site.
**Cynthia MacKenzie sends a photo of a NORTHERN PARULA [Paruline à collier] WARBLER which unfortunately ran into her back window and did
not survive but it allowed her to get a good photo of the lovely markings of
this small bird.
She also came across a RED EFT [ROUGE EFT] in the
grass when moving a drainage pipe to mow.
The Red Eft is the land stage of approximately 2 to 3 years of the EASTERN NEWT [Triton vert] that will become a water dweller at maturity and quite
different in markings. Finding a Red Eft
is a special event as they are very secretive even though brightly
coloured. Cynthia was fortunate enough
to get a great video to share at the link added below:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/1xpsi4u136wu1vx/IMG_4558.MOV?dl=0
She also had a day-perched visit of a BLINDED SPHINX
MOTH [teigne Sphinx aveugle].
Cynthia spent the day Sunday at the Magnetic Hill Zoo (she is a volunteer with the Friends of the Zoo) and a few of them were
fascinated with the many wild bird species present especially around and behind the Flamingo
Pond area. They noted Cedar Waxwing were
present also possibly vireos and phoebes.
She shared with the others and in particular Cathy Simon from the Zoo Education
Center.
**Brian Coyle was
standing beside his fully blooming yard Lilac bush last Wednesday, June 9 and
was discussing the differences between a Viceroy Butterfly and a Monarch
Butterfly with a friend, when she pointed out a butterfly right behind him. To their
astonishment, it landed on the Lilac bush and was clearly a MONARCH BUTTERFLY.
**Anna Tucker and her family visited the Tantramar Marsh High Marsh Road
on Monday. They were pleasantly surprised to see a notable number of BOBOLINK.
Males were often in shrubbery assumedly watching over ground nesting families.
The genders are plumaged very differently. The male is one of our few birds
that sports and black undercarriage with a light top with that yellow head
patch.
They also appreciated the many blooming LUPINS. This introduced plant
obviously enjoys NB and is reproducing prolifically, especially in waste areas.
**Aldo Dorio got a great photo of a NESSUS SPHINX MOTH
nectaring in his Neguac yard. The rusty
hindwing nicely shows the yellow spot at the costa and the two thin yellow bands
(appearing white in the photo) on the abdomen that are eye-catching.
**Kate Girvan had a large moth visit her yard in Upper
Coverdale. It appears to be the beautiful
COLUMBIA MOTH yet the similar Cecropia Moth is larger, our largest
moth in New Brunswick.
**Fred Dube has had 2 interesting moth visitors. The enlarged photo is of a SIGMOID PROMINANT
MOTH which shows its unique perching position.
It is a mid-size moth. The WHITE-MARKED
SABLE MOTH [teigne de la marne blanche] is one seen day-flying. It is jet black with white spots and small in size. The photo is altered a bit to show the yellow
structures on each side of the abdomen just behind the head, to identify it
from other similar dark spotted day-flying moths.
Nelson Poirier,
Nature Moncton
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