NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, June 23, 2021 (day)
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Info Line # 506-384-6397 (384-NEWS)
** Julie Pellerin stopped to exit her car to listen to an OVENBIRD vocalizing when she was very surprised to have what she strongly felt was an ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER land on the road in front of her for good observations. She saw the rusty tail, the rusty colour on the wings, and the light grey on the throat area. Julie saw this on Chemin des Pellerin, a dirt road which is off Lino Road near the detention center off Rte. 15.
Oh, for a photo! .
** Louise Nichols had a special
surprise on Tuesday morning when a flock of 8-10 RED CROSSBILLS appeared just
outside her bedroom window going after freshly minted female Tamarack cones.
Louise comments that the photos are documentary due to high winds, but they
look fine to me. Note that the female cones of the Tamarack at this time of
year have that rosebud look until they have been fertilized by the smaller,
quite different looking, male pollen cones. They can be seen in the photos, but
they are hard to pick out compared to the larger, developing female cones. Hopefully,
the treetop café of cone crop will be good this year to bring both crossbill
species to visit us this coming season.
** Jane Leblanc did some pishing in her
St. Martins driveway to bring in a BLUE-HEADED VIREO, a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER,
a BLACK AND WHITE WARBLER, and a MAGNOLIA WARBLER. The Magnolia and the Black
and White Warblers posed for pleasant photographs.
** Brian and Annette Stone drove to
Cornhill Nurseries on Monday to visit in the beautiful surroundings of the
gardens and orchards. Along the way on the side of Route 890 Annette noticed a
pair of RED FOX kits sitting above a grassy, overgrown culvert. They appeared
to be curious as to why someone stopped to look at them but soon became bored
with the photographer and retreated to the culvert for privacy.
At the nursery Brian photographed several of
the many CEDAR WAXWINGS in the gardens, a RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD taking a
break on a high tree branch, and an EASTERN CHIPMUNK in a small tree at eye
level eating the seeds the tree was offering.
Also at the nurseries were CANADIAN TIGER
SWALLOWTAIL BUTTERFLIES and HARRIS'S CHECKERSPOT BUTTERFLIES. A shy VIRGINIA
CTENUCHA MOTH tried to hide from the camera but got partially photographed.
This is a day flying, black appearing moth with some purple hues and a white
rim to the wing edges. We will be seeing a lot of this day flying moth acting
like a butterfly.
After arriving home Brian went over to
Mapleton Park to get pictures of the Hooded Merganser chick that was posted in
yesterday's edition. While there he got images of COMMON WHITETAIL DRAGONFLIES,
a MEADOWHAWK DRAGONFLY, and a female EBONY JEWELWING DAMSELFLY. A BLUE FLAG
IRIS, a NODDING TRILLIUM and a CINNAMON FERN also managed to get noticed by the
camera lens.
Brian also suggests a review of a
recent article on one of the most endangered butterflies with the worldwide
population of the MARITIME RINGLET BUTTERFLY here in New Brunswick at very
specific locations and a few sites on the nearby Gaspe coast. Review the article at the link below which is remarkably
interesting:
https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/saving-one-brunswicks-most-endangered-100000518.html
**Mother
Nature is forecasting clear skies and pleasant temperature for Thursday evening (tomorrow night) to allow the postponed regular Tuesday night Nature Moncton outing to proceed.
This week will visit a small section of the Dobson Trail with all details below
which will repost as first item in tomorrow’s edition:
First
Regular Tuesday Night Nature Moncton Walk postponed until Thursday, June 24, 2021,
6:30 PM.
This is the first in a series of nature walks to view some of
the wonderful natural areas in the region.
This week we will be walking a loop trail that is located at the Dobson
trailhead in Riverview. This walk will take about an hour and a half and cover
a little over two kilometers. The trail
is forested all along and follows Mill creek for the first half then loops
back. The trail is a little hilly and there are quite a few tree roots so good
walking shoes are a good idea. The cost is a toonie for non-members. Members
and children 12 and under are free. We will meet at the trail head parking lot (there
are two lots, we will be starting from the second one which is a short .2 km
past the first one on Pine Glen Road) and the walk will start at 6:30. If you
could be there by 6:15 so we can cover the Covid rules. The lot is located on Pine
Glen Road 0.7 km. south of the intersection of Gunningsville Blvd. and Pine
Glen Road. The Richards went there Friday
evening at 6:15 and the traffic on the bridge was not bad at that time.
Sue and Fred Richards previewed it and viewed some birds, a snake,
some freshly released Grey Squirrels from Atlantic Wildlife institute and a lot
of plant life including some Pink Lady’s Slippers. There were quite a few mosquitoes, but a
liberal application of repellent kept them from bothering us. Covid rules will apply but there is lots of
room for physical distancing. We are
hoping you can come out and take in this beautiful spot and enjoy an evening
stroll with us.
The Dobson trail is the longest volunteer-maintained trail in
eastern Canada. It runs from the
trailhead in Riverview to Fundy Park.
Nelson Poirier,
Nature Moncton
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