NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, June
09, 2021 (Wednesday)
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Info Line # 506-384-6397 (384-NEWS)
** It is interesting to have 2 separate
reports of a male SCARLET TANAGER [Tangara écarlate] in one day. Catherine
Hamilton in Anagance had a Scarlet Tanager vocalizing loudly in her yard on
Tuesday evening and got 2 nice photos. What a beautiful bird!
Catherine also noted the grass moving in a
clearing in the woods to find a baby fawn WHITE-TAILED DEER [Cerf de Virginie].
She backed away quickly and hid behind a tree so as not to disturb it and then
watched as it got up with its wobbly legs and go into the woods where she
suspected its mother was waiting. The wobbly legs do suggest that this fawn was
probably recently born as they become agile quite quickly.
** Phil Riebel captured a photo of a
male SCARLET TANAGER [Tangara écarlate] when on an early morning walk through
French Fort Cove park in Miramichi on Tuesday Morning. He heard the unfamiliar,
clear vocalization and followed it to get the prize. Birding by ear can surely
have its rewards.
** Fred and Sue Richards had the
beautiful LUNA MOTH visit their Taylor Village yard and chose a very wise spot
to day perch in some greenery and it surely does fit right in. A beautiful full
screen portrait shows those fine markings and the long perfectly folded tail.
It is obviously a very fresh specimen. Every part of its relatively delicate
wingspan is perfect.
** Jane Leblanc was out and stopped to
pish out a few birds to have a SNOWSHOE HARE [Lièvre d’Amérique] pop out for a
photo instead. It had ticks in the ear which is very common this time of year.
These ticks are very host specific to the Snowshoe Hare (or domestic rabbits)
in New Brunswick and will not get on other animals or humans.
** Aldo Dorio photographed a GREATER
YELLOWLEGS [Grand Chevalier] at Hay Island on Tuesday. I assume it is passing
through a bit later than its kin to breed to the north of us. I have seen them
nesting in trees in Labrador so I assume they do not go as far north as some of
our shorebirds do.
** Brian Stone got a photograph
recently of a SALT MARSH CATERPILLAR. This caterpillar overwinters in a cocoon
and will become a moth with white speckled forewings and yellow speckled
hindwings called the SALT MARSH MOTH as an adult. The caterpillar is very
variable but the large orange-brown warts with heavy clumps of setae (hairs)
are a clue. It is definitely not restricted to salt marshes as the name
suggests but it is popular habitat for it.
Brian also got an interesting photograph of
one of our native Tiger Beetles during the very hot day of Monday. These
beetles usually move away very fast when approached so weather may have
contributed to its cooperation. We have a small dozen species of Tiger Beetle species
in NB. In consult with Dwayne Sabine, he identified this one as the TWELVE-SPOTTED
TIGER BEETLE and am sharing Dwayne’s comments below:
“Beautiful clear photos!
It is a TWELVE-SPOTTED TIGER
BEETLE (Cicindela duodecimguttata). Probably our commonest species,
found everywhere from coastal beaches to forest roads.
They rear up like that on their
tippie-toes on hot sunny days. The temperature on a sunny day is always hottest
right at the ground, so the beetle is standing up so its body is in a slightly
cooler layer of air.
Cheers, Dwayne”
Nelson Poirier,
Nature Moncton
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