NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, August 15, 2021 (Sunday)
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Transcript by: Louise Nichols nicholsl@eastlink.ca
Info Line # 506-384-6397 (384-NEWS)
** Marco Vachon did an early morning
walk on the beach at Petit-Cap on Saturday to see several peeps, but one really
caught his attention to find it was a BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER. It’s a nice find and photo as well of a
sandpiper we don’t often get to see in this area. Marco also sends a photo of a BLACK-BELLIED
PLOVER, still showing lots of breeding plumage remnants and nicely showing
the white vent and undertail coverts and heavy-set bill.
** Rosita Lanteigne shares some nice
shorebird sightings on Saturday. Rosita
and Michel Chiasson observed 46 WHIMBRELS, an AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER
(non-breeding adult), and a RED KNOT on the sea side before the
Pokesudie Bridge. To get there, you have
to take the direction of Bas-Caraquet and continue until you see the Pokesudie
Bridge. No need to go to the other side
of the bridge. On the right side of the
road is a parking lot, and on the sea side, a small dirt road. Take this small path to access the shore and
observe the birds. One must go at very
very low tide. Rosita and Michelle look
forward to sharing this information.
** Brian Stone photographed one of our
New Brunswick species of tiger beetles recently that has been identified as the
BOREAL LONG-LIPPED TIGER BEETLE. A
photo is attached. Our tiger beetles
have the behaviour of moving very fast over the ground surface and often dive
into their holes in the ground. They
prey on other insects.
** This Tuesday night’s Nature Moncton
outing will be to the Sackville Waterfowl Park and led by Louise Nichols. The Sackville Waterfowl Park always has the
potential for surprises. A write-up of
the evening is attached below:
Sackville Waterfowl Park
Tuesday August 17th
This week’s walk will explore the Sackville Waterfowl
Park, a favourite spot that most are familiar with. Louise Nichols will lead this walk around the
trails and boardwalks, looking for songbirds, waterfowl, plants, and
insects. If we have time, we may drive
to the other side of the highway and take a walk around the extension to the
Sackville Waterfowl Park, known as the Tantramar Wetlands, behind the Tantramar
High School.
Meet in the parking lot at the end of Mallard Drive,
Sackville, beside the Tourism Centre at 6:15 for departure at 6:30.
** An updated version of the Merlin
Bird vocalization recognition app has been out for awhile. I didn’t find the original version all that
helpful, but the new version seems much improved. I heard what I thought to be WHIMBRELS
on Long Marsh Creek near Waterside on Friday.
I tried the Merlin App, and it immediately gave Whimbrel as the only
choice. I have never heard Whimbrels
there before and did not see any on Friday but heard them. The vocalizations were coming from at least
three or four locations – not the 46 Rosita and Michel saw, but the species was
there as well.
Nelson Poirier,
Nature Moncton
