NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, September 12, 2021 (Sunday)
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Info Line # 506-384-6397 (384-NEWS)
** On Friday, Rosita Lanteigne, Michel
Chiasson, and Corinne DeGrace observed a BLACK VULTURE in the area of
Lac Frye on Miscou Island. It was in the
company of a TURKEY VULTURE.
Rosita commented it has been in that area for at least a week. It would be interesting to see the two species
in flight at the same time. The Black
Vulture has prominent white patches at the base of the primaries. The wings are shorter and broader, and flight
a rapid flapping with short glides, usually with the wings flat, quite
different from the Turkey Vulture flight.
Their year-round range is much to the south of us in southwestern U.S.
into Mexico, so it’s a long way from its home range.
** Aldo Dorio got some great photos of
young-of-the-year CEDAR WAXWINGS enjoying what appears to be Chokecherries
still in fruit at Hay Island. The Cedar
Waxwing is a late nester and we don’t see the juvenile birds until now and late
into fall. The young are very streaked
with few markings other than the bright yellow banded tail. With the abundant fruit supply this year, we
may see more Cedar Waxwings overwintering in New Brunswick.
** Verica LeBlanc visited the Escuminac
area on Saturday to take note of the DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS, GREAT
BLUE HERONS, sandpipers, and SEMIPALMATED PLOVER. She suspected a SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER
sustained an injury as it was skipping a strange way, more like hopping, and
dragging its front right leg.
** The past few days seem to have
brought on a flush of HORSE MUSHROOMS (Araricus arvensis). Many folks use these as choice edibles. They often grow on lawns and field
areas. They can become quite large when
expanded open. When used to verifying
identification features, they are relatively easy to identify. As they emerge, there is a heavy partial veil
from the stalk to the cap that breaks away as they expand. When fresh, the gills are pale to dark pink,
getting darker after a day or so. The
spore print is surprisingly black which is a helpful ID clue if first becoming
comfortable with the species. They can
sometimes grow in large rings of individuals.
Several photos are attached from Saturday to illustrate these points.
**It is that time of the season when the Underwing
Moth group are more prevalent. They are medium sized moths that are fairly drab
until they take flight to show the colourful underwing markings. Most have
pink/red and black underwings or yellow and black with one species with white
and black underwings. I had one of the pink and black underwing moths visit
Friday night and am suspecting the DARLING UNDERWING MOTH, but they can
be a bit tricky to identify with certainty and very uncooperative about showing
their striking underwings to photographers. An attempt is attached.
Nelson Poirier,
Nature Moncton
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