NATURE
MONCTON NATURE NEWS
March 15,
2022 (Tuesday)
To respond by e-mail, please address your message to the information line editor, nelsonpoirier435@gmail.com .
Please
advise the editor at nelsonpoirier435@gmail.com
if any errors are noted in wording or photo labelling.
For more information on Nature Moncton, check the
website at www.naturemoncton.com
Edited by:
Nelson Poirier nelsonpoirier435@gmail.com
**Nature Moncton monthly meeting on tonight and detailed at
the end of this message. Join the virtual meeting at 7:00 PM at
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87311687739?pwd=K1R1MTZycVFFMWxiVVBaQTB4WmYwUT09
**Ron Arsenault was visiting Moncton on Monday and his
grandson wanted to see the Peregrine Falcons, so Ron took him to the Assumption
Building and they managed to see both birds. Great to see the joy expressed on his grandson's
face and for Ron, it was like seeing old friends!
Ron was one of the first ones to notice juvenile
Peregrine Falcons in that area that triggered thoughts of placing a nest box on
the summit of the Assumption building which has been used successfully by the
Peregrine Falcons for 10 years. Nature Moncton is attempting to go through the
hurdles of having a nest cam installed for next season so the action can be
shared with the public. We hope it can really happen this time.
**Anna Tucker shares a few photos from walking the
Dieppe Marsh Trail this morning starting behind the A & W
location on Main Street in Moncton.
Ring-necked
Pheasants were moving about and Mallard Ducks
were nestled
in the grasses along the Trail.
Gulls and
other birds were on the ice floes sailing down the river.
** Brian Stone walked the trail behind Irishtown Park
on Monday for 2 hours and enjoyed the nice weather but got little for his
efforts ... until he got back to the parking area where he was greeted by 3 Canada
Jays in the tree beside his car. Maybe next time he will just park and wait
for the birds to come to him. (Editors note: pleasant to note this woodland
species can be enjoyed in a park within the City of Moncton.)
On his way
home he stopped in at Mapleton Park to check on the duck population and
photographed a couple of the Hybrid Mallard Ducks and a pair of American
Black Ducks that were the only standouts this time.
**The monthly meeting of
Nature Moncton will take place tonight, Tuesday evening, virtually at 7:00 PM
when Ryan Danby will visit to share some of the fascinating experiences that 25
years of research on our Canadian north has allowed him to witness. The
write-up and link to join in is attached below.
NATURE MONCTON MARCH MEETING
Tuesday March 15th, 2022 at 7:00 PM
Virtual Meeting
“Monitoring Caribou Habitat in Canada’s Changing North”
Presenter: Ryan Danby
Many of Canada’s large northern caribou herds have
declined over the last two decades. While the herds are known to fluctuate
naturally, the magnitude of their recent declines is well outside of historical
observations. Climate-related changes in habitat condition may be partly
responsible, and this presentation will explore the use of modern satellite
mapping technologies for examining this.
Presenter: Dr. Ryan Danby is an associate
professor of Geography and Environmental Studies at Queen’s University in
Kingston, Ontario. He has been conducting research in Northern Canada and
Alaska for the last 25 years with the aim of better understanding the causes
and consequences of ecosystem change and their implications for
conservation.
Given that Caribou once roamed in areas north of
New Brunswick, this presentation is of interest to us all.
For those who want to attend the meeting, you can
do so by clicking the following link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87311687739?pwd=K1R1MTZycVFFMWxiVVBaQTB4WmYwUT09
All are welcome, Nature Moncton member or not.
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
