NATURE
MONCTON NATURE NEWS
March 7,
2022 (Monday)
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**Mac Wilmot’s grandson Lewis Stultz took a video on an Arctic Fox (in white winter pelage) from the bridge of the Icebreaker CCGS Larsen on his last trip out, 40 miles southeast of St. Anthony, NL. Lewis comments that the fox is a long way from home. Lewis also comments that he thinks that the fox is okay way out on the ice because he frequently sees them on the ice on the Beaufort Sea. Take a look at the video clip Lewis captured below:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/mzhym5mw2eL3nYJc7
**The Simon
family spent part of their day in Hyla Park and Odell Park in Fredericton on Saturday. A Pine
Siskin and Downy Woodpecker were well camouflaged in the treetops.
They also found the remnants of a Bald-faced Hornet’s nest. They took
note of several birch trees covered with Birch Polypore mushrooms on their
mission of recycling the dead trees.
Cathie also got a nice photograph of Boreal Oakmoss (Evernia mesomorpha),
a lichen many of us would confuse with other lichen species. The identification
was kindly verified by Stephen Clayden.
The Canadian Wildlife Federation
is collaborating with Wildlife Conservation Society, and Trent University and
PhD candidate, Karen Vanderwolf (who gave a presentation to Nature Moncton in
the past) to take an in-depth look at bat box use and the internal microclimate
to investigate the effect these structures have on bat physiology, survival,
and reproduction. The Nature Trust of NB is also participating by installing 20
bat houses on 10 of their nature preserves throughout the province. The project
is sponsored by the Canadian Service Corps and the Rising Youth Service Grant.
The Simon family participated in a
webinar in February and travelled to Fredericton on March 5th to
build of 5 of the 20 bat boxes. Later this spring, they will meet up with
Nature Trust staff to assist with the installation of 2 of these boxes at the
Mapleton Acadian Forest Nature preserve near Elgin and will monitor these boxes
and submit data a few times per year.
**Leigh Eaton all came across a YouTube video labelled
“Gulf Crossing-story of Spring” which he very highly recommended. I checked it
out on Sunday morning and found it very interesting and informative as well that gives great information on migration that
we are soon to experience. It is 50 minutes in length.
**Nelson Poirier’s yard Robin has been enjoying its
daily feed of blueberries but not at all impressed with the cut apples beside
them. It guards the cache ferociously but did need some help against the greedy
starlings, which it got.
It was a bit surprised on Sunday to
find them buried in snow but was not long in finding the buried booty.
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
