Nature Moncton Nature News: July 11 2022

NATURE MONCTON NATURE NEWS

July 11, 2022 (Monday)

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**Jane and John Foster had a beautiful tall Common Mullein plant (can grow up to 8 feet tall) appear unexpectedly in their garden last summer as a rosette of leaves.

This year it is in bloom!

Also, they have a pair of Northern Cardinals feeding on the ground under their black oil sunflower feeder. The male sometimes gives a seed to the female.

They have been nearby all summer as they have often heard their calls.

Very suggestive of a nearby nesting and possibly a second one to come. There have been reports from that area but the birds have kept any nest a well-kept secret!

**John Massey in Dieppe has had an American Robin feel very comfortable constructing her nest in a grapevine in his yard. Robin egg blue is a real colour!

**Leon Gagnon submits a few more observations from Wilson Point, Miscou Island. The title could be ‘Passage of the eagles’. Leon observed a first Bald Eagle on July 5, near La Malbaie south, a juvenile. On Monday night, July 10, 2022, he observed a group of 4 Bald Eagles at Wilson Point near Black Brook. The 4 birds, an adult and 3 juveniles, were near the road. They gradually flew away when they felt observed. The adult went to settle on a ridge in the stream, while the juveniles went to perch on the trees a little further. Leon attaches some photos, one of which shows the stream, Black Brook.

**Brian Stone went to Upham, N.B. on Saturday and sends a few photos from his outings in the area. At the Hampton lagoons he photographed some of the several duck families shepherding their ducklings around. A couple of Mallard Duck families were there along with a Common Goldeneye Duck family and a single Wood Duck duckling was enjoying the nice weather and calm water. A Green-winged Teal Duck was observed and alongside the trail a Red Admiral Butterfly stopped long enough for a photo. At a small lake along the St. Martins Rd. Brian got photos of a Tennessee Warbler and a Crimson-ringed Whiteface Dragonfly. At his sister's place he photographed a Magnolia Warbler. A Dark-eyed Junco was collecting food for nestlings (which Brian was able to photograph from a safe distance), and male and female Ruby-throated Hummingbirds were active.