July 12, 2022 (Tuesday)
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**This week’s Nature Moncton
Wednesday evening walk (tomorrow night) will be led by Andrew Darcy. The
write up Andrew submits is below:
“Bell's or Wilson's Marsh as it is often called is
a great place for birdwatching and nature observations -- a moderately sized wetland
complex comprised of several lagoons with marsh, forest, and salt marsh habitat
beside the Peticodiac River. The area is known for waterfowl and wetland birds
but there is also a great diversity of forest bird species and insect life as
well. Although the marsh may be quiet compared to spring, as we are in between
migration seasons, we hope to see and/or hear resident wetland birds such as
Marsh wren, Sora, Virginia Rail, American coot, and possibly even American
Bittern, as well as a variety of waterfowl. The area also hosts some
interesting insect species (including butterflies, dragonflies, and
damselflies). The trail system is mostly flat with little to no inclines or
steep sections and therefore would be classified as an easy to moderate walk.
The walk will be led by Andrew Darcy. Come join us for a peaceful stroll
through the wetland. Hope to see you all there!”
Directions to meeting site: take Salisbury Road 3
km to Toys for Big Boys location, turn left onto Bell Street (South/Riverside),
proceed to Bond Street, turn left going to the end corner where a trail leads
down to the marsh.
Meeting time is 7 o’clock but be early for prompt
departure. Mosquito repellent will be indicated!
**Yolande LeBlanc is finding it hard to stop taking photographs of her Northern Cardinal family, now daily visitors to her feeder yard in Memramcook.
The amount of red in the plumage in
some of the photos Yolande got on Monday suggests young males.
**Margaret Scott-Rogers submits a
photo of Wolf’s Milk Slime fungus growing on a rotting log. The round
nodules can get to be approximately fingernail size and when fresh, ooze a
pinkish liquid when cut. They later become darker, firmer, and spore-filled
ready to release their spore cargo.
**On Sunday Brian Stone visited the Johnson's Mills
Shorebird Interpretive Center with hopes of relocating a rare hummingbird that
had been reported there the day before. Having no luck with that goal he spent
some time getting photos of the more common Ruby-throated Hummingbirds
that were plentiful at their feeder. He also photographed a Flower Fly
on a daisy at the center and heard a Swainson's Thrush and a Winter Wren which
was identified for him by Gilles Belliveau.
On Monday, Brian drove along the New Scotland Rd. on
a butterfly hunt. The high winds may have been responsible for his lack of many
sightings, but he did manage to see and photograph a bright Atlantis
Fritillary Butterfly, an Eyed Brown Butterfly, and a Four-spotted
Skimmer Dragonfly. Summer was in full swing and the air was sweet with the
scents of fresh flowers and aromatic plants.
Nelson Poirier
Nature
Moncton
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