Nature Moncton Nature News: Oct 26 2022

NATURE MONCTON NATURE NEWS

Oct 26, 2022

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**Jane Tarn (now living in St. Andrews) is trying to arrange to get David Christie to Saint John for the 60th anniversary celebration of the Saint John Naturalist's Club and is wondering if anyone who plans to attend the celebration from Moncton or nearby might be willing to pick up David and return him home this Saturday, October 29th.
The celebration is taking place at a church in Millidgeville, Saint John from 1-4 p.m. with lots of things planned.

This is short notice but when Jane suggested David attend, the person she spoke to said they were told he was in a home and couldn't come. Jane replied he would be fine going - and would enjoy it -- and offered to make some contacts and see what she could do to get him there.
David was the founder of the Saint John Naturalist’s Club and Jane helped him, but the club was his idea. They attended the 25th, 30th and 50th anniversaries of the Club, so she is hoping he can get to the 60^th.

Jane is asking for anyone interested to contact her to arrange time, place, etc of pickup and where to take him. Jane will call the home in Riverside-Albert with the details, so they know who is picking David up, have him ready etc.

Jane’s phone number is: 506-529-3110 (St Andrews) or email - jandrtarn@gmail.com

Nelson Poirier and Gordon Rattray attended the recent Order of New Brunswick ceremony for David and were very pleased to see David’s enjoyment of the event and to play an active role.

**Fred Dube sends a photo of the Crested Coral Mushroom that is growing prolifically near his Lower Coverdale home. The corals are edible mushrooms with the exception of one that has obvious reddish tips that is bitter to the taste.

This particular coral (Crested Coral) can grow to approximate baseball size and if used as an edible must be fresh.

**Sportfishing the Petitcodiac River from Moncton may be something most folks have not thought of in recent years. With the causeway now replaced by the bridge and the river running free, many fish species are repopulating.

Georges Brun recently photographed a fisherman catching Atlantic Tomcod which happens to be a very tasty catch.

The huge effort of the TransAqua facility to clean the water of the river to make it suitable for recreational use is one of the presentations at the upcoming Petitcodiac River Appreciation Day on Saturday, November 5 at the Moncton Press Club. Also highlighted will be the efforts of the Fort Folly Habitat Recovery team of Tim Robinson and Edmund Redfield.

**Brian Stone walked the trail at Wilson (Bell) Marsh on Tuesday afternoon under cloudy skies with some occasional damp mist in the air. It was quiet and mostly empty of any major life. A dozen or more Canada Geese and Mallard Ducks were the main occupants with a few Sparrows and maybe 4 Red-winged Blackbirds adding some variety. Brian tried some very long distant photos of a gliding male Northern Harrier Hawk, a Great Blue Heron awkwardly landing in the marsh, and a Merlin perched in a tree with less than satisfactory results but always worth a try. In the tiny world of small insects Brian photographed a green Leaf Beetle on a dandelion flower and documented a Fly being assaulted by what looks like a pair of Ambush Bugs. Autumn Meadowhawk Dragonflies were there in great numbers and many were pairing up to fulfill their natural destiny.