May 28, 2023
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**Barb Curlew photographed a BLACK AND WHITE WARBLER. It is
a good example of a ‘find the bird in this photo'.
On a more serious side, Barb did see about 25 BANK
SWALLOWS in Waterside. She is concerned about the colony because there
have been some years where the numbers have been very low whereas, if her memory
serves correctly, they were in high numbers in the late 90s. One of the
contributing issues may be the natural erosion of the site over the years.
So, she is hoping that they are not disturbed even though it is not difficult to
see where they are. Barb is submitting these photos to be used at the discretion
of anyone with some valid interest in Bank Swallows.
(Editor’s note: the editor has no problem with
publishing photos of birds’ nests and birds on nests as today, with the common
use of long-range zoom digital cameras, photography poses no threat to the birds, and
the photos are very interesting to naturalists. Depending on the scenario, the
location may not be included in the write-up.)
**In the spring, we don’t tend to see many
shorebirds in New Brunswick that are not summer residents, whereas in the fall we have them in numbers and diversity. The vast majority of migrating
shorebirds migrate to their northern breeding grounds in the central flyways of
North America. That all changes in late summer and fall when large numbers of
shorebirds arrive to fuel up on the adequate Maritime cuisine on their return migration.
Aldo Dorio
photographed one lone Least Sandpiper at Hay Island on Saturday. At this
time of year, this bird is no doubt on its migratory route north, quite
possibly off its normal route.
**The tree planting event on Saturday went off well
on a day that was sunny with blue skies, not a cloud in sight, and windy,
which was good to keep the bugs from finding folks.
Four Duck box installations at the little pond in
the marsh by the Petitcodiac River were made.
Nigel McLaughlin, who is a registered forester with
the Fundy Biosphere Region and project manager of Forests of the Future, put wood
chips in the installed boxes. There were 6 Nature Moncton members and
Nigel McLaughlin, Mantas Poderys, and Morgane Bonamy helping with the day's
events.
They planted 1000 Eastern White Pine tree plugs on
Saturday.
A big thank you to
everyone who participated in this event. They had a well-deserved rest
Saturday evening!
Susan Richards shares some photos of
the day’s activity.
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
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