NATURE
MONCTON NATURE NEWS
September
21, 2023
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**Barb Curlew reports that at Waterside Beach, just before high tide on September 20, Sanderlings were chasing the surf, American Pipits were foraging in the seaweed, and peeps, which appear to be Semipalmated Sandpipers and a few larger White-rumped Sandpipers were roosting amongst the rocks.
(Editor’s
note: it is always pleasant to welcome the American Pipits on their coastal
migration.)
**Several
of the underwing genera (Catocala) of moths are flying at the moment.
Lynn Dube was fortunate to get over-and-under photos
of a Sleepy Underwing Moth as it day perched on a screen. The underwing is a bright red/pink with dark bars that flashes like a flag when it takes flight. It is a
large moth at 60-75 mm.
**John Massey photographed small groups of the
striking bright yellow coral mushroom, the Spindle-shaped Yellow Coral.
This mushroom was featured on a Canadian stamp issue
several years ago.
**Brian Stone finally sends the rest of the photos he
took on the Fundy Parkway Trail on Thursday, Sept. 07, with Nelson Poirier.
Another
large selection of Mushrooms and some Plants with some scenery,
including the Walton Glen Gorge Waterfall. Along one trail, a Common
Yellowthroat Warbler and several Black-throated Green Warblers were
actively feeding in the trees and bushes. One Spotted Spreadwing Damselfly made an appearance while a Bald-faced
Hornet stripped some wood fibers from a handrail at the visitor center.
(Editor's note: take note of Brian's three photos of the Destroying Angel Mushroom (Amanita virosa) that show some significant features of this very toxic mushroom. Note the apron style partial vail, bulbous base, and very white overall. The free gill feature at the apex of the stalk does not show. This spore print would be white.)
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