Nature Moncton Nature News: November 1 2023

NATURE MONCTON NATURE NEWS

Nov 1, 2023

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**The winter bird scene is getting underway.

Barb Curlew saw a flock of 6 SNOW BUNTINGS on Waterside Beach on October 31, 2023. Two of them landed close by and gave her the opportunity to photograph them.

(Editor’s note: note the fall arrivals are dull compared to the showy black and white birds that leave us in the spring to head north.)

**John Inman got a quick distant photo of an adult BALD EAGLE with apparent nest material. John comments that they see it off and on but it's never camera-ready as this time.

**Aldo Dorio continues to see BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS at Hay Island at the end of October. Four of them were present at Hay Island on Monday.

**Bob Blake in Second North River maintains daily weather statistics from his home, recording daily temperatures, daily high temperatures, and monthly precipitation. Bob shares it in table form comparing October 2022 with October 2023. The table is below as Bob reports it.

It is interesting to note the reported statistics were quite similar for the two months except for the precipitation when the last day of October 2023 gave us our first seasonal snowfall, which is expected soon to be a memory!

2022

2023

morning temperatures

daily highs and rainfall

morning temperatures

daily highs and rainfall

+19-1 day

+18-1

+17-2

+16-1

+15-1

+13-2

+12-1

+10-3

+9-1

+7-2

+6-3

+4-1

+3-3

+2-1

+1-4

0-1

-1-2

-2-1

+23-1

+21-3

+20-3

+19-7

+18-2

+17-2

+16-4

125 mm. rain

+17-1

+16-1

+15-2

+13-2

+12-1

+11-3

+10-2

+9-3

+8-5

+7-3

+6-1

+5-1

+2-1

+1-1

0-1

+24-1

+21-4

+20-1

+19-2

+18-2

+17-3

+15-4

131 mms.rain

10 cms. snow

· Note this presentation below in the NBEN calendar that is taking place the same night as the Nature Moncton meeting. Jennifer White at the Nature Conservancy has advised that this virtual event will be recorded and she will let us know when it is up. This will be announced on Nature News so interested folk can partake.

· **Wild bees in Atlantic Canada: Their biology, behaviour and where to find them! - Online

The New Brunswick Environmental Network is proud to share information on upcoming events available to those interested in the environment. One left click on the event opens it up to give all details and registration.