NATURE MONCTON NATURE NEWS
December 28, 2023
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**Barbara Smith encountered a Large Yellow Underwing Moth (Noctua pronuba) caterpillar
on her Boxing Day walk. It was just about to cross a fairly busy road bordered
on the opposite side by a large gravel parking lot, which seemed like a suicide
mission, so she deposited him on some grass abutting a treed area in the
direction from whence he came.
(Editor’s note: the Large Yellow Underwing Moth
overwinters as the larval caterpillar stage and can be seen foraging on mild winter days and early spring.)
**On Monday, John Inman had a very brief visit from a female
Brown-headed Cowbird. He was hoping for it to return Tuesday for a
better photo but no luck. He also had a visit from a Red-winged Blackbird and a 4th Common
Grackle, both of which were back Tuesday.
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
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