NATURE MONCTON NATURE NEWS
June 5,
2024
Nature
Moncton members, as well as any naturalist in New Brunswick or beyond, are
invited to share their photos and descriptions of recent nature sightings to
build a fresh (almost) daily edition of Nature News
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by e-mail, please address your message to the information line editor, nelsonpoirier435@gmail.com .
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Peregrine Falcon nest box camera can be accessed at https://www.zoodemagnetichillzoo.ca/nest-cam
**As a
heads up, the Nature Moncton June meeting on June 18 will be the
end-of-the-year barbecue, and folks attending are asked to advise Louise
Nichols so appropriate arrangements can be made. The write-up is at the end of
this edition with Louise’s contact email.
**On Sunday morning, Cathy Simon and Rhonda Langelaan completed the first of two bird surveys of the Bell Street Marsh for the Birds Canada's Maritime Marsh Monitoring Program. (Info: https://www.birdscanada.org/bird-science/marsh-monitoring-program)
The highlight of the survey was seeing 2 Virginia Rails on separate
occasions and, although Rhonda wasn't fast enough with her camera to capture
it, Cathy saw a young black fluffy chick with one of the adults. Two other
unusual sightings included a Red Fox and 2 White-tailed Deer on
the mud flats.
**Aldo
Dorio photographed a female Eastern Bluebird with a heavy cargo of
nesting material heading for the nest box in his Neguac backyard. Aldo has
had Eastern Bluebirds nest in his yard several times.
This could
be a second brood but unlikely at this early date.
**Jim
Johnson in Scotch Settlement normally has surprising numbers of Ruby-throated
Hummingbirds to his feeders, but Jim is noticing that the numbers of hummers are down this year, with way less than half
so far of the number he normally gets. Jim wonders if others have noticed
anything similar.
**Louise Richard heard a bird chirping on Tuesday over Jones Lake that they suspected to be a Chimney Swift. They used their Merlin app which agreed.
(Editor’s note: The Chimney Swift does have a very recognizable vocalization and is constantly airborne except on its night roost.)
**Nelson Poirier had a visit from a Rosy Maple Moth to
his moth light setup.
This is a
small moth but very readily identified with its bright yellow crown and red
legs. The specimen in the photo is worn. Fresh newly minted specimens would
have thick pink bands on the wings to make them even more recognizable.
**
NATURE MONCTON JUNE MEETING
Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Mapleton Park Rotary Lodge
END-OF-THE-YEAR BARBEQUE!
Our June meeting will continue the tradition started
last year of a fun social event with good food to celebrate the success of
another fantastic fall/winter series of meeting presentations, outings, and
workshops! Members and non-members are invited
to the Rotary Pavilion at Mapleton Park, where we will serve some delicious
beef and veggie hamburgers and enjoy a picnic outdoors. All food will be provided as a thank you from
the executive for all your help and participation, which has made our club so
successful throughout the past year.
After we feast on hamburgers, we’ll go inside and
watch a presentation of photos taken by participants of the Haut-du-Ruisseau
Nature Park warbler excursion held on May 25th and guided by Gordon
Rattray. If you were present on that
outing, choose your best 10 photos and bring them on a USB stick. Photos of birds, plants, and insects, as well
as photos of participants, are all welcome as a way to share great memories of
the day.
To help us get an idea of how much food will be
needed, please let Louise Nichols know if you plan to attend the barbeque at nicholsl@eastlink.ca.
Hope to see you there.
All are welcome, Nature Moncton member or not.
Nature
Moncton
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