NATURE MONCTON NATURE NEWS
October 13, 2024
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**The first heads up on the Nature Moncton October
meeting coming up Tuesday night, Oct 15, is at the end of this edition.
The new Owl technology will be used so the virtual
audience, room audience, and speaker can interact with improvements gleaned
from its first use last month.
**Lisa Morris captured a photo showing the striking colour pattern of the Transverse Flower Fly (Eristalis transversa).
This group of flies (syrphid) is
sometimes referred to as hover flies because of their ability to remain nearly
motionless in flight, an identity clue to remember when differentiating them
from look-alike wasps.
**Nature
Moncton OCTOBER MONTHLY MEETING PRESENTATION
Topic: Shorebirds in Atlantic Canada
Tuesday, October 15, 2024, at 7 PM
Mapleton
Park Rotary Lodge
Presenter: Dr. Diana Hamilton
Every
year in late summer, large numbers of Arctic-breeding shorebirds migrate
through our region, stopping to fuel up before continuing their long journey to
their tropical non-breeding grounds where they spend the winter. Atlantic
Canada provides critical habitat for these birds which are facing challenges
and population declines throughout their range. Diana Hamilton, a professor in
the Biology Department at Mount Allison University, has been studying these
birds for over 25 years. Working with colleagues at Environment and Climate
Change Canada and many students, Diana’s lab has examined many aspects of
shorebird ecology. She will share some of their group’s insights on
Semipalmated Sandpipers and other shorebird species during their time in our
region.
Diana
has been a professor at Mount Allison since 2005, and the Biology Department
Head since 2018. Prior to joining Mount A, Diana did postdoctoral work at UNB,
where she developed her fascination with shorebirds and their intertidal
habitat. Before working on shorebirds and mudflats, Diana completed a PhD at
the University of Guelph, where she examined the combined effects of predation by
Common Eiders and disturbance on rocky intertidal communities.
This
presentation will be in person. It will
also be available via Zoom to those at home at the following link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88578685751?pwd=A1jqgfJ73g3QIKOSr5pIe2aSR6ybEO.1
All are welcome, Nature Moncton member or not.
Don’t forget your name tag!
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
