Nature Moncton Nature News: November 4 2024

NATURE MONCTON NATURE NEWS

November 4, 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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**Louise Nichols followed up on a report of a Western Kingbird hanging out on Aulac Rd, not far from where she lives on Sunday afternoon. The bird was there, flying from a house to a tree and then off to another yard. Louise was able to get a couple of photos.

**We have a bountiful crop of Mountain Ash berries in New Brunswick this year and it’s a perfect time to be watching these berry-laden trees for fruit connoisseur birds.

David Lilly photographed American Robins enjoying the booty and from the look of the empty peduncles, the feast was significant!

The plentiful supply may have more American Robins overwintering with us this season.

**Lynn Dube got a photograph of the Gray Cross Orbweaver spider.

Many female species carry an egg cargo at their maximum size this time of year.

**On Sunday Brian Stone went to Aulac to try for some photos of the Western Kingbird that Gary Dupuis had located there earlier. The bird was there and was cooperative and many photos were taken.

After that, Brian drove to the coast and at Petit Cap, he photographed a variety of birds that included 100 + Sanderlings, many Bonaparte's Gulls, a Lesser Black-backed Gull, Dunlin, several Red-throated Loons, and a Ruddy Turnstone.

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Nelson Poirier

Nature Moncton