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MONCTON NATURE NEWS
June 1, 2025
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To
view the live feed of the Peregrine Falcon nest cam on the summit of Assumption
Place in Moncton, go to:
**Deanna Fenwick comments on Saturday’s
warbler outing: “There were a LOT of birds that came out to play on
Saturday. What a fantastic outing!”
Deanna was able to photograph a beautiful collection of the warblers spotted, which I am sure will be appreciated by many.
Deanna also photographed some of the other bird species that joined the warblers to entertain the enthusiastic group of participants.
**Susan Richards sends a photo to show a scene
with feathers and a carcass that the group saw on a lawn during the warbler
walk on Saturday. They saw a bald eagle fly over toward the area of the
event and only realized what it must have been doing there when they walked there.
Canada goose prey was the target of the eagle’s attention.
Susan comments, “There were 11 people excited
to see or hear many warbler species Saturday, with Gordon Rattray leading the
walk. The sky was slightly overcast and a little windy, keeping the bugs away.
The two-part outing was enjoyed by all.”
Susan sent a photo of some of the
participants present.
**Lisa Morris shares some photos of a witch’s
broom that caught her eye as it was just about to send out shoots of new
growth. This appears to be the witch’s broom occasionally found on balsam fir.
This one does lose all its green foliage in the winter, but reappears in the
spring. It does not hurt the tree and is rather an attractive feature, but
Christmas tree growers may not look at it that way!
Witch’s brooms are a tree growth abnormality where
a dense mass of shoots emerges from a single point, resembling a broom or
bird’s nest. They are often caused by pathogens like fungi, viruses, or
bacteria.
**Aldo Dorio sends a photo of a song
sparrow who is seemingly very attentive to the
photographer.
Aldo also sends a photo of one of the Canada
goose families at Hay Island.
**Bob Blake at Second North River maintains daily
weather statistics of morning low temperature, daily high temperature, and
monthly rainfall.
Bob sends a table comparing his results for May 2024 and May 2025.
A portion of the daily high temperatures of
May 2025 do appear to be higher than those of May 2024
The difference in rainfall is quite dramatic,
showing we had over four times the amount of rain in May 2025 to May 2024.
That’s a lot more rain that postponed some events, but we have to remember, on the positive side, that we are not dealing with all the wildfire events that are challenging our fellow Canadians out west. We have a lot of forests in New
Brunswick that are glad to have moisture at this time.
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2024 |
2025 |
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morning
temperatures |
daily
highs and rainfall |
morning
temperatures |
daily
highs and rainfall |
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+2-2 days +3-1 +4-4 +6-5 +7-2 +9-1 +11-5 +12-3 +13-2 +14-3 +15-2 +17-1 +18-1 |
Hi’s +27-3 +26-1 +24-1 +23-4 +22-3 +21-3 43 mms. rain |
+3-1 +4-2 +6-7 +8-5 +9-3 +10-2 +11-2 +12-1 +13-1 +15-1 +16-4 +17-1 +19-1 |
+31-1 +30-2 +26-1 +25-1 +21-4 +20-1 138 |
Nelson Poirier.
Nature Moncton
