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MONCTON NATURE NEWS
July 22, 2025
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**This week’s Nature Moncton Wednesday evening walk is scheduled for tomorrow night, July 23, to the Shediac area with weather cooperating perfectly. All details below:
WEDNESDAY EVENING WALK
Date: Wednesday, July 23, 2025, 6:30 PM
Location: Pointe-du-Chêne in Shediac
Meeting place: Parking lot in the middle of Railway Avenue, Shediac
Leader: Marbeth Wilson
Description
Join Nature Moncton at Pointe-du-Chêne on July 23 at 6:30 PM. This will be an easy, 60-minute walk on a flat, groomed trail with fine gravel, mulch, and some pavement. Walkers can expect to visit the common tern nesting platform and Parlee Beach lighthouse, and hopefully hear the sounds of Nelson’s sparrows, veery, and lots of warblers.
Bug spray and protective clothing are recommended. Don’t forget to wear your name tag too!
All are welcome, Nature Moncton members or not.
**Maureen Girvan noted a small group of soldier beetles on a blooming umbel of Queen Anne’s lace along the Dieppe walking trail on Monday.
**John
Inman’s new groundhog, who is living in the woodpile behind his home, was
heading for the lawn when it stopped and was twitching its nose. It turned and
walked over, stood on a 6 x 6 and a stack of cement blocks, where it found some shelled walnuts and peanuts that were put down for the chipmunk, which it enjoyed as a snack. A
good sense of smell to complement their eyesight!
(Editor's note: In John's photo, note the dexterous digits of the front paws of the groundhog that are designed for digging and grasping, similar to that of the raccoon and beaver. The groundhog does not typically climb trees but is very capable of doing so, especially in the spring to reach fresh green forage.)
Nelson Poirier.
Nature Moncton
