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October 2, 2025
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**John
Inman was taking a rest from yard chores, sitting on a branch under the birch
tree, when he noticed something land above him. He was pleasantly surprised to
realize it was a young-of-the-year red-headed woodpecker.
(Editor’s
note: A young-of-the-year red-headed woodpecker is a very welcome sight this
time of year, as it potentially will stay in the area for the winter at a
feeder yard and take on its stunning breeding plumage as the winter
progresses.)
**On
Tuesday, Cathy Simon and Brian Stone took an afternoon break (not that
long-retired Brian needed one) and walked some of the trails in Wilson Marsh.
It was a quiet walk for the most part as few birds presented themselves for
viewing and photography, and the weather varied between cool and warm, with
clouds occasionally covering the Sun.
After a while, some life began to show itself,
and more than six pied-billed grebes were noted along with a couple of great blue
herons, a single dark-eyed junco, and a fly-by of a northern harrier. A cabbage
white butterfly, a least skipper, and a mating pair out of hundreds
of autumn meadowhawk dragonflies were also photographed.
** Bob
Blake maintains daily weather statistics of morning low temperature,
daily high temperature, and monthly precipitation from his home in Second North
River.
Bob
compares his statistical records for September 2024 and September 2025. It is
notable that temperatures were modestly similar; however, most of us would have
expected precipitation to be much less in September 2025, but the fact that it wasn't would indicate that it was the low precipitation levels in July and August that
contributed to the drought that continued into September.
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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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+18-1 +17-2 +16-2 +15-3 +14-2 +13-5 +11-1 +10-3 +9-2 +8-2 +5-1 |
+29-1 +28-1 +27-1 +26-1 +25-1 +24-4 +22-2 +20-1 73
mms. rain |
+23-1 +21-1 +17-2 +15-2 +14-1 +13-1 +12-1 +11-1 +10-4 +9-3 +8-2 +6-2 +5-1 +4-2 +2-1 |
+29-1 +281 +25-1 +24-5 +23-2 +22-5 +21-2 +20-4 64
mms. rain |
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Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
