NATURE MONCTON NATURE NEWS
October 6, 2025
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**The
Wilson Marsh event, where the treasured wetland designation will become
official with Nature Moncton involvement, will take place tomorrow, Tuesday,
October 7.
All
details are on the poster photo as posted below.
**Frank
Branch in Paquetville comments that white- crowned sparrows started
arriving on October 1, both adults and juveniles. Frank shares a photo of a
juvenile white- crowned sparrow. As mentioned in an earlier edition, this is
the only time we will get to see the juvenile passing through in migration.
When we see them in spring, making refueling stops in our feeder yards on their
way north to breed, they will all be sporting the white, fluorescent headbands
of breeding plumage.
**Georges
Brun spotted a weasel near Chateau Moncton on Sunday morning. The
pelage has begun to take that tinge of white. A blue jay was
nearby, looking at the predator. Neither made a move to get a free meal.
With
cooler temperatures in the morning, the fog was thick, but eventually the sun
made the mist disappear, and the Legs For Literacy runners had a wonderful
morning to jog, walk, or run their half-marathons and marathons.
On
October 7, 2025 the moon is a supermoon (harvest Moon). The Tidal
Bore will be a #3 until October 10.
Through
the veil of morning fog, Georges saw sunspots on the sun's surface.
Cooler
temperatures in the morning!
**Glen
and Louise Nichols were walking along the main trail from their house to the
woods on Sunday and saw a small pile of wheat on the grass. They have no
wheat growing on the property and are unaware of any wheat fields nearby.
So how did it get there?
The
wheat was dry and whole -- it didn't come from anyone's scat.
(Editor’s
note: There is a strong possibility this is the work of a deer mouse,
which is known for its habit of caching a specific type of seed in a neat pile,
as Louise’s photo shows. It will cache seeds in the nest but will occasionally
place these piles in random spots.)
Nelsonpoirier435@gmail.com
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
