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**A very sincere,
appreciative thank you to Greg Jongsma for joining Nature Moncton via Zoom on
Tuesday night to explain from an inside view what happens each year when the
New Brunswick Museum carries out a biota/bioblitz of one of New Brunswick’s Protected
Natural Areas.
Greg explained the amazing
things that happen when a large group of specialists in their specific fields
get together in an area, examining everything possible that calls the area
home. He really pointed out what a special and diverse part of the world we
live in.
Thank you, Greg, for the
eye-opener to make us appreciate our own backyard, New Brunswick!
The presentation was
recorded, and the link will be available in a few days for those who missed it
or may want to listen to it again.
**Everyone is encouraged
to listen to the most recent episode of Birds Canada's "The
Warblers" podcast to learn about marsh birds and to listen to fellow
Nature Moncton member, Gwen Clark, as the featured guest! You can listen by clicking on the following link: https://www.birdscanada.org/warblerspodcast . Great
interview, Gwen!
**Rheal Vienneau came
across a fantastic scientific documentary video on YouTube called “The
extraordinary caterpillar.”
(Editor’s note: This is
indeed an incredible piece of work with the punchline ‘The caterpillar does all
the work, but the butterfly gets all the attention!’ Make the time to check
this one out):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ql1zrSUFuvM&list=PLgBne2KTlDUyZPQ8TFfgubNS5qsNTuYnw&index=2
**We have not had a great
year for northern shrike observations, but John Inman was able to capture a
photo of an immature northern shrike checking things out in the cedars
of his Harvey yard.
(Editor’s note: John’s
photo is of an immature bird which can be seen in the breast streaking and overall brown
earth tones in the plumage.)
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
