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The camera on the peregrine
falcon nest box on the summit of Assumption Place is now live. When
checking the link to watch the activity, scroll down to the first large image,
which shows what is happening in real time.
The female appeared to be enjoying a very pleasant snooze at 7:14 AM, taking in the dawn of a sunny
day after the cool wind and rain of Friday. The wait until Mother’s Day is on!
https://www.zoodemagnetichillzoo.ca/nest-cam
** A photo from Phil Riebel captured a pine marten in mid-leap on fresh snow in central New
Brunswick, using a DSLR camera trap.
Phil comments, “Pine martens depend on intact, mature forests with complex
structure, standing deadwood, dense canopy, and healthy prey populations.
Protecting large, connected forest ecosystems doesn’t just benefit martens; it
supports entire communities of wildlife, from birds to large mammals, and
maintains the ecological balance of these northern systems.”
(Editor’s note: the pine marten
is present but isn’t often seen in the southern part of New Brunswick. It is
more commonly seen in the northern part of the province beyond a line that crosses
the center of the province. It is an arboreal animal usually seen in trees.)
**Jane LeBlanc managed to
get three out of four yellow-rumped warblers in the same photo in her yard,
enjoying Dollarama suet.
**Shannon Inman was out in
the rain on Friday to photograph wildlife she encountered.
She photographed a wet raccoon
taking a rest on a neighbor's steps and an equally wet skunk out
foraging, not particularly concerned about the rain. A peregrine falcon
on a fence post in a field demonstrated that heavy rain was no problem for its
plumage!
**Bob Blake maintains daily
weather statistics from his Second North River home, including morning low
temperature, daily high temperature, and monthly precipitation.
Bob submits a table
comparing those values for April of 2025 with those of April of 2026 from this
one location.
It is interesting to note that
the statistics from the two months are quite similar; however, if April had one
more day this year, things would have changed a lot with the deluge of rain we
experienced on May 1, 2026.
|
2025 |
2026 |
||
|
morning temperatures |
daily highs and rainfall |
morning temperatures |
daily highs and rainfall |
|
-5-1 -2-3 -1-2 0-2 +1-2 +2-3 +3-3 +4-1 +5-2 +6-5 +7-1 +8-2 +10-1 +11-1 +13-1 |
+22-1 +17-1 +15-2 +14-1 +13-4 +10-3 7 cms. snow 127 mms. rain |
-5-1 -4-1 -2-4 -1-2 0-1 +1-3 +2-1 +3-1 +4-3 +5-4 +6-1 +7-3 +8-3 +9-2 |
+18-1 +17-2 +16-2 +15-1 +11-1 3 cms. snow 114 mms.rain |
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
