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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.
Another busy day on the
summit of Assumption Place with Ma and Pa peregrine falcon filling the begging
beaks of 4 nestlings with insatiable appetites.
Another month of carting
groceries!
https://www.zoodemagnetichillzoo.ca/nest-cam
**An early heads up on 2 Nature
Moncton events coming up. On Saturday, May 30, there will be a Nature
Moncton duck outing field trip and on this coming Sunday, May 24 Nature
Moncton will participate in an Ecofest booth at Magnetic Hill.
All details at the end of
this message and upfront as the days approach.
**Jane LeBlanc spent
Wednesday on Grand Manan Island. She didn't see some birds she wanted to see,
but she did see Savannah sparrows as well as lots of warblers. She also found a
black swallowtail butterfly, and she's pretty sure she saw a monarch butterfly
drifting by.
The catch of the day may
have been finding a northern flicker going into its nest. After several
minutes, it stuck its head back out for a photo. The photo is documentary
because of the light.
**Ted Sears recently
visited the Hampton Nature Park and was surprised to get a photograph of a common
goldeneye with a chick riding on its mother’s back. Ted comments that he
has heard of this but never witnessed it.
Also, while there, Ted
captured a nice portrait of a pied-billed grebe.
**Susan Richards comments
that the beautiful sunny, warm day of May 20, with leaves just coming on, made
it a beautiful scene to watch all the American redstarts present on a
visit to Cornhill Nursery.
**The giant water bug
is a large 5 cm bug that is normally seen in water. In spring, the adults will
leave water on mating missions and appear in surprising locations.
Nelson Poirier’s dog Fin
got the surprise of his day to come face to face with a giant water bug
confidently walking across the floor of the camp. How it got there was a bit of
a surprise, but Dad placed it outdoors on the riverbank to continue its
mission!
**Nature
Moncton Outing—Spring Ducks
Location:
Sackville Sewage Lagoon, Retention Ponds and Waterfowl Park
Date and
start time: Saturday, May 30, at 9:30 AM
Hosts: Gwen
Clark and Jessica Belanger-Mainville
Spring in
New Brunswick is a perfect time to appreciate one of the most striking groups
of birds, the ducks, as they return to New Brunswick to breed or pass through
on their northward migration. The Sackville Sewage Lagoon, Retention Ponds and
Waterfowl Park offer important breeding and stopover habitat for many species,
from the familiar Blue-winged Teal and Ring-necked Duck to less common visitors
like Wood Ducks, Northern Shovelers, Hooded Mergansers and Northern Pintails.
If you’re lucky, you may even find a rare vagrant (a species far outside its
native range) like the cinnamon-headed Eurasian Wigeon!
We will start at the Sewage Lagoon and proceed to the Retention Ponds,
concluding with a short walk along the boardwalk loop in Waterfowl Park.
Bring a
snack, water and sun protection, and don’t forget your name tag. All are welcome, Nature Moncton
members and non-members alike.
Sackville
meeting location: Sewage Lagoons on Crescent Street. From Moncton, take the
Trans-Canada Highway and get off at exit 506 (Cattail Ridge). Continue on
Cattail Ridge as it becomes Crescent Street. Where Crescent Street curves west (to the right when
coming from Cattail Ridge), turn left onto the gravel road and continue to the
sewage lagoons. Park along the side of the road.
Carpooling
meet-up location and time: We strongly encourage carpooling from Moncton to
Sackville to reduce the environmental footprint of this event. For those
wishing to carpool, we will meet at the parking lot of the Sobeys on Elmwood Drive (77 Filles de Jesus Ave,
Moncton) at 8:45 a.m.
**Nature
Moncton will have a table set up at the Magnetic Hill Zoo for Ecofest on
Sunday, May 24th, from 9 am to 5 pm.
We will
engage with the visitors, share our expertise and inspire eco-friendly actions
within our community with educational displays and opportunities to learn about
our natural world.
COME SEE US
(with your admission) at the Zoo on Sunday, May 24, 2026.
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
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