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** The announcement for this week’s Nature Moncton Wednesday
walk is below:
July 15 Wednesday Evening Nature Moncton Walk
Location: Pointe-Du-Chêne, Shediac
Start time: 6:30 PM
Host: Marbeth Wilson
Starting Location:
Railway Avenue parking lot
Directions:
From Highway 15, take exit 37, Ohio Road, turn left onto
Route 133, then right onto Pointe-Du-Chêne Road, then left on Railway Avenue.
There are a few spots available in the parking lot, but it is acceptable to
park along the road.
Our walk will take about 1 ½ hours as we make our way along
Railway Avenue and follow the gravel trail on the marsh. On previous visits, we have observed a
variety of shorebirds including terns, as well as kingfishers and
warblers.
Bug spray and protective clothing are recommended. Don’t
forget to wear your name tag too!
Tick protection is always indicated.
All are welcome, Nature Moncton members or not.
**Louise Nichols went to the small park in Baie Verte on
Monday, searching for seaside dragonlet dragonflies and she found a
few. These dragonflies are uncommon in New Brunswick but are perhaps
beginning to stretch their range into the province. They were present at
this location last summer. Louise photographed a female and an
underdeveloped male. The mature male would be all black. (Thanks to
Gilles Belliveau for his comments on the genders.)
Louise also attached a couple of the resident snakes, a garter snake and the smaller red-bellied snake that like to spend time in Glen's hoop house, soaking up the heat.
**Pat Gibbs was at St. Anselme Park on Saturday to photograph a twelve-spotted skimmer dragonfly flitting about.
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
