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**It would seem
surprisingly late, but Ted Sears in St. Martins is still getting monarch
butterflies emerging from chrysalises and even has one chrysalis
still to emerge.
(Editor’s note: It surely
would be interesting if one of the new tags being tried could be attached to
some of these individuals to see how they fare with potential migration to
Mexico at this late date.)
**Katie Girvan just
noticed that a cocoon attached itself to the inside of her shed door. Based on recent
observations, she suspects it's a hickory tussock moth pupa cocoon. It
appears ready to overwinter and come out in April or May of next spring as an
adult. Katie plans to keep checking to see if it’s still there and what it’s up
to.
(Editor’s note: Katie’s
photo nicely shows how these hairy caterpillars use that hair (setae) to
construct the cocoon around them for their winter stage.)
**Bob Blake has had a white-breasted
nuthatch coming to their feeders for some time, but now it has brought a
friend along, and they now have a pair, hopefully.
(Editor’s note: there
would seem to be a lot more white-breasted nuthatches appearing at feeders. One
would wonder if this species is increasing in number or if they are just being
reported more?)
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
