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April 21 2023

NATURE
MONCTON NATURE NEWS

April 21, 2023

 

 

To respond by e-mail, please address message
to the information line editor,  [email protected] .

 

Please advise the editor at [email protected]  if any errors are noted in wording or photo
labelling.

For more information on Nature Moncton, check the website at www.naturemoncton.com .

 

Edited by Nelson Poirier [email protected]

 

Proofreading
courtesy of Louise Nichols at [email protected]

 

 

 

 

**The special voice recording link
did not get attached yesterday morning, so the message is repeated today, complete with the link. Enjoy!

The video recording that Louise
Nichols was able to capture of the Winter Wren serenading her by her
Aulac home is at the link below. It’s a great chance to cement the vocalization
seeing the bird at the same time. The Winter Wren is often heard well before it
is seen.

 

 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/1o15ljlkhxlpm0l/Winter%20Wren%20..%20Louise%20Nichols.MP4?dl=0

 

**While Deana
Fenwick was in Moncton to attend the meeting on Tuesday, she popped by
Centennial Park to see the Wood Ducks and capture pleasant photos of the
handsome male Wood Duck with its conservatively plumaged partner.

Deana was
pleased to see the Purple Finches return
to her feeders in Sackville.

At the Sackville
Waterfowl Park on Thursday, she got photos of a Pied-billed Grebe.

 There were also Gadwalls, American Wigeons,
Mallard Ducks, Ring-necked Ducks, and a Yellow-rumped Warbler (who darted away
before she could capture a photo).

 The Killdeer have also returned to the
Retention Pond on St. James Street in Sackville. Last year they nested there, so
Deana is hoping they have another brood this year.

 

**Barb Curlew
spotted a GREAT BLUE HERON on the summit of a tree surveying the territory
in the rain at Waterside on Wednesday to get a pleasing photo.

 

 

**Brian Stone walked the Mill Creek Park trails in
Riverview on Wednesday afternoon for a couple hours, and the weather was so mild
and sunny (at times) that he had high hopes of finding his first snake of the
season. As he finished his walk and was just minutes from the end at the
parking lot, he suddenly was stunned by the appearance of a young, healthy, and
gorgeous Garter Snake trying to sneak off the trail without being seen.
Not believing his luck, Brian picked it up gently and held it for some photos.
The snake settled down and enjoyed the warmth of Brian's hands while his photo
session progressed. It was then released into the leafy understory and quietly
glided away.

(Editor’s note: note one of Brian’s photos shows it
using its forked tongue to gather information on its surroundings. The tongue
is completely harmless and is a sensory organ. The fangs (teeth) are a different
story and if the snake is agitated, they can deliver a bite. Brian is very accustomed to handling
snakes gently so that does not usually happen as the snake would not feel
threatened).

 

"Snakes use their tongues for collecting chemicals from the air or
ground. The tongue does not have receptors to taste or smell. Instead, these
receptors are in the vomeronasal, or Jacobson’s Organ, which is in the roof of
the mouth. Once inside the Jacobson’s Organ, different chemicals evoke
different electrical signals which are relayed to the brain.”

 

 

 

**Early on
Wednesday evening, before it got too dark, Brian Stone visited the Main St. end
of Jones Lake at the spillway to photograph the male and female celebrity pair
of Harlequin Ducks that caused nature photographers to flock like the
birds they chase. The pair seemed relaxed and unimpressed by the commotion they
caused and posed nicely for all who showed up for photos. Brian checked the
outflow area on the other side of Main St. before leaving and found a Beaver
relaxing on the edge of the creek.

(Editor’s note: one of Brian’s photos
shows one of the ‘grooming nails’ (arrowed) on the hind foot of the beaver that
we don’t often get to see in photographs. Also, the beaver does not usually show its total body out of water. Never say never!)

 

"The two inner toes on
each hind foot of the Beaver are modified for grooming. The innermost toenail opens and closes over the toe, like a
bird's beak, and functions like a coarse-toothed comb. The second toe has a 'split nail' or 'double nail.' The former term is more commonly used, but the
latter term is, perhaps, more accurate.”

 

**Nelson Poirier has not received any
reports from Thursday evening’s owl prowl as yet; however, he was able to hear a
very close-by Saw-whet Owl vocalizing seemingly endlessly outside his Little
West Miramichi camp on Thursday evening.

 

 

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 Nelson Poirier

Nature
Moncton

 

 

 HARLEQUIN DUCKS (MALE AND FEMALE). APRIL 20, 2023. BRIAN STONE HARLEQUIN DUCKS (MALE AND FEMALE). APRIL 20, 2023. BRIAN STONE HARLEQUIN DUCKS (MALE). APRIL 20, 2023. BRIAN STONE HARLEQUIN DUCKS (FEMALE). APRIL 20, 2023. BRIAN STONE PIED-BILLED GREBE. APRIL 20, 2023. DEANNA FENWICKWOOD DUCK (FEMALE).  APRIL 18, 2023. DEANNA FENWICKWOOD DUCK (MALE).  APRIL 18, 2023. DEANNA FENWICKRING-NECKED DUCK (MALE). APRIL 19, 2023. DEANNA FENWICKGREAT BLUE HERON. APRIL 19, 2023. BARB CURLEWKILLDEER. APRIL 20. 2023. DEANNA FENWICKPURPLE FINCH AND AMERICAN GOLDFINCH, APRIL 19, 2023. DEANNA FENWICKRING-NECKED PHEASANT (MALE), APRIL 20, 2023. DEANNA FENWICKBEAVER. APRIL 20, 2023. BRIAN STONEBEAVER. APRIL 20, 2023. BRIAN STONEBEAVER. APRIL 20, 2023. BRIAN STONEGARTER SNAKE. APRIL 20, 2023. BRIAN STONE GARTER SNAKE. APRIL 20, 2023. BRIAN STONE GARTER SNAKE. APRIL 20, 2023. BRIAN STONE  

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