Participate in the 2024 Christmas Bird Count!
Participate in the 2024 Christmas Bird Count! DECEMBER 10, 2024 – It’s December, and avid birders across the world know what that means: the Christmas Bird Count is almost here! …
NB Naturalist Feature: The 2023 Christmas Bird Count in New Brunswick
About 1000 people participated in 48 Christmas Bird Counts (CBCs) all over New Brunswick in December 2023 and early 2024.
We spent 1750 hours (equivalent to more than two-hundred 8-hour days) covering 1100 km on foot and 13,000 km by car in search of wintertime birds. Count Day temperatures averaged -2ºC at the start and +1 ºC at the end so most count areas had at least some open water.
By the end of it, we had found 126,000 birds from 139 species plus another two species during each of Count Week and Count Period for a total of 141 species. This is the lowest number of individuals since 2015, but only one less than last year’s recent high of 140 species.
NatureKids – October 2024
NatureKids – October 2024 This month’s NatureKids theme took flight with a focus on bats—creatures that really know how to “wing it” in the wild! Groups got creative by crafting …
NatureKids – September 2024
NatureKids is back and groups have been getting outside and exploring the colours of fall via… Mushrooms!
A Summer with Aerial Insectivores
This summer, as I was taking a break from this blog and keeping up with the busy season, I had the chance to meet some very interesting insect-eaters. Thanks to Birds Canada’s survey programs, I was able to contribute meaningfully to the conservation efforts for those species, even though the survey I did myself ended up with a total of zero sightings. Read on to learn more about my adventures (sorted by survey) and what you can do to help!
2024 New Brunswick Provincial Election
2024 New Brunswick Provincial Election It’s official: New Brunswickers will head to the polls on October 21, 2024 to vote in the next provincial election. There are many issues at …
International Monarch Monitoring Blitz 2024
International Monarch Monitoring Blitz 2024 The International Monarch Monitoring Blitz is taking place this year from July 26-August 4, 2024. This is an annual event held across North America and …
NatureKids – End of Year 2024
NatureKids – End of Year 2024 For May, with Spring quickly arriving, participating NatureKids were encouraged to go outside and look for Flowers and Pollinators. The Fredericton Boys and Girls …
2024 Mary Majka Scholarship Recipients
2024 Mary Majka Scholarship Recipients Nature NB and the Mary Majka Scholarship Fund committee are pleased to announce the three winners of this year’s Mary Majka Scholarship, awarded to students …
Dr. Nelson Poirier Awarded Roger Leblanc Memorial Naturalist of the Year Award
On June 8, 2024 at the Best Western Woodstock, Dr. Nelson Poirier became the inaugural recipient of Nature NB’s newly renamed Roger Leblanc Memorial Naturalist of the Year Award. Though many of our passionate members have received this award in the past, Nelson is the first to receive the award under its new name. It was awarded during the Celebration Banquet at the 2024 Festival of Nature, held this year in Woodstock, NB.