Les Ami.e.s de la nature du Sud-Est recently published a speech by president Raymonde Chartier, in a special souvenir edition of the Plume verte (a magazine for club members). It was delivered at the 35th anniversary celebration on October 5, 2024 in Grande-Digue.
Many New Brunswickers know that on Christmas Day 1900, William H. Moore, a naturalist, farmer, big game outfitter and educator from Scotch Lake, York County, New Brunswick became Canada‘s first Christmas Bird Counter. More than 2,000 Christmas Bird Counts (CBCs) have been done in New Brunswick since the year 1900 but William Moore never did another count, and fewer than a dozen were done over the next 50 years.
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.
The 2022 Christmas Bird Count in New Brunswick Forty-nine Count Circles. 1,000 observers. 1,550 hours of observations. More than 15,000 km covered including almost 850 on foot. Result: 136,194 birds from 140 species. Plus, one more species found during the Count Week and five further species found during the Count Period. Total: 146 species. This …
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NB Naturalist Feature: Improving our Understanding of Freshwater Mussels in New Brunswick By Kerstyn Dobbs and Sarah Cusack Freshwater mussels are bivalves that inhabit the benthic zone of freshwater ecosystems, but they are most commonly found in rivers and lakes. New Brunswick historically had 11 different species found all throughout the province, but unfortunately one …
Preorder Your Commemorative Copy of the NB Naturalist 50th Anniversary Edition Today! In 2022, Nature NB celebrated its 50th anniversary! In the upcoming edition of our magazine, the NB Naturalist, we put together the story of our 50 years (and counting!) of accomplishments, field trips, club meetings, advocacy, and more. We are doing a limited print run …
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NB Naturalist Feature: Newly Recorded Tapeworms Infecting Fishes of New Brunswick and the Need for Citizen Science! By Megan Fraser Parasites are organisms that live on or inside of a host organism; the host suffers some level of harm and the parasite benefits (Loker & Hofkin 2015). Parasitism is a common symbiotic lifestyle, and parasites …
MAY 26, 2022 — The Festival of Nature is an important part of Nature NB’s mission to celebrate New Brunswick’s natural heritage as naturalists from around the province gather together to learn from each other and explore the diversity of nature in New Brunswick. Each year, the Festival of Nature is kicked off with Nature …
By Jim Wilson APRIL 29, 2022 — Mary Majka was one of very few famous people that I ever met and the only one I can say was a personal friend. Aside from being a remarkable naturalist, teacher, and visionary she was also a warm humanitarian who knew first-hand what it was like to be …
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25 MARCH 2022 — In 1983, the New Brunswick legislature officially adopted the Black-capped Chickadee as the provincial bird. What was the catalyst for this decision? A contest conducted by the New Brunswick Federation of Naturalists (NBFN). The NBFN asked New Brunswickers to participate in the decision process by sending in their votes. Ballots were …
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