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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.

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 …

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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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