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!
If you were around eastern New Brunswick’s beaches in the 2000s, you might have noticed many of these strange, black, four-pointed “cases”, known colloquially as mermaid’s purses. These purses are in fact the discarded egg cases of the various Skates in the surrounding seas.
Open Farm Day 2023 – A look into riparian restoration on farms in NB Ben Whalen, Executive Director of the Kennebecasis Watershed Restoration Committee In September, the Kennebecasis Watershed Restoration Committee (KWRC) and Nature NB hosted an Open Farm Day to help showcase the important work local watershed organizations and farmers play in protecting species …
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