Observations
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26 September 2021
Pt. Petre Provincial Wildlife Area by Don Ross
Partly cloudy and very windy. No rain in past 24 hours. Some turkey vultures along the shore off in the distance.
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26 September 2021
West end of Hamlet of Milford at furthest west end of Millpond by Don Ross
Mostly sunny day with a few clouds and very windy. No rain in past 24 hours. Single swan swimming on the pond further up from here. Weedy at this end as usual.
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25 September 2021
Public Boat Launch at Wellington Harbour on West Lake by Don Ross
Hazy sky and calm winds today, with just a touch of rainfall in past 24 hours but lots over the past week. Many swans, ducks, canada geese, seagulls on the water and flying around….even a heron sitting on a rock and some cormorants too.
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22 September 2021
Virginiatown Community Park & Boat Launch/Marina by Don Ross
Overcast and windy with light rain falling off & on. Lots of rain in past 24 hours. No wildlife around other than a few crows.
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20 September 2021
Benson Creek as it enters into Larder Lake by Don Ross
Overcast and calm with no rain in past 24 hours but expected very soon.
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19 September 2021
Larder Lake Marina by Don Ross
Sunny day with winds quite strong now. No rain in past 24 hours. Boaters fishing off the dock then heading out onto the lake. Few ducks swimming around along the dock edge.
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19 September 2021
Water source for town of Larder Lake by Don Ross
Sunny and calm day with no rain in past 24 hours. No wildlife visible here this morning. Some weeds as expected along the shoreline.
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14 September 2021
Centennial Park in Town of Deseronto by Heather Ross
Mostly overcast and windy day. Lots of seagulls and a flock of Canada Geese flying by. No boaters around today. Heavy weeds seen under the water around the dock.
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12 September 2021
Temagami Seaplane Base on Hwy 11 by Don Ross
Partly cloudy and calm evening with sun beginning to set. No wildlife activity at the moment.
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12 September 2021
Near 15 KM mark in Park heading east on Hwy 60 by Don Ross
Partly cloudy and calm day. 3 people fishing off the point where we test. Water line visible on the rock showing how the levels are much lower now than previously.
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12 September 2021
Behind Tim Horton's on N end of Bancroft on Hwy 2 by Don Ross
Partly cloudy and calm day. No wildlife visible now. River current very low as it’s a very calm day.
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12 September 2021
Kiwanis Boat Launch off Hwy 62 S of Madoc by Don Ross
Slightly overcast and calm day. Few small fish seen in the water near the dock.
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11 September 2021
Prinyer’s Cove Park & Boat Launch by Don Ross
Partly cloudy and windy with no rain in past 24 hours. No birds around at the moment. Spoke for a while with a man who was there swimming and was very keen on what we were doing. Gave him a WR card to visit the website and he was very appreciative of this sort of citizen science being done in so many places.
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11 September 2021
Prinyer’s Cove Source by Don Ross
Partly cloudy and windy day with no rain in past 24 hours. Pair of swans swimming in the harbour and come crows around. Lots of lily pads, bullrushes and weeds on both sides of the road.
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9 September 2021
East Bayshore Waterfront Park and Herchimer Rd Boat Launch in Belleville by Don Ross
Partly cloudy with dark skies showing rain coming soon. ( Arrived just after we did our test ) Some swans, Canada Geese and seagulls around….also a few hornets.
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9 September 2021
Victoria Park & Harbour. Mouth of Moira River entering the Bay of Quinte by Don Ross
Partly cloudy with dark storm clouds brewing, and quite windy. Few MM rain in past 24 hours. Some Canada Geese and seagulls around. Saw a few dead minnows on the bottom of the river when I got the water sample. Lots of heavy weeds and lily pads on and below the water surface.
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9 September 2021
First Bridge on County Rd 28 by Don Ross
Partly cloudy with storm clouds gathering and windy. Some rain ….a few Mm ….in past 24 hours. Grey Heron that we see here often sitting on a rock or log in an open part of the marsh and a black water snake seen along the edge. Most of the marsh covered heavily with green algae, lily pads and weeds. No current or flow in the water.
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7 September 2021
near Glenora, Prince Edward County by Don Ross
Partly cloudy and quite windy day. No rainfall in past 24 hours. No wildlife around….just tourists and visitors to the park. Platform where we used to measure water depth from has been closed for the past year or so for repairs but is now open again so measured from there again instead of just from the shoreline.
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6 September 2021
Little Bluff Conservation Area by Don Ross
About 18 MM rainfall coming in past 24 hours, 14 of which came in 30 mins during heavy thunderstorm activity this morning. Just spitting rain lightly now, but windy and dark storm clouds around. No signs of wildlife here today….just a few folks along the beach with a dog. Lake is strangely calm in spite of gusty winds.
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6 September 2021
South Bay Cres Public Boat Launch by Don Ross
Partly cloudy with sunny breaks and gusty winds. About 18 Mm rainfall in past 24 hours with thunderstorm activity…dumped 14 Mm within 30 mins this morning! Some small green frogs hopping around….tons of lily pads and very heavily weeded and murky water. So low that only kayaks & canoes can be launched from here now I would think.
