Observations
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25 June 2018
East side of Hamlet of Milford K0K2P0 by Don Ross
Just under 6 mm rainfall past 24 hours. Sunny and calm winds today. Barely a trickle of water flowing over the dam from Millpond into the river now. Still some flow to the river though. Some birds heard but not seen....waterbugs on surface. Lots of white pollen floating in the air and on the ground & water.
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24 June 2018
Little Bluff Conservation Area by Don Ross
Minimum rainfall in past 24 hrs...less than 1 MM...and very little moisture over the past weeks. Overcast with little winds...gentle waves coming ashore. Few seagulls around and some red-winged blackbirds in the marsh pond area behind the beach.
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24 June 2018
South Bay Cres Public Boat Launch by Don Ross
Less than 1 MM rain in past 24 hours....been very dry here in PEC . Overcast today with little wind. Could hear lots of birds in the bullrushes but not seen. Fish jumping, waterbugs, frogs singing. Gentle current flowing in from the lake every 15 mins or so. Spent a half hour chatting with a gentleman who was in hip waders with small net testing here for data about marsh areas for the Federal Govt. and Birds Canada. Tyler Hoar is a well known author of Bird books and he was eager to share all sorts of interesting information with me as we did our tests, & I referred him to our WaterRangers site to see the work being done there. Here is a bio from one of the sites where his birding books can be found.......”TYLER HOAR is an avid naturalist and ornithologist with extensive experience in birding surveys and research across North America. In recent years, he has been involved in bird population studies for the Royal Ontario Museum and the Canadian Wildlife Service in Ontario and Quebec. He has a biology degree from the University of Guelph. When not working, Tyler has travelled extensively through North America, Central America, the South Pacific and Australia while enjoying his passion for birding and nature appreciation. “
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23 June 2018
Cherry Valley Lions Memorial Park Boat Launch Dock by Don Ross
Small amt of rain in past 24 hours....just a few MM. Overcast and medium winds. Can hear some birds in the bullrushes but can’t see them. Fisherman just leaving as I arrived....had caught some small sunfish.
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21 June 2018
Nonquon River Environmental Education Centre by Don Ross
No rain in past 24 hours. Sunny and very calm night. Large group of geese swimming on the river, some ducks, red winged blackbirds, swallows & other small birds seen and heard . Dragonflies and some small insects. River is thick with green algae and heavy weeds...would be very difficult for a canoe or kayak to make it through. Secchi disc visible barely below the surface.
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21 June 2018
Port Perry Marina near Palmer Park by Don Ross
No rainfall in past 24 hours. Sunny today with brisk wind but not too much chop on the lake. Few seagulls flying around as well as 2 remote control aircraft which perhaps is keeping some birds away now. Lots of green algae bloom on the surface along the docks and heavy weeds under the water, but surprisingly the secchi disc was still visible on the bottom in spite of the weeds. Warnings up along the beach and park area about dangers of blue algae conditions being prevalent here in summer time.
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14 June 2018
Centennial Park in Town of Deseronto by Don Ross
Small amt of rainfall in past 24 hours. Overcast and windy now. Few ducks swimming in the water and some seagulls in the parking area.
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14 June 2018
East Bayshore Waterfront Park and Herchimer Rd Boat Launch in Belleville by Don Ross
Some rain ( about 6 mm ) in past 24 hours. Overcast and moderately windy today. Few ducks on the lake. Spoke at length about Water Rangers with the leader of a group of people from Toronto who were just heading out on an excursion on their Sea-Doos east on the lake for a few days. Gave them a WR card to view the readings on the map and he was going to mention it to their member group of several thousand. Www.torontowpc.com Also spoke with a fisherman who lived locally and is trained in the area of fisheries and wildlife. He was also keen to learn more about Water Rangers as he lived on a river here , so gave him the info too.
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10 June 2018
Behind Tim Horton's on N end of Bancroft on Hwy 2 by Heather Ross
No rainfall in past 24 hours. Sunny day with little bit of wind....water flowing slowly along river. Waterbugs on surface and some mosquitoes. Birds singing.
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9 June 2018
Virginiatown Community Park & Boat Launch/Marina by Heather Ross
No rainfall in past 24 hours. Small school of minnows swimming along and some fishermen along the docks. They tell us the fish they tend to see here are perch, pike, trout, walleye, bass, catfish & suckers. 2 loons also fishing nearby in the lake not far from us. Enjoyed sharing the test results with these folks as they were keen to learn about this.
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6 June 2018
Southern end of the lake at the end of Silver Tire Rd at a friends cottage by Heather Ross
No rainfall past 24 hours. Few mosquitoes around. Calm water.
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6 June 2018
East of Kirkland Lake at Roadside Park by Heather Ross
Sunny, mild and calm day with some rain during past 24 hours. Some pollen on surface near shoreline and lots of goose droppings on the grass. Red winged blackbirds, seagulls, other birds and a few butterflies seen. A single loon fishing not far from shore. Usual road traffic noise from highway 66 nearby.
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2 June 2018
Water source for town of Larder Lake by Heather Ross
Sunny and calm winds...some rain past 24 hours, Could hear birds singing in the woods nearby but nothing seen.
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2 June 2018
Larder Lake Marina by Heather Ross
Sunny and calm tonight with loons calling but not able to see them. Light chop on the water. Big fishing derby here tomorrow so lake will be busy. Has been some rain over past 24 hours.
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1 June 2018
Temagami Seaplane Base on Hwy 11 by Heather Ross
Has been raining today. Large Raven seen nearby. Fishing boat just heading out on the lake. Gentle waves on the water.
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1 June 2018
Near 15 KM mark in Park heading east on Hwy 60 by Heather Ross
Mainly overcast and had been raining lightly for the past few hours. Calm winds. Pollen floating on the water surface. Birds singing but not seen. Mosquitoes and water bugs around.
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1 June 2018
Kiwanis Boat Launch off Hwy 62 S of Madoc by Heather Ross
Partly overcast/ partly sunny with barely any wind. Birds singing but not visible. Father & son launcing their boat to go fishing so they asked about our tests, gave them a card to visit site and showed son the DO test we were doing and he chose the same colour blue as we did. They were hoping to catch some walleye.
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25 May 2018
West end of Hamlet of Milford at furthest west end of Millpond by Don Ross
No rainfall in past 24 hours, Sunny, warm and calm winds. Waterfalls can be heard running but not as loud or hard. Some gentle flow from the river emptying into the pond under the bridge here. No signs of wildlife close by. Some plastic bottles and trash around but on my bike so will have to get later to recycle.
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25 May 2018
East side of Hamlet of Milford K0K2P0 by Don Ross
No rain in past 24 hours. Sunny, warm and mild winds. Water running over dam but not very heavily. Water in river has bit of a stagnant smell and green algae bloom forming along the bottom. Lots of waterbugs on the surface , blackflies and songbirds about in the trees. Some plastic bottles, styrofoam and a tarp along the shoreline but I just had my bike so couldn’t bring them home to recycle...will get another time.
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