Observations
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11 July 2017
Behind Tim Horton's on N end of Bancroft on Hwy 2 by Don Ross
Birds heard but not seen. Traffic sounds all around from Hwy 62 and drive thru. few drops of rain beginning to fall. Overcast and calm winds. Slow moving water in river.
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11 July 2017
Temagami Seaplane Base on Hwy 11 by Heather Ross
Seaplane base is nearby and a float plane was taking off just as we arrived. Some boaters leaving nearby docks and traffic flowing along the highway 11 above us. No signs of fish or wildlife nearby with all this activity. Sunny with light breeze.
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4 July 2017
East of Kirkland Lake at Roadside Park by Don Ross
Sunny warm evening with light winds. Many blackbirds to be seen and other birds heard in the area. Many insects....mostly mosquitoes of course ( this is northern Ontario after all ) . Highway noises from nearby traffic.
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4 July 2017
Southern end of the lake at the end of Silver Tire Rd at a friends cottage by Don Ross
Strong winds past 24 hours but calm now and no rainfall during this period. Loons fishing nearby. Saw large fish near the dock a few hours ago and many showed up on the fish finder as we boated around the lake. Lots of dragonflies, waterbugs and other insects around.
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3 July 2017
Water source for town of Larder Lake by Heather Ross
Seagulls flying and many birds singing. Schools of small minnows in the pools of water in the marshy land surrounding the shoreline of the lake. Many insects and dragonflies. Sunny warm early evening.
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3 July 2017
Larder Lake Marina by Don Ross
Some rainfall in past 24 hours and moderately windy. Sunny day . 2 fishermen launching their boat at the dock . No wildlife visible at the moment, but normally see loons, ducks and seagulls in this area during the day.
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27 June 2017
West end of Hamlet of Milford at furthest west end of Millpond by Heather Ross
A number of Canada Geese swimming nearby , other birds can be heard and waterfalls still flowing hard enough to be heard easily. During past week have had 103 MM rainfall in Milford and lightly raining now.
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27 June 2017
East side of Hamlet of Milford K0K2P0 by Heather Ross
Water running quickly over nearby dam after Milford receiving 103 mm of rainfall during past 7 days....lightly raining now. Overgrown getting down to the test site but still passable. Rocks are now showing abover water line making access bit easier.
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27 June 2017
Black River outflow to Lake Ontario by Deb Hudson
It was breezy and it had rained this morning. I saw a grey water snake on the river bank and two swans sunning themselves on a dock downstream from the bridge. I picked up one piece of garbage and put it in the garbage can.
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22 June 2017
Centennial Park in Town of Deseronto by Heather Ross
No rainfall in past 24 hours, light winds with some overcast skies. No wildlife signs at all.
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22 June 2017
East Bayshore Waterfront Park and Herchimer Rd Boat Launch in Belleville by Heather Ross
Sunny with some thin clouds forming. No rain in past 24 hours. Few red winged blackbirds and dragonflies. Some boaters and sailors nearby. Had chance to talk with one of them about Water Rangers as they came in to dock.
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20 June 2017
Centennial Park in Town of Deseronto by Don Ross
Some young kids swimming and playing in the water beside the dock. Lake was relatively calm and although much higher this spring than past years the dock was still all above water. Plan to do our first water quality testing here tomorrow...the 22nd . No fish or wildlife apparent in the area today.
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4 June 2017
Black River outflow to Lake Ontario by Deb Hudson
It had just stopped raining when we took the water samples. The water was murky and we saw some algae along the shore. There was a bug and insect larva in the water sample. Two people were fishing at the bridge. We saw a pair of swans with their cygnets swimming upstream of where we were taking the water samples. There was not a strong wind yet the water was flowing upstream under the bridge.
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3 June 2017
Little Bluff Conservation Area by Heather Ross
Sunny day with low wind. Swallows flying around gathering up insects. Lake level has changed drastically since first test a month ago. Waterline is now nearly up to the 3rd tier of rocks and entire length of the shoreline in this cove has a solid line of driftwood and flotsam that has accumulated there. Some green algae bloom on the rocks in the water now. Picked up a few plastic water bottles nearby and recycled.
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2 June 2017
Gold River, British Columbia by Water_marked Water_marked
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2 June 2017
Pt. Petre Provincial Wildlife Area by Heather Ross
Sunny and windy morning with moderately strong wave action and few whitecaps further out on the lake. Interesting colour contrast in the lake today with brown much of the way from shoreline out to a definite line in the water where it became bluish/green. Lake level is extremely high compared to a month ago when previous reading taken, with no limestone ledge shoreline walkable anymore. Depth where we test is no deeper though due to the flat bottom that extends quite far out into lake. Lots of seagulls flying and squacking overhead and on the water. Picked up some garbage, plastic, paper & cans in the firepits nearby our test site, but this entire Point Petre area is regularily littered from end to end by inconsiderate & mindless people who come here to hang out in a remote region on the Lake.
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31 May 2017
Cherry Valley Lions Memorial Park Boat Launch Dock by Heather Ross
Sunny day with light overcast . 4 mm rain in past 24 hours. Lake levels in PEC still very high and the dock where we walked out to take our tests is now under at least a foot of water. Got out as far as we could with our rubber boots. Saw lots of small minnows in the water, redwinged blackbirds seen and heard as well as many frogs & toads singing away. Fair bit of green algae growing along water bottom and wasn't able to see the disk at bottom this time.
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28 May 2017
East side of Hamlet of Milford K0K2P0 by Heather Ross
Sunny day with thin layer of clouds forming. Small birds can be seen and heard. Water flowing quickly over dam nearby. Some white foam formed and hung up on rocks.
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28 May 2017
West end of Hamlet of Milford at furthest west end of Millpond by Heather Ross
Sunny day with thin layer of clouds forming. No rainfall in past 24 hours. Water snake and frog swinning in water. Flock of geese overhead landing on millpond. Other birds can be heard and waterfalls quite loud too. Green algae bloom visible on rocks along bottom of pond and some floating on surface along shoreline.
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19 May 2017
Hartland New Brunswick by Jenna Ross
saw: 2 fishermen, black birds, garbage (picked it up), current is swift heard: traffic, birds weather: cloudy, recent rain & storm, windy
