Observations
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29 May 2025
Swan Lake by John Coates
2 Vultures caught the wind and 'worked' about 30' above the lakeshore circling east to west 1 swallow! lake weed building up increasing O2 level
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29 May 2025
Allotment Gardens by John Coates
school of 150 STICKLEBACK (tiny 3/4") lined across shallow water in 'belt' of sunlight cast through shading of osier dogwood and Himalayan blackberry
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29 May 2025
Swan Creek: Carey Road and McKenzie Ave by John Coates
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29 May 2025
Columbine Culvert Downstream by John Coates
giant rootball mass of Reed Canary Grass that was part of 'grass DAM' built up in the Fall upstream > rushed down 300 feet and bottomed out just below riffle... forming a partial blockage in stream and creating some grass root habitat for...... about 1 dz. FRY ..... don't look like stickleback so hopeful that they're coho/cutthroat note:- about 1/3 of root mass has been manually removed out of the main watercourse
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29 May 2025
McKenzie Underpass Forest/Columbine Riffle by John Coates
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29 May 2025
Bob's Bridge by John Coates
one CROW swooped over the bridge > didn't see what it was interested in!
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29 May 2025
Art's Riffle by John Coates
only one FRY took a 'swipe' at yellow buttercup 'bait' in 'spawning' pool
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29 April 2025
Swan Creek upstream of Christmas Hill Spring by John Coates
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29 April 2025
Columbine Culvert Downstream by John Coates
'giant' mass of Canary Grass and roots blasted downstream last month from 'McK Willow' bridge and grounded out just below 'Culvert riffle' to cause stream diversion >>> Root mass is now Growing in place >>> decision must be made to remove it or let 'invasive plant growth' to continue.
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29 April 2025
McKenzie Underpass Forest/Columbine Riffle by John Coates
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29 April 2025
Art's Riffle by John Coates
- small number of 'active' FRY (coho or cutthroat) - doesn't take long for water levels to go down
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25 March 2025
Blenkinsop Creek: Above Swan Lake by John Coates
high creek level and more evidence of Beaver (5" cottonwood felled and chewed in half) beside creek.
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25 March 2025
Swan Lake by John Coates
most ducks/waterfowl have left the Lake but 1 Loon has arrived along with some SWALLOWS ... Great Blue Heron & Canada geese remain. some Mallards enjoying the flooded protection of the hedgerow ... resident bald eagles always on the 'hunt'
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25 March 2025
Allotment Gardens by John Coates
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25 March 2025
Swan Creek: Carey Road and McKenzie Ave by John Coates
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25 March 2025
Columbine Culvert Downstream by John Coates
Mallard dabbling at high-water's creek edge. Huge mass of Reed/Grass from upstream has grounded just below riffle and created a 'new' creek path.
