Observations
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23 June 2018
Boom Island by Jenn Cuff
Water is calm. Surface is clean. Significant singing of bullfrogs. Mosquitoes in full season. Wild orchids and flowering shrubs are in full bloom on Boom Island.
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22 June 2018
Lavergne Bay and Lavergne Marsh by Pat Tait
Air is Cooling down. River and marsh are quiet. Could hear peepers beginning.
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22 June 2018
Near mouth by Pat Tait
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22 June 2018
Near Baie à Wickens in channel downstream from Ile Boom. by Joan McComas
High partial clouds. Light winds. Leaves and sticks on the water surface at testing site.
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21 June 2018
Chats Dam Head Pond by Nancy Hayley
Mostly sunny with a light breeze. Kayakers were enjoying the water as well as a fisherman. There were seagulls and cormorants around.
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15 June 2018
Boom Island by Jenn Cuff
Few motorized watercraft on the Ottawa River. The surface of the water is covered in pollen. Loud melody of bullfrogs in the swamp. Many dragonflies.
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12 June 2018
McCreary's Point by Jenn Cuff
Surface bubbles, weed patches in shallow water. Surface pollen. Strong current when doing Secchi depth test. Sea gulls flying downstream on Ottawa River. Fish feeding on the surface insects. Blackflies galore. Significant shoreline damage along the Bonnechere River at McCreary's Point.
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11 June 2018
Ferguson's Bay by Jenn Cuff
The water surface is calm as glass. Bubbles emerge from below. From what? A pair of Blue Herons flew overhead. Two motorboats were travelling around in the bay.
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2 June 2018
Near Baie à Wickens in channel downstream from Ile Boom. by Joan McComas
Noted a Longnose Gar this morning in the shallows nearby. Beautiful sunny day.
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31 May 2018
Ferguson's Bay by Jenn Cuff
Calm water, no motorized vehicles, beautiful sunset on the Ottawa River
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30 May 2018
Ferguson's Bay by Jenn Cuff
Abundant amount of plant pollen on the surface of the water. Sea gulls flying down the Ottawa River
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30 May 2018
McCreary's Point by Jenn Cuff
Water has a clean surface, absent from pollen (as in other areas on the River). A mature osprey flew into the trees nearby, along the Bonnechere River.
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29 May 2018
Boom Island by Jenn Cuff
The water is quiet, no motorized watercraft on the Ottawa River. Significant amount of pollen on the water surface. Red squirrel screaming on the island. Sea gulls flying down the Ottawa River.
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28 May 2018
McCreary's Point by Jenn Cuff
Observed a pair of Loons on the Ottawa River, a flock of ducks swimming, and Canada geese flying overhead. It is windy and cloudy. Overcast from recent rainfall.
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28 May 2018
Ferguson's Bay by Jenn Cuff
The Ottawa River is quiet. No motorized watercraft. Black flies have started. Fish are nibbling bugs on the water surface. Sea gulls fly down the Ottawa River.
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27 May 2018
La Passe boat launch by Cale Jackson
Cloudy. Light wind from SE. A few heavy showers in the past 24 hours. Dock is installed and is a good location to monitor for zebra mussels this summer.
