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From my kayak 9/7-15


We have been out a few times this week, on the Connecticut River and the Pompy. (North Hartland Lake is closed for the season.)

Jane and Mardrey.  Ompompanoosuc River, Norwich, VT 9/15/18

We saw a few mammals, great blue herons, mallards, mergansers, some turtles, and a hornets’ nest.

Chipmunk.
Connecticut River, Lebanon, NH 9/7/18
Grey squirrel .
Ompompanoosuc River, Norwich, VT 9/15/18
Great blue heron caught a big fish.
Ompompanoosuc River, Norwich, VT. 9/15/18
Great blue heron flying off with his catch. 
Ompompanoosuc River, Norwich, VT 9/15/18

Mallard clapping?.
Connecticut River. 9/13/18
Common merganser with a muddy face. 
Ompompanoosuc River, Norwich, VT 9/15/18


Painted turtle.
Mink Brook, Hanover, NH 9/13/18
Hornet nest.
Mink Brook, Hanover, NH 9/7/19
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Connecticut River and North Hartland Lake 7/14-15

On Saturday, Jane and I headed to the Connecticut River in Wilder. We started in a light rain, which stopped by the time we got to Mink Brook and cleared by the time we returned to Wilder.

The ducklings are growing. One family is nearly adult sized.

Ducks
Connecticut River, Hanover, NH 7/14/18

We watched a couple of muskrats snacking, sitting on a log, then leaving to get some more goodies.

2 muskrats.
Connecticut River, Hanover, NH 7/14/18

Mallard.
Connecticut River, Wilder, VT 7/14/18

We returned to the Wilder boat launch to find a family of young ducklings settling in for a nap.

Time for a nap. Mallard ducklings.
Connecticut River, Wilder, VT 7/14/18

Sunday, we went to North Hartland Lake.

Jane Svetaka spots a great blue heron.
North Hartland Lake, NH 7/15/18

Great blue Heron
North Hartland Lake, VT 7/15/18

Pickerel weed
North Hartland Lake, VT 7/15/18

Song sparrow
North Hartland Lake, NH 7/15/18

Spotted sandpiper.
North Hartland Lake, NH 7/15/18

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Sept. 26 – Oct.4

Fall has come.

Red trees --Ompompanoosuc River 10/4/16
Red trees –Ompompanoosuc River 10/4/16

Duck hunting season has started and the ducks seem to know it. For the most part, they are more skittish and more adept at hiding, but there were a few exceptions. A female merganser let us get quite close and even followed us when we paddled downriver.

Merganser -- Ompompanoosuc River, Norwich, VT 9/26/16
Merganser — Ompompanoosuc River, Norwich, VT 9/26/16

Merganser -- Ompompanoosuc River, Norwich, VT 9/26/16
Merganser — Ompompanoosuc River, Norwich, VT 9/26/16

Merganser -- Ompompanoosuc River, Norwich, VT 9/26/16
Merganser — Ompompanoosuc River, Norwich, VT 9/26/16

Merganser -- Ompompanoosuc River, Norwich, VT 9/26/16
Merganser — Ompompanoosuc River, Norwich, VT 9/26/16

Wood ducks --Connecticut River , NH 10/3/16
Wood ducks –Connecticut River , NH 10/3/16

Mallards taking flight. Connecticut River, NH, 10/3/16
Mallards taking flight. Connecticut River, NH, 10/3/16

Mallard splashing --Connecticut River, Wilder, VT 10/3/16
Mallard splashing –Connecticut River, Wilder, VT 10/3/16

We also saw a great blue heron,

Great blue heron --Ompompanoosuc River, Norwich, VT 10/4/16
Great blue heron –Ompompanoosuc River, Norwich, VT 10/4/16

a cormorant,

Cormorant -- Connecticut River, NH 10/3/16
Cormorant — Connecticut River, NH 10/3/16

and some song birds.

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8/14-21

This week we have seen a variety of ducks,

Mallards on 1 leg -- Connecticut River 8/15
Mallards on 1 leg — Connecticut River 8/15

Brown Duck on one leg -- Kilowatt Park, Wilder, VT 8/17/16
Brown Duck on one leg — Kilowatt Park, Wilder, VT 8/17/16

Wood duck -- Connecticut River, Hanover, NH 8/18/16
Wood duck — Connecticut River, Hanover, NH 8/18/16

Ducks in fog --Ompompanoosuc River 8/20
Ducks in fog –Ompompanoosuc River 8/20

Reflection. Mallard -- Connecticut River, Lebanon, NH 8/18/16
Reflection. Mallard — Connecticut River, Lebanon, NH 8/18/16

gold finches,

Gold finch -- Kilowatt Park, Wilder, VT 8/17/16
Gold finch — Kilowatt Park, Wilder, VT 8/17/16

green herons,

Green heron --Connecticut River, Wilder, VT 8/18/16
Green heron –Connecticut River, Wilder, VT 8/18/16

egrets,

Great egret --North Hartland Lake 8/21/16
Great egret –North Hartland Lake 8/21/16

kingfishers,
Belted kingfisher --North Hartland Lake, 8/21/16
Belted kingfisher –North Hartland Lake, 8/21/16

chicken of the wood,

Chicken of the woods -- Ompompanoosuc River, 8/20/16
Chicken of the woods — Ompompanoosuc River, 8/20/16

and turtles.

Painted turtles -- North Hartland Lake, VT 8/21/16
Painted turtles — North Hartland Lake, VT 8/21/16

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July 6-8

This past week we have paddled on North Hartland Lake and the Connecticut. We saw more mammals than usual: Deer in North Hartland

Deer --North Hartland Lake
Deer –North Hartland Lake

and beaver in both North Hartland Lake and the Connecticut.

Beaver -- Connecticut River
Beaver — Connecticut River

Beaver --North Hartland Lake
Beaver –North Hartland Lake

Beaver --North Hartland Lake
Beaver –North Hartland Lake

We also saw a variety of birds.

Song Sparrow -- North Hartland Lake
Song Sparrow — North Hartland Lake

"Who you lookin' at?" Connecticut River
“Who you lookin’ at?” Connecticut River

Mama mallard guarding her babies. Connecticut River
Mama mallard guarding her babies. Connecticut River

Mallard duckling -- Connecticut River
Mallard duckling — Connecticut River

Male wood duck in eclipse plumage
Male wood duck in eclipse plumage

Mama Wood Duck and babies
Mama Wood Duck and babies

including some unusual ducks.

Odd ducks
Odd ducks