| Paddle Log — 2022 |
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| LAUNCH SITE |
DATE |
WHO |
DISTANCE |
COMMENTS |
| Vandenburgh-Dunsbach Ferry |
April 2 |
Both |
7 |
Wagers Pond & a late lunch at Town Park. Access to Erie Canal still blocked by fallen trees. Eagles, ducks, geese, gbh's, muskrats, turtles & a photogenic kingfisher. |
| Stuyvesant Landing |
April 5 |
Both |
11 |
Sunny & calm at launch, eventual light following breeze on return. Two new eagle nests – one on Coxsackie Island, the other at Little Nutten Hook. |
| Vandenburgh-Dunsbach Ferry |
April 15 |
Both |
7 |
Wagers Pond & lunch at mucky Delphus Kill. Access to Vischer Ferry now blocked just past Clute's Dry Dock. Painted turtles galore, gbh's & a spirited chase of several ducks by an eagle. |
| Stockport Station |
April 18 |
Both |
9 |
Circumnavigation of MGF. Ospreys building a nest at HA, eagles nesting on north & south MGF, take out as wind began to gain strength. |
| Athens |
April 23 |
Both |
14 |
Ospreys nesting on HA, a goose nesting in a duck blind, cormorants gathered at 152. Lunch at SMG. |
| Stuyvesant Landing |
April 24 |
Both |
13 |
Lively day full of surprises: 1) Trumpeter swan at Coxsackie Creek; 2) Multitude of ospreys above Shady Harbor Marina; 3) Mute swan on Hannacroix Creek; and 4) Garter snake whipped by wind while attempting to swim across the river, requiring a rescue operation. |
| Round Lake |
April 30 |
Both |
5 |
Very high water, Anthony Kill marsh area completely flooded. Usual suspects: geese, rwb's, gbh's, ospreys, turtles, grackles & tree swallows. |
| Ticonderoga State Boat Launch |
May 1 |
Both |
14 |
Exploration of flooded East Creek marshes (99 feet) to the source. Many skittish ducks, large turtles & gallinules heard but not seen. Much osprey activity. Splendid paddle on a splendid day. |
| Lock 7 |
May 7 |
Both |
9 |
Breezy, gray day. Both falcons were present, one constantly preening at the scrape. Lunch at Aqueduct. |
| Athens |
May 8 |
Both |
10 |
Circumnavigation of Rogers Island, stopping for lunch. Sparse wildlife activity, new eagle nest in cove below Athens. |
| South Bay State Boat Launch |
May 11 |
Both |
16 |
Marsh exploration on a very hot day to The Narrows of Dresden. Ospreys at 26, 28 & 30. Lunch at Chubbs Dock, followed by a photogenic gallinule & a water snake. Water level 98 feet. |
| Aqueduct Park |
May 14 |
J |
3 |
Pedal, paddle & run triathlon. Extended course. |
| Stuyvesant Landing |
May 14 |
M |
14 |
Dead calm entire paddle. Surrounded by beavers at the big lodge & buzzed by bank swallows busy at Priming Hook, none at SMG. Very little river traffic. |
| Athens |
May 21 |
Both |
16 |
Early on/off to beat PM heat. Unusual encounters: 1) a green frog; 2) a stray domestic goose; 3) a duck decoy; 4) a turtle rolling a log; 5) a preening merganser; and 6) a snapping turtle. |
| North Germantown Landing |
May 25 |
Both |
10 |
Inbocht Bay loaded with eagles, nest above Greene Point is active, Roe Jan too quiet. Slight south wind picking up a bit on return. |