| Paddle Log — 2025 |
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| LAUNCH SITE |
DATE |
WHO |
DISTANCE |
COMMENTS |
| Vandenburgh-Dunsbach Ferry |
April 14 |
Both |
9 |
Wagers Pond, Erie Canal, Town Park & Krause's. Kingfishers, muskrats, GBHs, turtles, ducks, a snake, ospreys, an eagle & a great egret. |
| Vandenburgh-Dunsbach Ferry |
April 23 |
Both |
6 |
Wagers Pond & Blains Bay. Low water prevented Erie Canal entry. Exuberant animal activity throughout starting with a gathering of 12 eagles, continuing with a flock of blue-winged teals, encountering many snapping turtles & others. |
| Athens |
April 25 |
Both |
13 |
Eagles nesting on PH, SMG, LNH & Gays Point; ospreys nesting on HA & possibly 147. Stiff breeze head-to-wind on return. |
| Ticonderoga State Boat Launch |
April 28 |
Both |
12 |
Porcupines at East Creek (97.3 feet), a snake by the La Chute RR bridge & crows mobbing a raven near the fort. |
| Coxsackie |
May 1 |
Both |
11 |
Cloudy, low water, some eagles, more ospreys, new osprey nest at 157. Stop at PH. |
| Vandenburgh-Dunsbach Ferry |
May 12 |
Both |
7 |
Some wind on elevated water. Majority of wildlife activity concentrated on the old canal. |
| Lock 7 |
May 13 |
Both |
8 |
One falcon near Knolls & an oriole. High water, strong current, grotto flooded, lunch at Aqueduct, return head-to-wind. |
| Coxsackie |
May 26 |
Both |
13 |
Delightful day with many photo ops. Highlight — a turkey family at MGF. Also, bank swallows at PH & SMG. Stop at PH. |
| South Bay State Boat Launch |
May 27 |
Both |
12 |
Quiet weather, disappointing paucity of interesting subjects. Ospreys at 26, 28 & 30. Lunch at Chubbs Dock. Water level 98.2 feet. |
| Stuyvesant Landing |
June 3 |
Both |
14 |
Afternoon launch into heat & haze. Several eagle chicks look almost ready to fly. Carp spilled out from a lagoon east of the tracks. Stop at SMG. |
| Athens |
June 5 |
M |
10 |
Morning launch into eventual intense heat & thick haze. The SMG nest has an occupant with both parents in evidence. Carp are still mating in the brickyard. Stop at SMG. |
| Coxsackie |
June 8 |
Both |
11 |
Misty morning launch on elevated water through brickyard bay, turning around in a hazy cove at Priming Hook. Little carp activity. Ospreys are nesting on 157, possibly 147 also — many sticks but no occupants. |
| North Germantown Landing |
June 21 |
Both |
9 |
Heavy commercial traffic, Inbocht Bay choked with weeds, fixed marker IB stuffed with cormorants. Stop at island near Roe Jan. |