Paddle Log — 2025
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.
 
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