| Paddle Log — 2026 |
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| LAUNCH SITE |
DATE |
WHO |
DISTANCE |
COMMENTS |
| Vandenburgh-Dunsbach Ferry |
April 18 |
Both |
6 |
Wagers Pond, Town Park & Krause's. Low water prevented Erie Canal entry. Some muskrats & turtles, a pair of wood ducks & an eagle. Lunch at Town Park. |
| 123rd Street |
April 24 |
Both |
6 |
Strenuous upstream against a stiff wind & strong current, entertained by eagle aerials, quick return. |
| Athens |
April 26 |
Both |
12 |
Morning chop followed by afternoon calm. Eagle nests at SMG, LNH & GP are occupied. Status at PH is unknown & NMGF could not be located. |
| North Germantown Landing |
April 27 |
Both |
9 |
Quiet weather, quiet river, quiet habitat. Exception — an eagle fracas in Inbocht Bay. Stop at island near Roe Jan. |
| Coxsackie |
May 12 |
Both |
10 |
Low water, some wind, many aerial events including several osprey-eagle encounters between 169 & 171. 173 is missing! Lunch at Bronck Island. |
| Stuyvesant Landing |
May 16 |
M |
12 |
Tide ride into Stockport Flats. Ospreys are now nesting on 152 & 166 and bank swallows inhabit SMG — also a small merganser family nearby and an immature loon south of Nutten Hook. |
| Coxsackie |
May 18 |
Both |
8 |
Paddle curtailed by extreme heat. Ospreys now nesting at 157. Eagle chick at Gays Point is large, may be fledging early. A GBH curiously walked along with a branch in its mouth. Stop at SMG. |
| Coxsackie |
May 31 |
Both |
10 |
Pleasant day with several unusual encounters including a squirrel with a devils head in its mouth and a quintet at SMG consisting of three cormorants & two mergansers. Stop at east flat. |