Duck pond

Because of rain entrance of the site is slippery be aware of that. There are lots of mosquitos and other little insects around the site.
There are ducks and geese around and inside the water too.

It was a rainy day and the way is slippery. We have a guest( friend) with us. We had a great time.
The entrance path is sloppy and covered with stones. There are mosquitoes so wear repellant and walk carefully.

It's very cold due to winds and and our hands are freezing. There are ducks in the pond and the way to enter the site is slippery. Slippery, pebbles in the way and it's a slope so walk carefully.

Lots of ducks & a few geese; Steep slope

Sloppy way with some rocks, Windy(Southeast wind), about 20 ducks on the pond, presence of cedar trees near the shore.

Sloppy way, Large trees near shore, Canopy covered, Presence of duck, water is cloudy, pebbles present near the shore.

Sloppy way, large trees nearby, canopy covered, presence of duck

it was very windy at the duck pond. The water was higher than when previously sampled. There is a canal for overflow from the duck pond, it enters the St. Marys. The water in the pond is not high enough, so the waters of the duck pond and the St.Marys aren't mixing. There were 20 plus female mallards and 20 plus male mallards on the pond. The pond was not clear, green and looked like algae on the bottom attached to rocks but could be decomposing leaves.

The only open surface water is around the perimeter of the pond. Approx. 3 metres open. Ice middle still.
No movement towards exit to St. Mary’s water not high enough to mix. 6 female mallards and 7 female , 2 geese. Recently dropped finer gravel on some of the banks. Possible turbidity test?

Presence of gravels and small rocks near the shore , sloppy way, partially frozen lake, Partially covered canopy, Presence of black capped chickadee birds, presence of duck feathers near the water.

Unable to find the root cause of high alkalinity due to the partially frozen water in the pond.