Nonquon River

Overcast and windy with some current on the river today. Water covered with green algae in most places. Assorted butterflies, moths, dragonflies, other insects and birds flying and singing.

Partly cloudy and calm. No rain in past 24 hrs. Saw porcupine climbing up a tree nearby as we walked to test location and a family of either beavers or muskrats ( too far to be able to tell which exactly ) swimming around downstream of us. Lots of chickadees and other songbirds, and red winged blackbirds here. So much green slimy algae everywhere and river seems to be much lower than we remember seeing it since we’ve been coming here....wonder if beavers have been doing some of their work to affect this?

Overcast & windy with strong current on the river today. Some rain overnight. Weeds in the river but not as many as in the summertime. Saw blue jays, chickadees, woodpeckers, white moth, green frog, and dragonflies. Saw a bat box but no sign of bats having lived there recently.

Full Ross water rangers team on duty :) Met a man from the local health unit who was testing the water used by the centre so we told him all about Water Rangers and gave him a card to go to the site. He's a fisherman too so was very interested in all the testing done. Saw flocks of ducks, mourning doves, chichadees, white moths, butterflies, grasshoppers, frog, a slug, dragon flies and mosquitoes. So much green slimy algae everywhere on the water surface and weeds below , with many bullrushes. The conductivity reading was the highest we've ever seen and the DO was the lowest of anywhere we have tested!

Lots of rain over past 24 hrs. Overcast & calm. Geese, blackbirds, chickadees, swallows, frogs heard in the rushes. Canoeists paddling by and I gave some information about Water Rangers to a young birdwatcher as I was leaving.

Quite a lot of rainfall in past 24 hours. Overcast and calm. Canada Geese, red winged blackbirds, swallows, chichadees & other birds seen and heard. Bullfrogs heard in the rushes. 2 canoes paddled by with families. Spoke with a young birdwatcher as I was leaving and gave him some info on Water Rangers so he can go to the site later.

No rainfall past 24 hours, Sunny and calm winds. Heavy weeds, green algae. Can hear crickets .

No rain in past 24 hours. Sunny and very calm night. Large group of geese swimming on the river, some ducks, red winged blackbirds, swallows & other small birds seen and heard . Dragonflies and some small insects. River is thick with green algae and heavy weeds...would be very difficult for a canoe or kayak to make it through. Secchi disc visible barely below the surface.

No rainfall past 24 hours. Sunny and calm evening with gentle current on the river. Lots of birds seen and heard in the bullrushes and trees.....blackbirds, geese flying overhead. Some green algae bloom in some places in the river.

Overcast and drizzling rain. Calm winds and no current on the river. Quite a lot of green algae evident under the water surface. Many chickadees in the woods who were so tame they were eating seeds from our hands.