Creek leading to South Bay on Lake Ontario

Sunny with some distant clouds and very windy. Bit of rain overnight and this AM. Songbirds can be heard in the trees nearby. A few turtles seen sunning themselves on the logs in the stream.

No rain in past 24 hours. Sunny and bit windy today. 3 white swans and a flock of Canada Geese seen flying overhead and rooster crowing in the house nearby. 2 beaver lodges in the river here and think there could be their dam inside the culvert which is causing the levels to be so low here now considering the snow melt we’ve had.

On our walk this morning, we noticed what appears to be beaver lodges being built up in 4 spots along the creek where we test. Water levels are low but water still running and we couldn’t see where a dam might be. Will be interested in keeping an eye on this over the coming months to see what develops.

Sunny and cold day with some thin clouds. Mildly windy. No rain in past 24 hours. Few ducks on the creek that left when I arrived, otherwise quiet. Water level very low and green algae evident.

Sunny with just a few clouds and very calm. No rain in past 24 hours. No flow to the water and lots of lily pads, green algae and scum floating on the water and under the surface, along with plenty of weeds. Come crickets can be heard but surprising lack of birds.

Sunny and very windy day. No rain in past 24 hours and next to none over much of this summer. Water bugs, dragonflies and several Osprey seen. Lots of weeds & lily pads in the water.

No rain in past 24 hours. Sunny and windy today. Some water bugs , other insects and lots of songbirds and red winged blackbirds around. Water very sluggish and beginning to fill up with heavy weeds and green algae.

Sunny day with medium winds. Lots of songbirds & crickets could be heard in the marshes, and best treat of the day was watching what I believe was an Otter ( thought Beaver at first but too narrow a head and no flat tail showing ) swim along the creek towards the culvert while another dove under the surface before I could get a great look at it.

Sunny and windy day with no rain in past 24 hrs. Fairly good current flowing out to the lake, which is still partially frozen over but this stream is wide open now. No birds seen or heard but a fish jumped while I was testing.

Sunny and mildly windy day. No rain fall in past 24 hours. Swans out in the bay, otherwise no other birds seen or heard...just some squirrels around making lots of noise.