Perch Creek

Creek is calm, very little current. 1 water beetle and 1 water strider. 3 green frogs, 1 leopard frog, lots of submergent vegetation

One green frog, 2 monarch butterflies, many bumblebees, at least 5 water striders. Queen Anne's lace, chicory and cattails doing well.

Four water striders, submergent vegetation not present during last trip.

Water flowing very fast, many goldfinches heard, caddisfly larvae still present, many other smaller larvae clinging to rocks on stream bottom.

Caddisflies and other larvae on bottom of creek bed, 2 ebony jewelwings, spittlebugs, red-eyed vireo, crow, female yellow warbler, 1 leopard frog. Cabbage white and monarch butterflies spotted, cow vetch in bloom. Water in ditch alongside road (not flowing but present), current faster than last visit.

Caddisfly larvae (several large and many more small), snails, unknown larvae on rocks and on reeds and leaves in water (took a sample), two schools of minnow fry approx 15 - 20 strong, water striders, lots of dragonflies and mosquitoes and horseflies, 4 large minnows with white stripes on their sides (darted away before we could catch them). Two white-breasted nuthatches sighted.

Drizzling and windy, blooming marsh marigolds, heard a grackle and a veery. Saw a single caddisfly larva. Saw approx seven small fish at site, darted away as we were climbing down bank.

Large caddisfly hatch still present, no birdsong heard today, light traffic, marsh marigold, dogwood and pussywillow are all starting to grow leaves, undergrowth and riparian vegetation is growing back in.

Many larvae attached to rocks and vegetation, possibly a caddisfly hatch, stream is flowing very fast but isn't flooding. Spider spotted. No birdsong, probably due to incoming rain and heavier traffic than usual.

Water very deep and fast-moving, runoff coming from ditch alongside road, houseflies spotted, chickadees calling in woods around site.