Blakeburn Lagoons

Waterfowl observed on west lagoon including: mallards, hooded mergansers, American widgeons, Northern shovelers, and coots, as well as Black-capped chickadees and juncos.

Note: minor amounts of salt noted on observation platform deck to reduce slippage issues.

Wildlife observations at or near sampling site included: Canada goose (22); mallards (11), America wigeons (6), gadwalls (4), black-capped chickadees (3), Anna's hummingbird (1), white-crowned sparrows (6), Spotted towhee (2).

Wildlife observations at or near sampling site included: mallards, spotted towhee, black-capped chickadees and song sparrow. Considerable drop in lagoon water levels with very dry conditions in past month.

Concern noted about color of pH test strip, which was very bright pink. This color was not seen on rating scale for this measurement. Will contact Water Rangers admin to find out how this measurement could be interpreted.
Wildlife observations at or near sampling site included: mallards (8) with two sets of ducklings; black-headed grosbeak - male (1); willow flycatchers (2); american robins (3); spotted towhees (2); american crows (1); tree swallows (5); violet-green swallows (4); american bullfrogs (3); lots of non-native fish in shallows; considerable algae growth.

Note: sheen seen on water surface at sampling site. In addition, water appeared to be a yellowish color.
Overview of birds seen at or near sampling site on west lagoon and foreshore:
- Coots (7); Canada Geese (9 to 10); Mallards (6); Anna's Hummingbird; Spotted Towhee; Wilson's Warblers (2); Song Sparrow; Black-capped chickadee (3).

Secchi disk not available for test today.

Variety of birds including waterfowl on west lagoon with other birds in trees near platform/observation deck, including: Canada geese (~30), American coots (2), Ring-neck ducks (8 to 10), Mallards, Hooded mergansers, as well as Red-winged blackbirds, Anna's Hummingbird, American crows, and Song Sparrow.

Ice starting to form at some areas in lagoon with recent cooling trend.

Note: thin layer of ice had to be broken up to enable water sample to be done at this site. This likely accounted for lower water temperature than at East Lagoon today.
Birds observed/heard in local area around sampling site included: Anna's Hummingbird, Varied Thrush, Spotted Towhee, Song Sparrow, Hooded Merganser, American Wigeons, Ring-necked Duck.

Less water visibility in the west lagoon pond than in east lagoon pond. The west pond has much more open water and likely more subject to wind conditions, thereby likely stirring up the water somewhat more than in east lagoon.

Several waterfowl species observed near sampling site, including mallards and hooded merganser ducks.

Considerable amount of waterfowl observed on west lagoon, including mallards, Canada geese, Northern Pintails, American Wigeons, Gadwalls.