O'Keeffe property (3861 County Rd 1E, RR2, Yarker) : Napanee River (between Yarker and Camden East)

Water levels are down over past years at this time of Spring, and the water level is about 4 inches above the normal Summer depth. We started swimming this past week with water temperatures fluctuating between 20-24C.

The Painted Turtles are out, and the young ones are active. We have seen the return of dozens of dragonflies over the last several days. The birds are certainly active at this time ... Ruby-throated hummingbirds, American Goldfinches, Baltimore Orioles to name a few. The migrating ducks which we see every year (Mergansers, Wood Ducks, Buffleheads, etc.) have all pretty much moved on to the north. We were fortunate to see a "herd" of 8 Common Mergansers hanging around over the last couple of weeks. This is extremely uncommon here as we normally only see mated pairs on the river.