Lake Ontario at Massassauga Point Conservation Area in PEC : Lake Ontario

Weather has been steady in the past 24 hours, and current conditions at time of sampling are sunny, hot but not especially humid, unlike the heatwave at the end of last week. Intermittent clouds, and Lake Ontario is choppy but no whitecaps. Not much wind. A couple boats driving by at speed, with another closer to shore using the boat launch. Fewer dragonflies hunting in sky anove than previous week's observation, but still many there. A few other insects including wasps and moths and flies and of course mosquitoes. Saw a flock of female mallards swim by the site, gulls flying overhead. Singke black morph grey squirrel on mowed area next to site. Saw mussel shells washed ashore with aquatic vegetation. Highlight was seeing what I think is a juvenile watersnake with its fish prey (looked like probably a white sucker) on the rocky shoreline!