Happy Mother’s Day
May 8th marked a full year of watching the Napa Beaver pond. During this time there have been two kits born and probably another set that haven’t left the lodge yet. Three Beavers have died from unknown causes.
May 18th 2014 Napa Valley Register runs story about the Beavers.
http://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/beavers-build-a-foothold-in-napa-waters/article_1999d544-45f4-5d41-97d7-8e375fd614ec.html
May 20th 2014 saw first of two kits
Kit again May 22nd. Notice how buoyant it is.
May 23rd. First and only time saw a Beaver working on top of the lodge.
Locals come out May 26th to see the Beavers
June 14 Black Crested Night Heron eating
June 15th very cute kit eating
July 1st 2014 spotted first Mink
July 2nd spotted first Great Blue Heron
July 12th new visitors to pond
July 17th Napa Flood Control clearing out dead trees under watchful eye of several concerned locals
August 12th 2014 Juvenile Herons spotted
August 25th 2014 day after earthquake
September 2nd Beaver Dam and lodge survived earthquake with no damage, and creek that feeds Beaver pond which had been
dry starts to flow
December 2nd Dam breached by first storm of season
December 11th dam underwater during 2nd big storm of season
December 15 River Otter visits pond
December 18th main dam gone
December 19th Cormorant visits pond
December 23rd first visit by Hooded Merganser
December 26th Main Dam under repair
January 1st Main Dam repaired
January 4th Beaver Lodge next to People lodge (Hawthorne Suites Napa)
January 28th 2015 female Bufflehead
February 10th 2015 Main dam breached by storm
April 20th 2015 Red Wing Blackbird chasing Egret
April 27th Muskrat
May 4th Beaver chewing through branch
2 comments on “A year of watching Beavers in Napa”
HEIDI
May 10, 2015 at 7:24 amWonderful Rusty! Wishing you many years more of happy beaver watching!
Sherry
May 10, 2015 at 7:21 pmYes, looking forward to many years of great photos!