Heidi Perryman
I went down this morning for a beaver visit and was interested to see the entire family returning from the downside of the dam. They are obviously using the new area to feed and forage, especially since the upstream areas are less accessible with the shallow water. The secondary dam is looking no larger, and Moses says they have been working on the main dam only. The reedy bank near the secondary was wet and trampled with beaver activity. Looks like tonight’s dinner was tulle roots.
The flock of scaups were back, this time coming over the dam and past the lodge and into the “annex” area above the bridge. Also a great egret and a lovely songbird whose tune was impressive but whose identity remains a mystery. All the family swam up from the second dam and crossed over the main dam. The moral of the story is that if you go looking for beavers now in the mornings, you might do better to stand on the footbridge.
