Saturday while helping Argy plant a few flowers in the rain I happened to look up and see what I thought was an American Redstart; after looking carefully through the raindrops. I was sure that it was a male redstart. Not really an usual sighting at all since they are not rare but it had been a while since I had seen one only five feet away. I did not see a female but she must be on a nest not too far away.
I’ve made two scouting trips on the Saint Gorge this week and can report an amazing number of eagles, cormorants by the thousands and a few ospreys. The ravens are still in the rookery at the head of the tide and calling to each other steadily. But not one striper to the boat, I did have one half hearted bite yesterday morning but no luck on setting the hook. Water temperatures are almost warm enough (59 up river and 52 in the lower river) and should improve over these next few days with a mid day low tide and sunny skies to warm the flats.
As of today Argy and I have been married for twenty nine years. Time sure flies when you are having fun! If you had told me that day all of the adventures we would have together I would not have believed it. Two great kids, an beautiful place to live and a couple of amazing careers. What more could anyone ask?
