The past week I have been near eagle nests on Damariscotta Lake, Megunticook Lake and the Saint George River. As the season has progressed it has been interesting to watch the young birds grow. Last week I first noticed that one of the adults was not always right around the nest. Indicating that the chicks had gotten big enough to lessen the worry of them being eaten by a crow or other bird had diminished. Then the young birds heads appeared over the edge of the nest and it was possible to see the them checking out the world below or begging for a fish from a nearby adult.
All of the rain lately has lots of freshwater flowing into the Saint George discoloring the water and putting the stripers off. I had cancelled my morning trip and decided to try the Weskeag River in South Thomaston because it is a very small watershed and I reasoned less likely to suffer the freshwater stain. The morning was overcast with a little fog as I tried spots in the river. I had not been on the water there for at least ten years and had forgotten what a pretty place it is.
The rain on Friday fell heavily and I knew that it made the Saint George rise quickly but got quite a surprise this morning on arrival at the boat launch on Megunticook Lake in Camden. The parking lot was almost completely covered with water! I had arranged to meet my client at his rental cottage on the lake so I had to launch. I was able to pull into the parking area and launch the boat into the flooded parking lot.
