A Stretch on Round Pond

Sometimes I find that I am spending a lot of time in a place. Often it is as much coincidence as anything. For instance I have spent several days in the last week or so on Seven Tree and Round Ponds. A sunset canoe trip, a bird watching canoe trip, a few family fishing trips and a learn to fly fish experience all had me on those ponds last week. On the sunset trip we were treated to a pair of eagles perched across the cove as we ate dinner. I’m not sure who was watching who because not much seemed to escape the eagles’ watchful eyes. I was amazed that they stayed the entire time we were there. I assume that their nesting was not successful this spring because they did not seem to be thinking about fishing steadily to feed eaglets. The young eagles from last year are around as well and I have seen them on other trips.
 
On the bird watching trip there were a number of interesting species including a bright orange Baltimore Oriole who sat and sang in easy view. I was hoping to show that afternoon’s clients the loons and we did hear them calling but when I went to look for them I could not find them anywhere.  We also saw a bunch of warbler species and several different sparrows. Birds you simply do not notice unless you take the time to look carefully for them.
 
On Sunday I was teaching fly fishing and because of the strong west wind chose the stretch of the St. George between the ponds because much of it is sheltered from that wind. The fishing was not the best but there were enough fish of various species to keep even a beginner interested. We were treated to many great blue herons standing on the shore fishing, and of course because I was not looking for them the loons were visible a good part of the afternoon.
 
The next week or so has me on the salt water chasing stripers so as luck would have it I will not be back to those ponds until next week. I’m sure that when I return there will be something else interesting to see.