deer on ice
March 7th, 2006
Cataraqui Trail @ Indian Lake Road
March 5, 2006
Clear sky with calm air. Temperature approx. 0 C.
A deer was seen down on the frozen lake below the railway causeway. It watched us for awhile, and then trotted across the lake and into the forest. An adult Bald Eagle was seen flying low over the beaver ponds to the north side of the trail [UTM 18T 0393267, 4936407 (WGS84), 13:27 hrs]. It then drifted upwards to fly in circles high above us, gradually drifting south towards Opinicon Lake. A woodpecker - probably a Pileated, could occasionally be heard from the White Pine forest on the other side of the beaver pond.
