Projects
Visitors to Floating Nest
When you decide to hijack a nest site from a Mallard Duck, on a floating platform, and incubate a brood of your own, the 28 days of isolation can be…
Read MoreFloating Platform Update – Goose Family
In mid-April, we observed that there was a Canadian Goose nesting on one of the floating platforms. We are happy to report that three goose eggs that were incubated on…
Read MoreFloating Platforms update – another new nest
In early April, we observed a Mallard duck nest on one of the floating platforms. We mounted a motion activated camera and then did not disturb the nest site for…
Read MoreFloating Platform Update – New Tenant
The two floating platforms were stored on shore at Silver Lake for the winter, and were again deployed on April 2, 2016. The platforms were placed about 50 feet off-shore…
Read MoreWood Duck nesting boxes at Little Gem
Conservancy Volunteers raised two nesting boxes at the inlet to Silver Lake on the Conservancy owned ‘Little Gem’ property. The two cedar boxes are mounted on galvanized poles that can…
Read MoreMuskrat activity increases on Floating platforms
In the Fall of 2014, fresh water mussel shells were observed in piles one of the floating platforms. Some of the shells exhibited bite marks and broken pieces and some…
Read MorePictures from the Floating platforms are still bringing surprises.
The motion activated cameras on the two floating platforms are providing some interesting images of local fauna. There is a new page on the ELROSE>ORG website under the Research menu…
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