Posted by Jack Russell on June 29, 2022 · 3 Comments
I watched Tropical Storm Agnes, 50 years ago this month, change my small part of the watershed, for the worst. It hasn’t recovered. Experts say none of the Chesapeake Bay recovered from Agnes.
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Posted by Jack Russell on May 31, 2022 · 1 Comment
The 2021-22 oyster season was record breaking and watermen rejoiced. On the other hand, the 2021-22 crab survey, an annual measurement of the upcoming season’s crop, was also record-breaking. And there’s no rejoicing.
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Posted by Jack Russell on March 31, 2022 · Leave a Comment
The Purple Martins will begin arriving in a couple of weeks — they usually reach the nests dangling at the Cap’n’s St. George Island dock between the 10th and 13th of April. “You will know when they arrive,” the Cap’n says. “They start singing and don’t stop through the course of their stay.
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Posted by Jack Russell on March 15, 2022 · Leave a Comment
The fish hawks have returned to the self-proclaimed Osprey Capital of the World: St. George Island in the Chesapeake Bay. Welcome!
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Posted by Jack Russell on February 23, 2022 · Leave a Comment
Some of the Chesapeake Bay osprey are already heading up the 77th parallel from Central America making their way back to their home nests. Expect to see them by St. Patrick’s Day.
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Posted by Jack Russell on February 1, 2022 · Leave a Comment
Great Blue Herons are also called Johnnie cranes locally, sneaking along the shoreline in the summertime, pierce a soft crab, flip it, send it down the hatch. But you can catch glimpse of their fishing skills all year-round.
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Posted by Jack Russell on January 22, 2022 · Leave a Comment
After another couple of good dustings of snow, the Captain’s reflections turn to what he has named the “Rulers of the Sky in Winter: The Bald Eagle.”
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Posted by Jack Russell on October 27, 2021 · Leave a Comment
The Striped Bass Young of the Year index is a little better than last year, but still below the long-term average.
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Posted by Jack Russell on October 20, 2021 · Leave a Comment
Oyster season has opened, and the Cap’n is eavesdropping on dolphins — but pauses to also add some autumn oystering and waterman wisdom for the ’21-’22 season.
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Posted by Jack Russell on September 7, 2021 · Leave a Comment
American Crows are very social, inquisitive, and sometimes mischievous. Crows are good learners and problem-solvers, often raiding garbage cans and picking over discarded food containers. They’re also aggressive and often chase away larger birds including hawks, owls, and herons.
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