Yesterday afternoon ... Yuck!!!
Currently, this morning:
Wish those dam Canadian's would get their act together (most of the fires are actually "let 'em burn")
SFR There's Hot And Then There's Really Hot
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Yesterday afternoon ... Yuck!!!
Currently, this morning:
Wish those dam Canadian's would get their act together (most of the fires are actually "let 'em burn")
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FWP, Yellowstone increase hoot-owl fishing restrictions, full closures
Warming air and water temperatures across southwest Montana has prompted Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks to institute fishing restrictions and closures along six rivers. The Madison River, from Madis...
Not much left? Personally, it's nice to not see all those drift boats grabbing trout out of normally protected havens. But, yes, the guides, fly shops, grocery stores, etc. are getting smacked in the face.
Friend of mine threatened to dispose of all his fishing gear and invest in a sail boat because there seems to be plenty of wind.
Don't worry. The Toddler just said he is going to make those scoundrels pay for all the smoke they are causing. Imagine what he will do when he figures out that they are also responsible for the fires in Utah, Colorado and Arizona through their nefarious behavior.
Another side effect of the smoke is the disappearance of all aviary species. Have not seen a bird in three days. We can normally look out on the deck and both hummingbirds feeders are busy. We’ve added two hanging plants alternating with the two feeders which seem to add more birds. The young of the year arrived some months back and provided a show. Nothing for three + days now.
Question for @Cabezon : will the birds stay nested during this period to help stay clean or will they chance preening and cleaning and end up with a Gray Lung Disease for want of a better description? TIA
Question for @Cabezon : will the birds stay nested during this period to help stay clean or will they chance preening and cleaning and end up with a Gray Lung Disease for want of a better description? TIA
The ducks have also disappeared from our pond ...
Just build a wall ...
A thick wall…the best and biggest thick wall….a beautiful wall. The wall maker will be the best wall maker.
A friend…wonderful friend…great friend. He does reflecting pools also. Big Ones!
If I could fly to clearer air, that’s what I’d do. Maybe that’s what the birds did.
Regarding hoot owl: I thought about this a bit and tried to get good data that I could really say "Look at this!", but all I came up with was an almost universal conclusion that catching trout in warm water leads to higher mortality. I think pretty much everyone in the field would agree with that.
In the Idaho document, you see these sentences:
"The study found that mortality was 69% higher for trout landed at 73°F water temperatures than for those landed when waters were less than 66°F. These results suggest that higher water temperatures were indeed decreasing the survival of caught-and-released trout. However, catch rates were much lower (77% lower!) at the higher water temperatures above 73°F, and much better when temperatures were below 66°F. "
My conclusion is that, if you want to positively affect trout health, you stop before the "However...".
If you want to maintain the status quo, you keep writing.
These things don't take into account the effects of ag runoff and water quality, the effects of catching single fish multiple times, total angler pressure, etc.
You could argue that if I really cared about trout health, I should stop fishing...
In the Idaho document, you see these sentences:
"The study found that mortality was 69% higher for trout landed at 73°F water temperatures than for those landed when waters were less than 66°F. These results suggest that higher water temperatures were indeed decreasing the survival of caught-and-released trout. However, catch rates were much lower (77% lower!) at the higher water temperatures above 73°F, and much better when temperatures were below 66°F. "
My conclusion is that, if you want to positively affect trout health, you stop before the "However...".
If you want to maintain the status quo, you keep writing.
These things don't take into account the effects of ag runoff and water quality, the effects of catching single fish multiple times, total angler pressure, etc.
You could argue that if I really cared about trout health, I should stop fishing...
I did not know anything about the impact of smoke on bird behavior and I did a bit of digging this morning. It can be hard to get these kinds of studies funded because their locations and timing are not very predictable. I was able to find a discussion of this issue in "All About Birds" (see here). The discussion includes links to nine studies that have studied aspects of the influence of smoke on birds. One study looking at eBird submissions during a wave of smoke indicated that about half of the bird species in New York were less likely to be observed as the particulates in smoke increased. A study in Oregon of the impact of smoke on the activity of robins indicates that the birds decreased their movements in the face of smoke, but did not necessarily fly away. Some other treatments of smoke on bird behavior can be found here and here.
Steve
I feel the same. Really hot feels like my life force is being sucked out of me. I have no energy. Can’t function, can’t fish, bad mood. When I’m under direct sun, I feel like I’m under a broiler and cooking to death. I think about the people who die under these heat domes.
We just had a day of cool, light rain, after a long stretch of hot weather, and my neighbour is happy that “good” weather will be back in a couple days. Forecast is 32C/90F. That is “good”? Is this ignorance of our recurring drought, increased wildfires, skin cancer? Or just too young to have experienced climate change?
I really try to avoid the “h” word, but I hate summers these days. They are pieces of time that are removed from my remaining lifespan. I wish we just went directly from spring into fall.
I also wondered about that Matt but the layer of smoke was about 100+/- miles wide. To me it would seem the migration vs energy deployed would be deal breaker.
Well, for something to do yesterday afternoon cleaned the feeders, refilled at the approximate 4:1 ratio and the skies started to clear around 4 pm within 30 minutes it was like a jailbreak and whirring of 60 wing beats per second announced their arrival. Might have qualified for an air traffic controller at times. Good times.
Thank you @Cabezon for those links. Over time you’ve instilled a much deeper interest in, and love of nature for me and I would assume others here. We appreciate it!
Thank you @Cabezon for those links. Over time you’ve instilled a much deeper interest in, and love of nature for me and I would assume others here. We appreciate it!