ASIH Warning: This post contains images of dead fish.
Sadly, in the last few+ days the lovely fragrance of Multiflora Rose at Leo’s Landing has been supplanted by a pronounced (and surprisingly widespread) dead fish odour. The culprit: dead fish.
“Dead fish on the beach” is a regular occurrence at Presque Isle State Park, but usually only in the singular, or maybe two. Spotted the other morning at Leo’s Landing: 8+ dead fish along one small section of the westside beach on Presque Isle Bay.
Coincidence? Environmental factors? Lake level is good/high, & weather has been normal (e.g., not overly warm). Be interesting to check water temp levels and algae loads; further investigation required.
Moving on to a more pleasant topic, it’s a ‘mashup’ of Spotted Sandpiper in flight x other birds (as indicated) at Leo’s Landing:
The reason for the dead fish is because the Osprey’s have been loosing them. This happens when the moon has waned. This Team Member is sure of this!