Skunk and Squirrel!

I wish I could provide a reason for why, but that early season pulse of ringnecks just doesn't happen anymore in the numbers it used to, Larry. We used to go as a group of four boats, renting cabins at Jen's Rustic Resort. We never had to worry about CO or CO2 accumulations, because the log chinking was sporadic at best on those cabins, now leveled! We would go out the evening prior the opener and raft-up on open water in the bay and glass the shoreline until dark, watching and marking bird movement. One of those years back over a decade ago, rain was impending via a storm predicted to come in the night.. Just prior twilight the sky filled in classic fashion with Vs of ringnecks, pouring into the bay by the hundreds, cutting the air with their wings as they dropped-in. Seldom have I seen so many birds moving in that large a concentration. We woke in the morning to rain and hail pounding on the cabins. As we ran south to the navigation buoys that were our turn reference point north or Moon Island the waves picked-up. I had my TDB-14' then and could only chug along at hull speed due to the chop. It was a good thing because we had to go slow enough to not run down the rafts of ringnecks that dotted the open water as we made our way to a place we called "The Slot".

Were you south of Lime Island on St. Joseph's. I've always been intrigued by the large marshes down on the southern end near Cockburn Island.
 
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