Swan Creek

giant rootball mass of Reed Canary Grass that was part of 'grass DAM' built up in the Fall upstream > rushed down 300 feet and bottomed out just below riffle... forming a partial blockage in stream and creating some grass root habitat for......
about 1 dz. FRY ..... don't look like stickleback so hopeful that they're coho/cutthroat

note:- about 1/3 of root mass has been manually removed out of the main watercourse

'giant' mass of Canary Grass and roots blasted downstream last month from 'McK Willow' bridge and grounded out just below 'Culvert riffle' to cause stream diversion >>> Root mass is now Growing in place >>> decision must be made to remove it or let 'invasive plant growth' to continue.

Mallard dabbling at high-water's creek edge.
Huge mass of Reed/Grass from upstream has grounded just below riffle and created a 'new' creek path.

Spawning gravel has noticeably moved downstream into riffle (coho action combined with rainfall flow of Nov.Dec.)

Great Blue Heron (Hank!) was startled from his fishing of the 'weary' spawning 2024Coho (Nov.2-Dec.27+) He immediately flew away as I approached and I didn't see anymore fish in this reach of the Creek. note: 24 Coho seen in Swan Cr. this year > best in 3 past >> main stem Colquitz (anecdotally) saw 400!
Water Quality and Creek flow levels very good for these spawners.

No Fish seen upstream of this location since 'Hank' was here!

Van. Island Buck in velvet bounced across field.

heavy cloudburst caused sediment in storm drains and concentrated in culvert outflow

Raven called overhead!

'unhoused' person has pitched new Dome Tent in riparian zone (new since last week)