Lenker pointed to a tree limb where an American redstart landed an arm's length away. One nearby island hosts a black-crowned night heron rookery with more than 200 nests. Another has more than 150 great egret nests. Bald eagles have nested on islands farther upstream. And deer are known to swim out to them.
Ducks inhabit the banks.
This is a wonderful resource,' and just get excited about it. In days gone by, rivers were the trails that led mountain men to the beavers, which they nearly wiped out. They were the paths that brought the settlers inland. They were the avenues used to float clear-cut forests to the sawmills. But in the future, river trails may be the path that helps people bring those resources back.