Kayak fishing growing in popularity Article from The Palm Beach Post

Here's an Article from The Palm Beach Post "Kayak Fishing Growing In Popularity"

We too, are experiencing growth in Kayak fishing on the Yellow River which runs through our log cabin resort and campground, The Natural Gait, located in NE Iowa.

The Yellow River, which empties into the Mississippi River above Marquette, IA, has long been a favorite kayaking spot for families, often stopping along beaches and shoreline to fish.

Join The Natural Gait for our 4th Annual Kayak Event on July 20, 2013 for Kayaking, Music, Food and good old fashioned fun or try Kayak Fishing!  The Natural Gait 4th Annual Kayak Event 

The Fall Lineup

Here at The Natural Gait we are very fortunate to live alongside the Mississippi River Bird Migration Corridor. It is just a wonderful site to see Trumpeter Swans and Canadian Geese passing through in mass numbers and there are many more species of birds to see.

Here is an article that just appeared in http://www.enature.com

The best natural migration corridors occur in mountain ridges, river valleys, and along coastlines. Yet it's possible to see migrating animals just about anywhere. Here are some tips for enjoying the passing hordes.

Birds — Early morning often provides great looks at birds just finished with all-night flights. As the sun starts to rise, some birds that find themselves out over ocean waters or above the Great Lakes will suddenly head for the nearest land. Hundreds of birds can come pouring inland at these times, among them thrushes, warblers, vireos, and tanagers.

During daylight hours, the skies can be filled with everything from White Pelicans to Bobolinks. Expect lots of shorebirds, cormorants, terns, and gulls at the seaside and hawks, swifts, flickers, jays, swallows, and robins overhead almost everywhere.

Butterflies — Most people have heard about Monarchs and their fall migrations to the mountains of southern Mexico, but lots of other butterflies travel in autumn. Some even head north!

Watch in the same places that bird migrants concentrate for American Ladies, Question Marks, Red Admirals, and the more abundant Monarchs — all moving southward. By contrast, Cloudless Sulphurs may be headed north in fall, as their southern populations expand, and Painted Ladies and Common Buckeyes can be watched for flying north or south.

Dragonflies — Dragonfly watching is fast coming into its own on the North American nature scene. Partly that's because several excellent books have appeared to help folks tell these handsome creatures apart.

A small number of dragonfly species migrate in substantial numbers during the fall. Look for the monster Green Darner in particular and the world's most cosmopolitan dragonfly, the Wandering Glider. Others include the Black Saddlebag and the Carolina Saddlebag.

Mammals — Mammal watching is not nearly as easy as bird or insect watching. After all, the mammals first must be found, which usually involves some trekking, and they're not terribly cooperative subjects. Still, the rewards can be considerable.

Among the migratory mammals worth watching are some species of bats (Hoary, Silver-haired, and Red) that can occasionally be seen flying south during daylight hours along shorelines or even over bodies of water. Marine mammals, of course, can be observed from boats or coastal promontories. The large baleen whales occur in good numbers on their southward migrations and delight people even from a distance.

Friends of Jon Stravers, the Mississippi River and nature

,http://www.motormill.org/index.html/html/big_blue_sky_benefit.htmlThere's going to be a concert at The Elkader Opera House on Nov 24. The above link goes to the poster. It is a benefit for Motor Mill, but more importantly it is a tribute to Jon's son and grandson who were killed in a car accident this fall. John and his late son are well known along the Mississippi where they have provided wonderful environmental music that tells the stories about the great river.--
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