Checking duck nesting boxes on Gowganda Lake

Ed and Faye Barnstaple installed duck nesting boxes on Gowganda Lake while the ice was still in. The other day Ed asked if I would like to go out in the boat and check the 7 boxes on Gowganda Lake to see if nesting was starting. The first few didn't look as if there were any takers, finally one looked promising with a pair of Wood Ducks took flight right out from under a nestbox. Looking closely at the entrance a downy feather was sitting in the entrance (red circle). It seems as though there might be some action on one of the seven new boxes on Gowganda Lake. A follow up will be needed to check later from a safe distance.
The falls at the south end of Gowganda Lake is still flowing quite well from the run off from Hangingstone Lake drainage area to the south.