In July, I made a trip to Gordon’s Wharf with my SW17 kayak. I wanted to expand my exploration of the Foxley/Trout River system. For today, the destination was the Oyster River, which flows into the Foxley River on the west side (just over 1 km south of Gordon’s Wharf). The Foxley River has a big oyster aquaculture industry, and this usually means lots of boat traffic at Gordon’s Wharf and the river – but not today. The oyster diseases (MSX & dermo) discovered over the last couple of years are having a significant impact on oyster farming activities. There’s oyster aquaculture on the Oyster River as well, and nothing was moving.
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| Oyster River (Foxley River trib) |
I hadn’t paddled the short Oyster side river before, since its shoreline is mostly developed (farming, homes, cottages, roads, etc). I paddled both branches of the river as far as Route 12. I was pretty surprised to find a variety of birds – especially Belted Kingfishers. The other bird sightings that I got to post on iNaturalist were Bald Eagle, N Flicker, GB Heron, G Yellowlegs and some species of ducks.
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After I was done with the Oyster River, I paddled to Cascumpec Bay (Hardy Pt) for a walk on the shore with the large erratic and marshes. On my way there, I stopped and had a pleasant conversation with a tonging oysterman in the bay between McNally’s Pt and Hardy Pt. On my Cascumpec shore walk, I got pics of the new PEI dragonfly (Seaside Dragonlet). For the summer of 2025, I identified and posted Seaside Dragonlets in the three large bays of mid-Prince County (Egmont, Cascumpec, and Malpeque bays).
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| Tonging for oysters (small bay across Gordon's Wharf) |
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