Hot steamy hike this morning to swap out SD cards. Muggy with showers made a paradise for mosquitoes and deer flies looking to feast on my head & neck. My head-net kept the blood suckers at bay. Interesting observation when arriving at the two small beaver ponds that have camera traps set. The lower ponds water was significantly down by at least two feet with no breech in the dam. The upper pond dam (80 yds.) up stream was built higher by the beavers. Fresh mud and sticks spanned the length of the beaver dam.  By doing this the beavers stopped the flow of water and rendered their new bank lodge unusable. Did the four rounds of bears digging on top of the bank lodge cause the beavers to abandon the pond? Has the lack of rain caused the beavers to raise the level of the upper pond? Might this be an indication of dry times to come during the Massachusetts summer? Time will tell

Jim