Sometimes there are pelicans on Campbell Lake in late summer or the start of fall.    We can never tell until we get there.   The lake was hit with winterkill, so the campground was empty and with so few fish in the lake, the pelicans may have gone elsewhere.    I did spot two of them on Scuitto Lake on the way in.     I launched my kayak on a grey, windy, slightly smoky day and paddled the lake.

Much of the lake has shallow bays full of aquatic growth so we usually paddle around the lake in an oval shape.

There were lots of ducks on the lake, but no larger birds and no fishermen.  It was a quiet paddle, mostly exercise and outdoor recreation; Day 57 of paddling this year.

I did a short video on last year’s paddle on the lake, provided here: