After lunch we continued exploring upstream for another one-half mile before returning to the launch for a trip total of 10 miles. Muskrat lodges were observed along the way as well as beaver lodges. We paddled by several active beaver lodges with well-stocked feed beds for the winter months ahead. The only mammal sighted was a river otter (or three?) that surprised us as we came around a bend in the river. Bird observations were plentiful and included common merganser, goldeneye, and bufflehead ducks, several lesser yellowlegs, a raven, an eagle, a rough-legged hawk (unusual for this time of year), and a pair of Canada jays who visited us at our lunch stop.