Pax: Potential Supersonic Flights March 23-24
Communities surrounding NAS Pax River, Webster Outlying Field, and Smith Island, and residents of the Northern Neck of Virginia are advised of an inshore weapons separation testing event 11am to 5pm Monday, March 23, and Tuesday, March 24.
Pax Advisory: Potential Supersonic Flights March 19-20
Communities surrounding NAS Patuxent River, Webster Outlying Field, Smith Island, MD, and residents of the Northern Neck of Virginia are advised of an inshore weapons separation testing event March 19 and 20 from 11:30am to 3pm.
Crabs Turning Scarce Across Chesapeake
We have been fortunate here in the Lower Potomac and St. Mary’s rivers, in that crabbing was rather good until July bore on. Other regions in the Chesapeake haven’t been so lucky, and crabs are scarce as hen’s teeth.
State Dept. Ups Reward for Info on Hackers
The US State Department is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the identity and location of five hackers thought to be part of the Russia-backed Conti ransomware group. Another Russian hacking group is claiming an attack on Lockheed Martin that knocked the company’s websites offline.
Bad Crab Vibes for Upcoming Season
The 2021-22 oyster season was record breaking and watermen rejoiced. On the other hand, the 2021-22 crab survey, an annual measurement of the upcoming season’s crop, was also record-breaking. And there’s no rejoicing.
Message from the Cap’n — Martins Coming Home in April
The Purple Martins will begin arriving in a couple of weeks — they usually reach the nests dangling at the Cap’n’s St. George Island dock between the 10th and 13th of April. “You will know when they arrive,” the Cap’n says. “They start singing and don’t stop through the course of their stay.
Message from the Cap’n — Ospreys Return to the Chesapeake
The fish hawks have returned to the self-proclaimed Osprey Capital of the World: St. George Island in the Chesapeake Bay. Welcome!
Message from the Cap’n — Awaiting the Osprey
Some of the Chesapeake Bay osprey are already heading up the 77th parallel from Central America making their way back to their home nests. Expect to see them by St. Patrick’s Day.
Great Blue Herons at Home in the Bay
Great Blue Herons are also called Johnnie cranes locally, sneaking along the shoreline in the summertime, pierce a soft crab, flip it, send it down the hatch. But you can catch glimpse of their fishing skills all year-round.
Message from the Cap’n — As the Bald Eagle Flies
After another couple of good dustings of snow, the Captain’s reflections turn to what he has named the “Rulers of the Sky in Winter: The Bald Eagle.”
