Returning to centennial brook on Tuesday, I was excited to see that spring was present in full force. Every step was a challenge as the trails to my phenology spot had transformed into bogs of deep mud. The spring peepers didn’t seem to mind though as they were very vocal when I was walking in. I ended up taking a detour to follow their cheeps to a small vernal pool where they were gathered. As I got closer they scattered and I unfortunately wasn’t able to get a good photo of it. Arriving at my phenology site I found that the entire area had become very saturated and swamp like. A variety of mosses and small wildflowers were present in and around my phenology site, though many of the larger plants in the area showed no sign of greening. I did notice that some of the buckthorn and oaks in the area had larger and lighter colored buds than in the winter, suggesting that soon leaves may emerge.
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