Today, everything at my site was covered in a slushy layer of snow, and there was a lot of water everywhere from the large amount of precipitation Burlington has received within the past couple of days. There were no wildlife tracks at my site, and there were little to no signs of spring because the trees on my site have not begun to flower yet, and there are also no signs of amphibians at my site either. I could hear the birds chirping, and some ferns were poking through the snow layer. My phenology spot is right on the edge of small clearing, but the nearest edge on the other side of the clearing was about 50 yards away. I would say that my spot is absolutely habitat for interior forest species such as rabbits, squirrels, and chipmunks. This is because it is on the edge of a clearing where animals would venture out to look for food or to get fresh water, and my spot would provide cover in the trees as the forest begins to get thicker, while still being close enough to the clearing so the wildlife doesn’t have to travel too far. The edge effect here is that my spot acts as a transition zone from the interior of the forest to the open clearing that is right next to it.