Phenology Blog

It has finally been warm out these past couple of weeks and as a result, spring is beginning to show visible signs at my phenology site where more and more things are starting to look green. The downed log that is right by the pool of water on my site was completely covered in moss. […]

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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 […]

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My phenology site over Spring Break is the small area of woods next to my backyard. These trees have been here since my family moved into my house about 20 years ago. There has always been wildlife activity around this area from squirrels to rabbits to birds to skunks to neighborhood cats. This is very […]

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When I used the Biofinder program to analyze my phenology place, I discovered that my place was of pretty high priority and that it is in an area that covers rare species in the area, so it is very important that my place is maintained properly to conserve the wildlife that is there.

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The phenological changes that occurred at my place since my last visit were that there is not much change since I was last at my spot.There is still snow covering the ground and there were animal tracks visible in the snow. The pool of water that is on my site was not frozen all the […]

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When referring to Wetland, Woodland, Wildland I would say that my phenology spot is classified somewhere between a wetland and a woodland. I would say my spot is somewhere in between these because it does get dark and cool and areas are mossy. It is right next to a wet area that contains a small […]

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Some of the trees I was able to identify at my site were White Pines, Eastern Hemlock, and Sugar Maple. The twig I chose to capture was that of a Sugar Maple. This tree was located right next to the pool of water that is on my site. There were brown buds on the twig […]

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There were many different sets of wildlife tracks found at my Phenology Site. Some of the tracks include white-tailed deer, squirrel, rabbit, a small bird, and dogs. I believe the set of deer tracks belongs to a male due to the evidence of how it was dragging its feet as it walked.         […]

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My phonology site was covered with a fresh coating of snow. I noticed that there were several older tracks that I could see prior to this snowfall, but there were also many fresh new tracks that were easy to identify in the fresh snow. I also noticed that the stagnant pool of water located on […]

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