After considering the likelihood of wildlife activity so close to a bustling part of South Burlington, I decided to find a new phenology spot within Centennial Woods. The coordinates of my new spot are 44.4760 N, -73.1836 W.

As you walk from the back, large parking lot into the brush, you continue down a hill and walk inwards to a large grove of old growth. The old oak tree marks the center of my phenology spot and provides a landmark to branch off of further into Centennial Woods.

As I began to walk to my new phenology spot, I identified what appeared to be Cottontail Rabbit tracks galloping deeper into the brush. 

Closer to the center of my site radius, I noticed a large dugout hole in one of the stags. The depth and size of the hole led my curiosity to wonder about the possibility of a woodpecker nesting within the tree.

Just across from this finding, I came across evidence of deer in the area. The tracks I had seen earlier and the nibbled buds were the strongest evidence of their presence, but to find another tree whose bark had been rubbed off likely by the heads and antlers of deer moving through the brush.

I saw many tracks that had been covered by wet snow in days prior, making them difficult to identify with confidence. There were very obvious signs of life all throughout the woods, an enticing sight to see in the dead of winter.