The most obvious way my site has changed is that leaves are now growing on all the trees. Also, the river, while still flowing with water, has begun to dry up in some places. The moss on the rocks also looks a lot greener and healthier than it did after the snow started melting. Though …
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May 2 Posting
I went mostly to the waterfront and to Battery Park as well as several parts of Centennial Woods. I love iNaturalist as a program and I have been using it for years, so it was a great aid in figuring out what species were around me. Two chickadees! It was interesting to see the variety …
March Posting
I definitely misunderstood the assignment at the time because I went to the same place at the time. Hopefully I can still get points for this! The snow seemed to be melting around the stream before it melts anywhere else. It’s also evidently a stream now instead of just an indent in the snow. The …
February Posting
Please see the note in my January posting for an explanation of why this is coming so late. Thank you 🙂 Me and a few friends went on a walk from central campus almost to North Beach, going through the waterfront and through the trail near the Rock Point School. On the way, we encountered …
January Phenology Posting
Hello! I want to apologize for how late these blogs are coming. During January and February I got really sick and was dealing with several health issues including COVID and issues with my heart and blood iron, as well as mental issues that I am working through professionally now. I did go out into Centennial …
November 12
On my Burlington adventure, I began at the waterfront and hung out with my friends. We sat on the rocks and watched some of the mallard ducks swimming around, which was nice since we knew they’d be migrating soon. We then went to Leddy Beach. We had visited here during summer, so seeing it in …
Nov 1 Phenology
In my experience sitting quietly at my spot, I felt the slight drizzling. The water level was higher, and the brook was moving faster than normal since it had been raining for most of the day. The water here is deeper than I originally thought. It’s not as fast moving in parts that are deep, …
Home Town Phenology: Manchester Vermont
One thing that’s special about my hometown compared to Burlington and a lot of other places in New England is that it snowed a significant amount over the past three days. The trees are coated in fresh, white snow. Unfortunately, there was too much fresh snow to make out animal tracks in the woods, which …
Kaia Hansen Phenology 1
Sunday, October 17, 2021 My phenology spot is located in Centennial Woods, just off the trail when you reach one of the large clearings. I chose this spot because I wanted to be near a wetland, and my spot is part of Centennial Brook. During my time at a different nature program called Mountain Campus, …