Phenology Blog- Centennial Woods

I had chosen a new site at the start of this semester that was more easy for me to access, but now that I am able to get to my Centennial Woods site, I’ve been visiting there. I went this week for my last visit of the semester and it was very rainy, but beautiful.… Continue reading Last Visit

The Intervale The first place I visited, specifically for the City Nature Challenge, was the Intervale. I saw turtles and lots of different types of birds including Robins and Chickadees and others that I am unsure what species they were. Rock Point Next, I visited Rock Point where I saw lots of birds, squirrels, and… Continue reading City Nature Challenge and More!

For spring break, I traveled to Naples, Florida. Here are some maps to show my location. I did not see a lot of wildlife while I was there, but I did see one lizard and a few different kinds of birds. I don’t have pictures, but I believe I saw a royal tern and a… Continue reading Spring Break!

Yesterday I walked around campus looking for tracks, scat, or really anything exciting. I found some tracks that I believe to be from a cottontail rabbit. I’m not 100% sure, but I was using the Mammal Tracks and Scat guide and I feel like my tracks matched up with the rabbit tracks shown in the… Continue reading iNaturalist

Hello and happy spring semester! I really wanted to return to my spot in Centennial Woods from last semester, but unfortunately it is not currently accessible for me. I have a new spot for the time being, but as the semester goes on and I am hopefully able to return to my original spot, I… Continue reading New (Temporary) Spot

I just wanted to show pictures from every visit in one post because I love looking at them all next to each other and seeing how much my area has changed in only a few months! I love seeing the difference in leaves, but I think the difference in water levels of the stream is… Continue reading Final Post!

It was so exciting to go to my spot today because it has finally snowed (without raining immediately after). My previous visits blended together, but this visit felt completely different. The snow makes the woods so much quieter, which was nice because it made it easier to hear the water flowing and animals. Most of… Continue reading Snow and Animals!

Yay, field trip! Today I went to my friend Dana’s phenology site, which is also located in Centennial Woods. Even though our sites are both in Centennial, they are in different areas so they are pretty different! One big difference I noticed was that her spot has more paper birches than mine does, as well… Continue reading Visit to Dana’s Spot!

I chose to go to my spot this week instead of somewhere new, but rather than walking from my dorm to my spot, I walked from my work, Target. The event map is all about showing the natural and unnatural aspects of an area, so I thought it was a cool perspective to walk from… Continue reading Event Map

This weekend (10/31) I went to my spot and just stood for about 15 minutes looking at the nature around me and listening. It was raining while I was there so most of the noise I heard was the sound of rain. There were other noises, but the rain was a big distraction and it… Continue reading Taking in My Surroundings