There have been very minimal changes to my site besides seasonal changes this year. During this recent visit, I noticed that some of the brush and smaller branches had been removed in some way because I was able to walk further along the fallen tree. But I like that nothing major has happened in my … Continue reading →

The areas in Burlington that I visited were City Hall Park, right off of church street, and the Waterfront Park by the Rubenstein Ecosystem Science Laboratory. When it comes to using iNaturalist, I found it very easy, as I have used it many times throughout the semester for phenology assignments. I documented 10 different species … Continue reading →

In this phenology post, I could switch up the very fun setting. I took the bus down to Battery Park and was able to find some tracks very quickly. I was able to find a lot of Eastern Gray Squirrel tracks, though semi unfortunately they were the only tracks I was able to find. Using … Continue reading →

The first thing I noticed about my visit was that despite us being much further into winter, there was actually less snow on the ground. But what wasn’t there before was ice, which now covered significant portions of the path and allowed me to walk across the now-frozen stream to reach my spot. The canopy … Continue reading →

After returning to my site, especially after coming back from Thanksgiving break, a lot has changed. This time, the ground was covered in snow, and very few leaves remained. But there were a few warriors among the bare branches and snow. Starting from the bottom, I noticed there were a few ferns that persisted and … Continue reading →

Stony Run, in Baltimore, MD, is a trail that is about 2 blocks away from my house and leads right to where I went to high school. As it is in a city, it is far from as secluded as my spot in Centennial Woods, but there are a lot of really cool things about … Continue reading →

October 14, 2024 My phonology spot is in Centennial Woods on campus. You follow the usual trail until you find a creek. Once you find the creek you cross and continue on the trail until you reach the fork in the trail. From there you to the right and shortly after you will find a … Continue reading →