For this adventure, I first walked around our campus to inspect what was happening right around us. Here is where I saw the frost on the grass behind my dorms. Next I went down to Champlain College on Maple Street, passing through the Paper Birches and seeing several squirrels stocking up on acorns. I continued my walk down the hill to the lakeshore, and while I did not observe any natural phenology at the lake, I saw many people bundling up to keep warm while walking their dogs. Walking back up the campus there were several trees with changing leaves such as a Norway Maple and a White Oak. I also noticed a cardinal sitting in a tree as well as a big empty nest in another tree. While the birds that call this nest home could have simply been out getting food, this could also mean that these birds had migrated somewhere warmer for the winter.
