The rest of the leaves have left the trees in my phenology spot. The only sight of green in my location is some very persistent ferns growing on the hillside that show no signs of going anywhere any time soon.
Overall I would say that there is an increase in the amount decomposition of the leaf litter on the ground, the leaves do not look as though the have just fallen off of the trees. I did spot a sign of decomposers in the form of worms in the mud closer to the stream.
Other then the worms I saw and heard a few different species of birds, one of which I think was a chickadee. That is an increase in animal behavior for my location as previously I have only seen one or two birds during my visits to my phenology location. One final thing that I took note of was that the stream is still flowing. I am wondering if it will freeze over at any point during the winter.