Category Archives: Uncategorized

During the BioBlitz I went to Centennial Woods and Potash Brook to make observations. Over the course of the four days I made 462 observations and observed 117 species. I went on three hikes, two in Centennial and one in … Continue reading →

The walk to my phenology spot was rainy today. I really like the smell when its raining, I can’t describe it but it is something calming for me and being in the woods while it was raining was actually kind … Continue reading →

I quite enjoyed the nice weather on my walk to my tree, it was much better than the slipping, sliding and falling I was doing a month ago on all the ice and snow. The little buds that were growing … Continue reading →

After my previous error I went out into Centennial Woods in search of a proper tree. I found a small paper birch sapling. It is smaller than the one that I found while I was at home, and the buds … Continue reading →

So, I made a mistake. I had looked at the images of the different types buds before I went out into Centennial Woods and I thought that I had a good bud that was on a young Northern Red Oak. … Continue reading →

Winter Wildlife Signs in Burlington – Centennial Woods Natural Area I went out for a walk in Centennial Woods in order to look for wildlife signs. I chose Centennial because I knew that I was likely to find tracks there … Continue reading →

I returned to my phenology spot from last semester. There do not appear to have been many changes to phenology spot. The most major change is the snow, the remaining leafy ferns that were on the hillside are now covered … Continue reading →

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. … Continue reading →

Thanksgiving Break Phenology Location My chosen phenology location for Thanksgiving break was located in Harpswell, Maine on Orr’s Island at 43º47’30.1″N 69º57’26.1″W This location differs greatly from my location in Centennial Woods. The composition of the forest in the new … Continue reading →

As I sit in my phenology spot I can smell the crisp fall air that has settled over Burlington. I saw a bird fly through and land on the beech tree near the stream bank for a few minutes. I … Continue reading →