I traveled back to my original spot on Sunday afternoon after it snowed all day Saturday. This was quite ironic because for this assignment we were supposed to study the signs of spring. Although it didn’t seem like spring there were still some signs of spring emerging at my spot. For example, there were plenty of birds chirping and some green on the trees.
I heard many different birds and recorded them on the Merlin Bird ID app. This app tells you which bird is making the sound in real-time. I could identify the Tufted Titmouse, White-breasted Nuthatch, American Crow, and Pine Siskin. We also saw a lot of robins on the trees near the road to Centennial Woods.
I saw a lot of buds on the trees but none of them were swelling or seemed ready to bloom. I think this is because of the change in temperature returning back to winter in a sense. There was a lot of moss growing on some of the trees.
There were also some tracks in the snow that I noticed like deer, squirrel, and the domestic dog.
Overall this visit was interesting showing both winter and spring fighting against each other and both showing traits at the same time.
