Salmon Hole Phenology Site

Today I returned to my phenology site at Salmon Hole. Things seemed to be more in bloom. While some trees were still bare, many had budding leaves. The silver maple I’ve been observing over the course of the year has started to bud as well. The water is not frozen at all and appears as […]

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I explored the Intervale for the BioBlitz project. Using iNaturalist, I identified 11 different species including common daffodil, ostrich fern, mugwort, greater burdock, great rhododendron, broomrape, boxelder, red osier dogwood, weeping willow, orpine, and squill. I found iNaturalist to be very intuitive and easy to use. I also took a look at the City Nature […]

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Today, I went out on my phenology walk. All five trees had no breaking buds, no leaves or flowers, and no signs of new spring growth. To be honest, this isn’t very surprising, as it’s still pretty early in the season. I wouldn’t expect buds to start breaking until later this month or potentially early […]

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I went to the Redstone Pines to look for tracks with a friend. We initially didn’t see many prints besides human ones. However, while we were looking, we heard the distinct tapping of a woodpecker! Sure enough, a pileated woodpecker was pecking away at a tree. This bird was pretty easy to identify as a […]

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Animal Tracks Man’s Best Friend I noticed these tracks right along the edge of the water. I believe the animal prints belong to a dog as they are closely followed by the human footprints. The human prints stop along the edge of the river, while the dog tracks continue out onto the edges of the […]

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Brrr! It was a chilly one at Salmon Hole today! With winter break coming up, and my first semester at college coming to a close, this is my last post of the year. Since my last visit, the last of the leaves have fallen. The leaf litter covering the ground looks to be in the […]

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Over Thanksgiving break, my new phenology spot is my front yard. Google Maps Link 3 huge White Oaks in my front yard! Rhododendron shrub by the porch. Holly bush by the porch. Ecology & Phenology of My Front Yard vs. Salmon Hole Starting with the similarities, the trees at both Salmon Hole and my front […]

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Perhaps the most unique and distinct observation from my October visit was the presence of these red berries with bright yellow shells. These berries were all over my phenology spot, in vines along the ground and up into trees. I later identified this to be Oriental Bittersweet; a highly invasive, non-native woody vine. I did […]

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My sit spot was a fallen tree, which was sandwiched between the branches of an adjacent tree, to form somewhat of a bench diagonally off the ground. I decided to lay on my back on the trunk, and observe the sounds and sights of my surroundings. It was a standardly chilly October afternoon, around 50°F, […]

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