11/05/2023
Today at Salmon Hole natural area it was a nice sunny day. At 46 degrees this afternoon, it was cool but not uncomfortable. I could tell some time had passed since my last visit when I sat down to observe for fifteen minutes. The trees were mostly but not completely bare, but. overall there was significantly less foliage then in October. The birch trees in the area seemed to be the most bare, while some ash still featured yellow or green leaves. It was relatively windy out, and I observed leaves being blown off trees and the ground and into the water.
It was quiet down by the water, with the noise from the river itself being easier to focus on then the sound of cars by the nearby road. This is likely just the nature of visiting at an earlier time today, while last visit featured the sounds of rush hour traffic.
I didn’t observe any wildlife on this visit, but I did notice two people fishing on the opposite side of the Winooski from me.
My roommate and I both chose Salmon Hole as our phenology spot, and as we wrapped up our observations on separate parts of the outcropping, we found some Norway Maple leaves we thought looked very pretty.
