My experience using iNaturalist was pretty chill. I think that the app is easy to use and it’s convenient. I encountered a lot of species, I think I ended up recording like 20 species so nothing crazy but I was winning for our lab group for a second. I had a lot of fun just …
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Final Beech Visit 4/23
Over time not much has changed. There are still a few leaves and no flowering or budding. The trees around it have started to bud and a nearby sugar maple has baby leaves. Over time not much has changed. There are still a few leaves and no flowering or leaves. The trees around it have …
Tree Check-In 4/09/23
My visit to my tree was pretty similar to every other visit I’ve had. This time, there was no snow on the ground and it was 60 degrees and sunny which was a nice change. There is still no budding on my tree however I noticed some buds on neighboring trees which was exciting for …
Tree Check In 3/26
Over time my site hasn’t changed much. The biggest difference is that there is less snow and more mud than there was when I initially visited. There wasn’t any damage done to the area from the storm over break or from anything else. I would say that I have just become familiar with the trees …
Extra Credit Opportunity 3/19/23
The place I visited was Underhill State Park. It was pretty similar to my phenology site because they are only 40 minutes away from each other. However, because the area of Underhill I was in was at a much higher elevation, there was more snow and more coniferous trees. While I didn’t see many species …
Tree Phenology 3/9/23
The tree that I found and identified was an American Beech. I knew that it was an American Beech rather than a young maple because its buds were long and pointy. Also the buds had a zigzag pattern where they were growing out of the branch and were cigar-like. Young maples buds are typically a …
Greater Burlington Exploration 2/20
On my exploration of the greater Burlington area, I visited Centennial Woods, Waterfront Park, and the woods between the waterfront and North beach. While doing this I found a lot of evidence of animal life including a lot of squirrel tracks and actual squirrels, rabbit tracks, and red fox tracks. I did not get very …
Salmon Hole 1/27/23
At my most recent visit to Salmon Hole, I found a lot of tracks that seem to be from small mammals and rodents, like mice, squirrels, and rabbits. There were very few trees that had leaves left, although the Oriental Bittersweet still had berries, and the snow below it was covered in fallen berries as …
Final Visit 12/10
The foliage has changed since my last visit, but it looked pretty similar to my visit to Indian Brook. The most noticeable changes since my visit in the beginning of November is that the ground is no longer covered in a thick layer of leaf litter. The layer, while still there, is much thinner, and …
Home Location 11/28
My Phenology Spot at home is Indian Brook Reservoir. It’s about 3 miles from my house, so a 10 minute drive or a 65 minute walk. Indian Brook Reservoir has pretty similar ecology and phenology to Salmon Hole. This is because they are only 8.5 miles apart from each other. However, I did note some …