{"id":62,"date":"2023-11-27T19:19:31","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T00:19:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ggrzanphenology\/?p=62"},"modified":"2023-11-27T19:19:31","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T00:19:31","slug":"phenology-at-home-northport-long-island-ny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ggrzanphenology\/2023\/11\/27\/phenology-at-home-northport-long-island-ny\/","title":{"rendered":"Phenology at Home (Northport, Long Island, NY)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For the phenology-at-home portion of our Phenology Blogs, I picked one of my favorite local beaches which is a 15 minute drive from my house. Crab Meadow Beach is right next to a golf course, and contains an estuary + salt marsh (located on the right side of the Google Maps screenshot). The phenology spot which I decided on is mainly contained to the red circle in the bottom right. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Crab Meadow Beach, Long Island, New York<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Some photos of the general area, before I dive into species composition:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This new phenology spot is in a wildly different ecosystem compared to my Centennial Woods phenology spot (forest versus salt marsh\/beach), leading to a significant difference in plant species makeup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Depicted below is Seaside goldenrod (Solidago sempervirens<\/em>), one of the most prominent species in the salt marsh area of Crab Meadow Beach. The top two photos show the flowers still in bloom, despite the cold weather, and the bottom photo is a cluster of Seaside goldenrod which has gone to seed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Seaside goldenrod (11\/23\/2023)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Some other prominent native species in this area include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n