During the four-day urban bioblitz, I chose to explore around campus. I thought it would be very interesting to see what kind of wildlife is around us every single day as we walk to and from classes. I found one tree outside the Aiken center that I had never noticed before, and due to the […]
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May 2, 2023
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April 23, 2023
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Today I revisited my original site in Centennial Woods. I visited when it was raining, so I got to observe some phenological elements that I hadn’t been able to see before. The forest was very green, and the trees were almost all budding. I saw and heard a lot of wildlife, such as grey squirrels […]
April 4th, 2023
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Today I visited my tree again in Centennial Woods. Not much has changed about my tree since the last visit. It is not budding yet and has not developed any leaves. Although it is technically spring, there are no phenological indicators of the season showing on my tree just yet. The bark is still peeling […]
March 24, 2023
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Today I returned to Centennial Woods to observe my birch tree. Nothing had changed much about it since the last time I visited. Considering the area, there were some changes since earlier this month. There was definitely a lot less snow on the ground and I could hear birds calling throughout the forest. Walking to […]
March 7, 2023
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Today I visited my site in Centennial Woods and looked around for some of the species listed. The species I found was paper birch. I know this tree is a paper birch and not one of its winter lookalikes because the bark peeled off very easily and it was very clearly white. That, and the […]
February 18, 2023
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Instead of returning to my phenology spot in Centennial Woods, I decided to explore the campground area by North Beach. There were a lot of human footprints in this area, but also various wildlife prints as well! The first print that I observed was a gray squirrel print. It has the two smaller front feet […]
January 27, 2023
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When I visited my phenology spot in Centennial Woods, I noticed that a lot had changed since December. The trees were covered in snow and the woods seemed like an entirely new place! It was so different; I got a little lost trying to find my spot that I had been to so many times […]
December 9, 2022
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When I returned to my phenology spot, I noticed that some things had changed. First, there was no color in the canopy; all the leaves had fallen off the trees. There was no foliage left as far as I could see. All that was left were the needles of the far-off conifers. When I looked […]
November 28, 2022
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I spent my break in Gloucester, Massachusetts. It is about an hour north of Boston. I chose for my phenology place to be in Ravenswood Park, a quiet reserve near my house. As soon as you walk into Ravenswood, you notice boulders lining the edge of the main path. These boulders are the remnants of […]
November 2, 2022
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While sitting in my Phenology Place, I noticed many things about my surrounding environment. First of all, it was very quiet. I could barely hear the brook; it was flowing so quietly. There were no bird calls as there were last time I visited. I heard the wind rustling in the tall shrubs and grasses, […]