Going out to visit my phenology spot for the final time I felt as if it were summer already. 70 degrees with the sun beaming down and a nice breeze coming through Centennial. The fresh leafy canopy is dense with fully formed leaflets compared to the last time I came out here. There is also …
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My Home
As I was home getting my vaccine I had to improvise which ended up being pretty interesting! These were all taken from my home in Littleton NH. My mom hasn’t stopped feeding the birds yet which made for some good visitors from our surrounding natural community. I had a good time exploring my property with …
Now Officially Sprung
Without the snow in the trees the view is beginning to resemble that of this fall once again. Now all we needs is for the leaves to come out! There have been many changes in the natural landscape around Burlington in the past month. But, I don’t have many species that support those visual changes. …
Spring Has Kind of Sprung?
Moving in to March there are a variety of new things to spot around the Burlington and lower Winooski Watershed. A prime example, driving the phenologic changes, we see now is the fact that it is 4:30 pm and there is still ample sun coming in from the sky to warm the ground and put …
Return To Phenology!
In returning to my spot in Centennial Woods the landscape has fully shifted to winter. There are birds calling in the air and possible a few animal tracks on the ground. It looks like I am not the only one who walked up off the trail in this direction either. Other than the snow on …
Phenology Post 2 : ( 10/25/20 )
The differences from the last time that I was out here seem minimal. There are more leaves on the ground and fewer in the trees but other than that there is little difference. I haven’t seen any other animals out an about while I have been here apart from the squirrel that I saw during …
Phenology Blog 4
The phenology here is in a similar stage to that of the Burlington area. Our property is in full on stick season with the remaining leaves having fell over the past storm cycle. The shorter of the beech trees, protected from the wind, are still holding a majority of their leaves but their taller counterparts …
Phenology 3
Today there was lots going on at my plot. For starters there was someone out enjoying the nice weather we’ve had sitting on the bridge with their puppy reading a book. I believe that in the wind over the past week that one of the dead trees fell over which I noticed today. Any remaining …
Phenology Blog Post 1 : ( 10/11/20 )
My phenology plot is located in Centennial Woods on the campus of UVM. When starting an adventure from the medical campus side of the grounds you will find my plot after crossing over the large bridge that spans Centennial Brook. Crossing that bridge you will see a sign that says “Muddy Buddys” on it. Directly …