Earlier in this semester (March 11), we were asked to visit our phenology sites (or anywhere in the Burlington area), and find a tree of a certain focal species. We were then asked to document some observations about the tree, especially as it pertains to the phenological timeline of the year. If you’re interested in my original observations, I would highly recommend looking back at that post, it was some pretty interesting stuff.
This week, we were tasked with revisiting these trees, and noting any significant changes that had been made, taking particular note of the budding processes of these trees and denoting any changes.
It was actually in the buds that I noticed the most change. From my earlier expedition to the tree, I noted that the buds looked very brown in color, but they now look red when shown against my skin (which has not changed shades all that much). Aside from that, there haven’t been that many changes. There was less snow on the ground, which did mean I was actually able to see the roots of the tree, which was new. The bark and branches have shown no signs of changing or leafage, but that makes sense given that it has only been just over two weeks since my last visit to the tree, and Spring hasn’t quite sprung to its fullest extent up here yet.
Uploading to iNaturalist was as easy as always, but I did find out that my last post never actually posted on the app, so I am going back to fix that now. Otherwise, enjoy the pictures of my site (and confirmation of me posting to iNaturalist – I use a computer to post, so it is not a screenshot as much as it is a picture of a computer screen) seen below. Happy exploring, and I will be back to check in soon!
