Friday March 22nd, I visited Centennial Woods. The weather was 30 degrees and it was partially sunny. The ground was mostly cleared with small patches of snow from the previous squalls still remaining. The trail was textured by the footsteps of hikers trekking through the previously soft mud, only for it to freeze and harden, creating a rough, solid path.
As I walking closer to my spot within centennial, I could hear crows ahead chattering and cawing at one another. Large groups rested upon the branches of a single tree. This was likely the loudest I had hear centennial in a while, largely due to the crows. No other creatures were out and about though. We had had some cold few days, discouraging any animals to wander about.
The frozen ground made it difficult to find any tracks, or signs of amphibians. Due to the below freezing temperatures, it was likely that many amphibians were not quite out yet. Despite this, trees had begun to show signs of spring. Buds were beginning to swell on most if not all of the present trees.
The budding branch of a Norway Maple