As stated in my previous blog post, I have not been in Burlington, but I have been able to return to my spot from Thanksgiving. This spot is on the bank of a stream and is largely composed of Red Oaks that are starting to leaf, but the leaves are nowhere close to being full. …
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Post #9
As I have been unable to be in Burlington of late I have been forced to abandon both my phenology spot and tree that I have been monitoring. Luckily I am in Massachusetts, a location with a similar climate. I was unable to find a paper birch like the tree I was monitoring in Burlington …
Post #8
The main takeaway I took from revisiting my tree is that the convenience of doing homework while waiting for the bus is outweighed by the awkwardness of standing at a bus stop taking a picture of a tree wile not waiting for the bus. Other than that the paper birch seems to not have changed …
Post #7
I found a paper birch near the bus stop by Davis and figured I would get an assignment done while I waited. It was definitely a paper birch as the bark was pretty distinctives. I am also pretty sure that this was the paper birch on our tree quiz in the first semester. The buds …
Post #6
To find some winter wildlife I decided to venture outside of my phenology spot and visit Centennial Woods. At first it was difficult to find any sort of evidence that was not a domestic dog as a large percentage of the snow has melted and the area that hasn’t melted has had ample time to …
Blog #5
Returning to my spot from last semester, the biggest change that I found was that there is actually snow now! This a very exciting development, although it makes traveling on the bike path to Rock Point a little bit more treacherous. Interestingly, the snow cover near my spot is less than in other areas I’ve …
Post #4
I was expecting snow for my final phenology spot post of the semester, but we don’t always get what we want. Despite my disappointment in the lack of a winter wonderland, I still had a very enjoyable experience wandering around rock point at sunset. At first I went to my actual spot and spent about …
Post #3
I chose to visit a spot that I have gotten to know very well in my childhood. Behind my house in Belmont, Massachusetts, there is a small preserve called Beaver Brook and I spent a large percentage of my childhood either exploring the woods and brook or playing in the field with the many dogs …
Blog #2
I chose to go to Rock Point on an unusually warm day for November. It was about 70 degrees fahrenheit at around 11 in the morning, which is way too warm for me. As I sat at my spot, still sweating from the bike ride down, I felt the wind from the water and I …
Blog #1
Welcome to Rock Point, the location of my phenology spot. I chose Rock Point for a few reasons, one being obvious. Rock Point is absolutely beautiful. The views from on top of the cliffs are stunning. Putting the obvious aside, there are a multitude of other reasons why I am excited to spend a lot …