The red maple I visited for the last phenology assignment hasn’t changed much. The ends of the branches have seemingly become redder, however the bud has not significantly developed. The tree is a sapling, and it looks like it has grown. There are more stems and beginnings of new branches.

Over break, I found a red maple sapling in upstate NY, where I live. It had started budding, displaying its characteristic red buds, differentiating it from a sugar maple.

For this assignment, a friend and I walked along the waterfront about halfway to Rock Point. It was an unusually warm day so there was plenty of mud to look for tracks in. We were very interested to see what kind of wildlife we could find closer to residential areas. At one point I saw …

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