During the urban Bioblitz, I explored down South Prospect Street and Centennial Woods. I really liked how the iNaturalist City Nature Challenge allowed you to see what everyone else was posting and leave comments. It was cool to see the community come together to identify local species. I also found it helpful that other could …
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Final Centennial Adventure
A final trip to my spot for the year:( For starters, there are new trees down by the stream. I assume this is due to the rain we had recently. Additionally, the snow has melted and ferns are starting to pop up. It was also pretty muddy because of the snow and rain. Unlike in …
Centennial 4/10
New orange fungus towards the top of the tree Buds looking pretty much the same, maybe a little bigger Still has birch polypore Bark looks a little more crusty? I think a lot of the “paper” part has peeled off
Centennial 3/27
I headed down to Centennial Woods to revisit my paper birch tree. It still had birch polypore at the base, and I noticed more groups at the top this time. There are definitely more prominent buds today, but still no flowering. A new branch (more like a twig) has started to grow towards the bottom, …
My Backyard 3/18
I chose my backyard (and behind it) for my phenology blog. Since I have been home, I noticed that there was a controlled burn around the pond behind my house. This helps get rid of invasive plants, making a clean area for the native ones. it’s like a fresh start. I also saw 2 ducks …
Centennial Woods 3/6
The tree I chose was a paper birch. I knew this because of the flaking, white bark, meaning it wasn’t a gray or yellow birch. This birch was not flowering. I think it had tiny buds that were starting to appear, but it was hard to tell because they were so small and rather high …
Greater Burlington Area/iNaturalist 2/15
2/12: The first observation that I came across is what I think is a female American robin, based on its size and coloring. This was along South Prospect Street in a tree. In the same area, I saw some small, round tracks, but I’m not sure what they are. 2/15: Then, I took a trip …
Centennial Woods 1/23
Since the last time I have visited my spot in Centennial Woods, there are officially no more leaves on the trees and everything is covered in snow. I had expected the stream to be frozen, but it was still running over the rocks down the little hill. The only animal tracks I was able to …
Centennial Woods 12/8
Isabel Sykora🍁 The trees in my site do not have leaves left except for a few still hanging onto a few branches. Leaf litter still covers the forest floor, but there are not colors of orange and yellow anymore, it’s all dark and brown. It’s also a little wet and mushy from the snow, rain, …
My Backyard 11/27
Isabel Sykora🍁 I chose the wooded area and pond behind my house for my at-home phenology site in Elgin, Illinois. The first thing I noticed was I saw and heard a lot more birds in this area as compared to my spot in Centennial Woods. I saw some robins and a male cardinal. Similarly to …