Kate Healy’s Phenology Blog

My phenology site looks a lot different than it did in October. The open area had been fully of short woody plants and grasses, which are now gone for the most part, after being flattened by snow and weather over the winter. Buds are starting to swell, and leaves are starting to grow back on […]

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The purpose of this visit was to look for and document early signs of spring, but because of the snow this weekend there were certain to be many things I wasn’t able to see. Some of the woody plants and trees at my spot have developed buds, but they haven’t begun to swell yet. I […]

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There was snow at my place, and a lot of it relative to other places around campus and in Centennial Woods. The cover was pretty consistent. Almost all of the grassy plants have been flattened by the snow, and the woody stem plants are the only ones clearly visible above it.

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I did not see much evidence of animal activity at my site. I heard a few birds and saw one squirrel. The most active animals I saw were dogs out for walks, not animals that inhabit the area. Since I have not seen much animal activity during any of my visits, I wouldn’t say that […]

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During my most recent visit to my place, I sat in the center for about 20-30 minutes. I noticed that while I listened to the wind rustling the leaves still on the trees, there was background noise coming from the highway. I could also hear a tree creaking, which I found was coming from an […]

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