When choosing on what main areas I wanted to be in my phenology site, as my location is based in the Red Rocks Park, I have access to certain species / groups of trees all together. Such as the White Cedars, Pine trees, and many other hardwood trees!
I found this mushroom above in the most unlikely place while hiking today! it was so intriguing, and the underside of it had a very irregular and complex pattern.
While on the walk, I also found a Red Billed Woodpecker, chipping away at a piece of fallen tree near the trail. Not only did I find very interesting species but also got very lucky and see a woodpecker in action!
Using iNaturalist wasn’t a very bad experience and I felt that it was very well at identifying the species of plants and other animals. Although I did encounter many species while on my walk through red rocks, I didn’t record as many as I had hoped due to also forgetting to record it :(.