When I visited Centennial Woods again this week, I was amazed at how much had changed due to the weather. It was much more quiet, and the colors were very different. Most of the reedy plants are beginning to die for the season and are releasing white, wispy seed pods. All of the trees in the surrounding area have lost most of their leaves.
A particularly interesting observation I made was tiny little holes in a snag right next to the bank. I could only assume that some sort of woodpecker has been looking for a tasty bug snack within the rotting wood.
Another observation I happened to make was a deer grazing mark on one of the woody plants surrounding the area. Deer do not have top teeth, so when they bite off a part of a plant, a little strip of bark typically gets left behind.
Pictures: Whiteman. L, (10/25/2020) Birdseye view map and various stops along Centennial Brook. Burlington VT