During my second visit, I noticed that the northern red oak on the Davis green has started to bud out more than it had during my first visit. You can see the alternate budding along the twigs, and then the three slightly larger buds on the end of the twigs. I could not see much coloring on these twigs from where I was standing, but It appears to be slightly red.
It was also great to go out and revisit this tree earlier in the morning with no one on campus yet. There were quite a few robins surrounding the tree and other birds could be heard around, which is not usual during the day on campus.
