Unfortunately, during the time that I went to my site, most of the snow was melted. Since my phenology site is directly on the path where there is a lot of human activity, there was no animal tracks I could find in the mud. I do not think there are many animal markings in the area due to the amount of human activity. Although I did not see any animals, I heard several birds.
The majority of the trees around the area was bare, but there were a few eastern pine trees thats needles remained on the tree. There are also barberry trees thats berries are still on the branches. Since it was very windy, I could hear the dry tree branches falling on the ground. There were also a few ferns that remained green right along the path. These ferns are mentioned in the book, Naturally Curious, saying how they are green all year round.
