Hi! I’m Erin and welcome to my blog!
This post is all about the phenology of a place that means a lot to my in my hometown on the coast of Maine. To the left is a google maps image of the location of my ‘new’ phenology spot. This new spot is very close to my house (the one in the picture (: ) which is on the coast of Maine, in a town called Hancock.
My phenology spot here in Burlington is very different from my spot at home, but they are some similarities. My spot at home is on the ocean which means that it has very different topography and overall phenology. The climate in my hometown is not the same as Burlingtons which also impacts the landscape – the coast of Maine experiences much less snowfall a year but it is much more susceptible to strong winter storms that hit the East Coast almost every winter.
Below are pictures of both of my phenology sites, side by side. The photo on the left is in Burlington and the photo on the right is in Hancock.
My site in Maine is on a marshy grassland, as seen above, while my site in Burlington is in the middle of a forest. Although my sites have different climates, ecosystems, and experience different weather patterns, they share a few key tree species. Both sites are home to Red Maple, Red Oak, White Cedar, Paper Birch, and Hemlock. The area around my house is home to predominantly the Eastern White Pine which is a species that is also very present at my phenology spot in Burlington.
That’s it for today friends, but before you go I thought I’d leave you with something! This is a sunrise from my home phenology spot (from a different angle) this summer. This was taken before work at 5:50 am!
See you later!
