Throughout the past semester and year as a whole, my phenology site has served as a relaxing place to collect my thoughts. As I’ve changed in this past year, it seems my phenology spot has too. After what seemed like an endless winter, my phenology spot has left its gray hues in the past and … Continue reading →

While exploring for the Bioblitz this weekend, I chose to stay down near the lake on and around the bike path. While down towards the lake, I could see and hear many different species. First, I was able to take note of animals like Eastern gray squirrels, an abundance of American Robins, a beautiful Scarlet … Continue reading →

Campus Walk For my nature walk around campus, I chose to go on April 7th, a sunny but chilly day on campus. Since my date was more towards the beginning of the spring season, I didn’t expect to see much blooming. While I walked around, I noticed what I had expected. None of the trees … Continue reading →

This week, I decided to explore the around lakeside bike path for animal tracks, scat, and sightings. I started my journey near the ECHO Center, but didn’t have much luck finding any tracks until I got much farther onto the path. As I walked down the path I found many dog prints, a few of … Continue reading →

This week, I went back to Centennial Woods to search for some signs of animal activity. While walking into the woods, I soon noticed many human footprints, but beyond those, I mainly found many footprints that appeared to have come from dogs (pictured below). Much of the trail was covered in a thick ice, making … Continue reading →

Today, I visited my phenology spot for my final observation. When I arrived at my spot, I realized that every deciduous tree surrounding my spot had lost all of their leaves. The last time I was at my spot, most of the maple and birch leaves has fallen, but some of the oak trees, specifically … Continue reading →

This week, I spent Thanksgiving at home in New Jersey. I live in a small town located right on the Delaware River called Bordentown, and my phenology place was my backyard. The phenology of my backyard is similar to Centennial Woods but still very different. My backyard doesn’t have many trees, except for three maples … Continue reading →

This week, I walked down to Centennial Woods to check in on the changes in the trees, wildlife, and other ecological patterns. When I first found my sit spot, I immediately noticed the number of leaves that had fallen since the last time I’d visited. The entire ground was covered in leaves, specifically sugar maple, … Continue reading →

For my phenology spot, I chose Centennial Woods. To get there, I walked from Tupper Hall on athletic campus, through central campus past Jeffords Hall, and down the street to the entrance of the woods. When thinking about a phenology spot, I ended up deciding on Centennial Woods because it was easy to get to … Continue reading →