It’s a new semester at UVM which means a new phenology assignment! I went back to my spot in Centennial Woods to observe changes and look for any animal sightings. Walking into the woods was really pretty!
Once I reached my spot the obvious thing that I noticed was the everything was covered in snow. There was no leaves left on the trees like last time. I did notice some red berries on a specific type of tree, but I did not recognize them.
The creek was not frozen like I was expecting, but it is supposed to get colder in the next few weeks so perhaps it will freeze then. The main focus of our trip today was to look for animal tracks! There didn’t seem to be a lot of activity happening when I went, but I did find one set of tracks (plus a singular handprint?).
The tracks are smaller than my feet and there were no obvious fingers or toes attached to the print, so my best guess is these are bunny or squirrel tracks. I lost the tracks when they went under a bush. There was nothing else notable near my spot but maybe there will be more changes when I come next time!
Here’s to a good second semester!!