I visited my phenology spot on Wednesday afternoon. The weather was warm and sunny, and it felt very springlike even with the trail being covered in snow. There was a lot of black-capped chickadee activity as well.
The bud of the Northern Red Oak was larger than last time, and had more of a rounder profile and purple hue. I am predicting that it will develop into leaves and not flowers, but we will have to see.
Attached below is the original look at the bud on March 3rd. Overall changes occurred over a 20 day period.
