During the four-day BioBlitz, I explored a few different areas of Burlington. I started with species right in front of my dorm, and then further across campus towards Athletic and even at Outlook Park. My experience with iNaturalist was kinda rough in the beginning as I kept taking pictures with my camera, then uploading it …
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Final Visit to Salmon Hole!
My site has in several ways over time. When we first visited Salmon Hole, there were a variety of different trees on the rocks and throughout, which is still true now, but used to be covered in trees and had different birds and critters fluttering about. The water level seems to have gone up by …
Final Tree Update!
Trees are a flowering! After heading back to salmon hole, I checked on my tree and saw that it is indeed budding. As seen in the iNaturalist post below, the tree has started flowering meaning that soon leaves start growing soon and we won’t be in depressing stick season anymore.
Paper Birch Checkup!
Last week, I went back to visit the paper birch standing at the trail head in Salmon Hole. So far, this tree still does not seem to be budding anywhere, but the bark is peeling a little more than it was last visit. There are some green things on the tree that might grow and …
Budding Paper Birch
At Salmon Hole, we found this Paper Birch right at the top of the trail head next to the parking lot. You can tell that this is a birch because the bark is lighter and it’s peeling off. You can tell that this isn’t a winter lookalike as gray birches tend to grow further in …
iNaturalist in Centennial Woods
For the iNaturalist Project, my friends and I wandered around Centennial Woods searching for signs of life. While walking around, we found a chickadee in a bush. The iNaturalist app says that it’s at least a chickadee, but not the specific kind. After looking up pictures of different chickadees, we have determined that this bird …
Snow Covered Salmon Hole!
Salmon Hole looks very different than the last time I saw it. And by that I mean it’s covered in snow, and actually daytime so I can see my surroundings. When I visited this time, the stairs were so icy and covered in snow, that my friends and I had to slide down on out …
Changes in Salmon Hole
The foliage has changed drastically in the last few months. There are little to no leaves on the trees, and even the leaf litter scattering the ground is missing. There are a few small bird nests high up, but it looks like there are no inhabitants. Animal activity has decreased, as there are little to …
Bellevue Park in DE
Bellevue State Park is a 328 acre state park in the suburbs of Wilmington, Delaware. It used to be owed by the du Pont Family but was purchased by the state of Delaware in 1976 after the owner William du Pont Jr. passed away as his children had no interest in maintaining it. This area …
Sunsets & Stick Season in Salmon Hole
Unlike the last time I visited Salmon Hole, this time it was dark, chilly and pretty cold. This kind of fit because during my 15 minutes of just sitting on the river bank, I noticed how different the area looked from the last time I visited, which was only a few weeks ago. Almost all …