My spot looked a lot more green then the last time I went here. It started off pretty green, with the first couple of times I went there being in early fall. Then of course the trees lost most of their leaves and things looked pretty dead. Then there was a lot of snow and …
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Eighth Post
This past weekend was the city nature challenge. Sadly, during most of this weekend I was at a Timbersports meet in New Hampshire. This meant I was only really able to participate on Friday, so on Friday I went to Centennial woods twice, before and after lab. I enjoyed using iNaturalist as I’ve used it …
Seventh Post
My date is March 29th. Today I saw no buds breaking. There is currently a solid 6 inches of snow on the ground so it really doesn’t look or feel like spring. The only tree that had anything on it was the Red Oak, which appeared to still have some of its leaves from last …
Sixth Post 2/23/2025
For this post I did not return to my phenology spot, and instead I went to the Aiken Forestry lab on Spear Street. I went here in a hope to see some sort of wildlife sign. However, I only saw one track while I was there. It is what I believe to be a cottontail …
Fifth Post: 1/26/2025
I have returned to my phenology spot from last semester in the Northern part of Centennial woods. There is now a layer of snow on the ground. There are now far less bird sounds, and while at my spot I didn’t see any woodpeckers, only a single crow flew overhead. Sadly I didn’t see any …
Fourth Post: 12/7/2024
The only trees at my spot in centennial with leaves are the evergreens. The red pine and the eastern hemlocks still have their needles, as expected. However, all the deciduous trees have lost their leaves. I don’t think this is much different that the last time I was there. Nevertheless, I do believe some of …
Third Post: 11/25/2024
My phenology spot this week while we’re on break was in my backyard back home in Hillsborough, North Carolina. The ecology in this site was quite a bit different, with the primary tree being White Oak. There were also many other small shrubs not present at my phenology site in Centennial woods. The phenology itself …
Second Post: 11/3/2024
My time in my location started with me observing a woodpecker across the trail, along with hearing Hairy Woodpeckers in the distance. For a while I sat in the area listening to the woodpeckers move about through the trees. I then drew a diagram of my project area. I assume that there is likely a …
First Post: 10/14/2024
The spot I chose for my phenology project is in the North of Centennial Woods. I chose this spot because it had a fair number of deciduous trees in the area and the ground wasn’t too difficult to walk on as there were less shrubby plants. The vegetation in my block is pretty light compared …