The foliage that was still on the trees from my last post are almost all gone apart from a few leaves on an American Beech, and obviously the Eastern White Pines and Eastern Hemlock still have needles on them. In terms of leaf litter, the some of the leaves that covered the path last time have started decomposing from people walking on the trail and leaves off the trail were covered in a light layer of snow. I did not see any traces of animal presence this time but hope to see some next semester. I’m not entirely sure how much the animal activity has changed as the Trinity woods doesn’t have very many animals, at least those that are seen but I definitely think the bird population have gone down due to migration, as you don’t hear them anymore.
My favorite aspects of my phenology site would probably be its proximity to my dorm, not just because it’s convenient for this blog, but also because it allows me to be more connected to nature and I like to take walks in the woods to clear my mind. I also really like how there is a lot of different trees in my phenology site because it makes it more interesting to see how each one changes through the seasons, like seeing which keep their leaves the longest.
