Today I took a walk over to Centennial Woods, but instead of going right to my phenology spot I explored around the area a bit. Today was a cloudy 37 degree day, and I visited around 2:30 pm.
The walk started out with some American Robin sightings, who were feeding on the fruit of these crab apple trees
Crab apple tree on the way to Centennial Woods
Signs of life: Tracks
During my walk I encountered some tracks…using the search feature on INaturalist, here is the identification of some
Snowshoe Hare 
Racoon 
Weasel
Signs of life: Plants
Despite the low temperatures this month, plant life is still present in Centennial. Here are some examples of what I saw, identified using the NR 1+2 phenology observation page on INaturalist or using the search feature on INaturalist.
Bittersweets 
Eastern White Pine 
Genus Virburnums
Signs of life: Other
Some other signs of life I saw was scat and an animal sighting
Scat 
Eastern Grey Squirrel
Phenological observations: Despite the warmer days, there was still some snow and ice present. Last time I was in Centennial, water areas were frozen solid. However, this time there was a thin layer of ice just crusting over the top, still allowing water to flow freely through.
