Over my spring break, I went to Sedona, Arizona, and was able to do a few hikes while there. Where I went hiking felt like the opposite of my phenology site at Centennial Woods. Since we were at a higher elevation and in a colder desert there were more plants than I expected to see, primarily Cyprus trees, some shrubs, and cacti. The soil was also very sandy and an orange color, which is very different than what we see in Vermont. There also was not much wildlife except for a few birds. The different birds I saw were ravens, a few hummingbirds, and some different types of Jays, primarily Scrub Jays. While there, I learned that Scrub Jays hide seeds in between during the winters, but sometimes they forget about them so many of the trees that grow in between rocks are planted by Scrub Jays.
