Over the past few months, I have enjoyed watching the gradual change of seasons along Centennial Creek. Spring is by far my favorite time of year so and this spring has been especially beautiful. The leaf buds which have been growing for the past few months have started to unfurl and the first flowers and …
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Phenology Blitz 4/28
For my phenology blitz, I spent about two hours walking around Centennial Woods. I was able to identify a few red maples and box edlers. I saw some squirrels, chipmunks, and one woodpecker. I thought the city nature blitz as a whole was really amazing. It is so cool to see so many people mobilize …
4/8-Phenology Walk
I did my phenology walk on April 8th. By this point in the year, every tree I observed was starting to bud, and some of those buds were beginning to break. No trees had developed leaves or fruits yet, but some trees had started to flower. In a few weeks, those buds will break fully …
Phenology Blog #7-2/23
For this phenology assignment, I spent about two hours walking around Centennial Woods looking for tracks. Last Saturday we got about a foot of snow and it has stayed below freezing all week so I assumed I would find plenty of well-preserved tracks, but I was wrong. While there were plenty of tracks, most of …
Phenology Blog #6-1/27/25
When I returned to my phenology spot, I noticed not much had changed. The ground was still covered in a blanket of snow, the trees had shed all their remaining fruit, and the river had fully frozen over. The changes that had occurred over the past month were much less dramatic than those that occurred …
Phenology Assignment #5- December 8th
At this point in the year, the Phenological changes that have occurred over the past few months are the most apparent. When I first observed my location, the forest was lush with vegetation. The leaves were starting to change colors, the ground was covered in plants, the river was full and running, and the air …
Phenology Assignment #4- November 30th
For my new Phenology location, I chose my backyard. I live just outside New York City, so almost all of the land around me has been highly developed. Outside of a few small parks, there aren’t any forests around me. I chose my backyard as, even though it is meticulously manicured by my parents, it …
Phenology Assignment #3- November 4th
I spent my fifteen minutes sitting on the banks of the creek in my phenology spot. Drawing the bird’s eye view map took about three minutes, so I had about twelve minutes to sit and take in the scenery around me. In the three weeks since I last visited my spot, a lot has changed. …
Phenology Assignment #2- October 18th
My location for the phenology assignment is a spot along the Centennial Woods Trail. My phenology spot lies along one of the creeks that run through Centennial Woods; it is right in the heart of the meadow. I chose this location as I found the area to be very lovely and very picturesque. The area …
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