1/30 Blog Post #5
Today was my first day back at my phenology spot since the end of last semester. There were many notable changes to the area since I last visited. The most notable being the snow covering the ground. There was no vegetation left, even most of the woody stems had been broken or covered by the snow. There was also a decent amount of fallen trees in my spot and on the walk down. The stream has started to freeze over, however there was still water flowing. Additionally, the water level in the stream seemed higher than it had previously been.
There did not seem to be much animal activity at my spot. I think this was caused by the amount of human footprints on the trail, which must drive most of the wildlife activity away. I did see one set of tracks that I believe are some type of hare based on the pattern they left in the snow.