Hi! The bird’s eye view map of my phenology project spot is uploaded on black board because sadly word press will not allow me to upload the file type:(
15 minute Sit Spot
In the 15 minutes that I sat in my spot I heard all the birds that were slightly down the beach from me. There was a couple seagulls and probably fifty Canadian Geese! They were all diving into the water and relaxing on the shore line. I heard the wind moving around the leaves on the beach and making the waves crash along the shoreline. I saw people coming down from the bike path like I did to check out the little beach area. I noticed the green aquatic plants along the shoreline were starting to turn color as well just like the other woody plants above the shore line.
Changes Observed in My Spot from the Last Time I Visited!
Almost all the leaves are blown from the trees and littered on the beach. The only color left is the yellow leaves on the buck thorn that wrap around some of the larger trees and the faint green in the aquatic grasses. Majority of the leaves are blown against fallen trees and the rocks lining the area between the start of the beach and the bike path. I have also noticed that people started to conjugate on the beach. There are some trees on the beach that are bent because of the wind beating on them over time. People choose to use the larger bent trees as extra shelter from the elements along with other housing supplies. I can now see why people choose to migrate to this spot when the weather becomes harsher and colder.