When I came around the bend and inspected my site for the very first time last semester, one of the first presences I noticed was the old ash tree up on the hill. I had no idea that this would be its last growing season. For several weeks after the ash tree feel across the …
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Phenology 4
For the BioBlitz, I began my search in Centennial Woods on Friday, and found species that I was fairly confident in identifying. On Saturday, I visited the pond near Harris Millis on the Athletic campus, and managed to catch what I believe to be an aquatic beetle larva. On Sunday, I visited Intervale and found …
Phenology 3
There was an abundance of twigs available close to the ground due to a significant event that probably occurred in the past few days: I was very shocked to see the giant ash tree down in the middle of my site when I got there this evening. It took down quite a bit of other …
Wildlife in Burlington
Unfortunately I did not get a chance to go out tracking for this project until late in the day Friday, after fresh snow had already fallen. I found almost no traces of animal activity, other than footprints from a small rodent. The prints above were left by the animal in Centennial Woods shortly before I …
Phenology 1-Return
Unfortunately the freezing rain ruined the snow at my site before I had the chance to do a proper analysis. However, when I was passing through earlier looking for snow mysteries, I found that the animal I had been following the tracks of had passed through the wetland. The animal seems to have been hunting …
Phenology 5
December 3rd Foliage The only trace of the fall colors are the beech leaves, some of which are still on the trees. They have become papery and dull in the wet weather. The burning bush next to the ash tree still has a few leaves, as well as its red fruit. There is very little …
Phenology 4
The new site is a place called Mine Ledge. It is a steep cliff face covered in brown lichens, with red and white pines growing out of it in places. A stand of red pine and white pine on top of the cliff. The pile of crumbled rock in the valley is visible on the …
Phenology 3
I sat on one of the fallen logs at my site. It was cold on October 29th, and the air had a stillness to it, in contrast to the day before. I could see and hear many winged things today. A small airplane, a barred owl, geese, a flock of chickadees, and the occasional falling …
phenology 2
Directions: Enter at the trail head on Catamount Drive. Continue down the main path, which crosses over several raised wooden platforms. Take a right when you arrive at the junction near the floodplain, and cross the first branch of Centennial Brook. Continue to the next junction, and take the path that follows the brook downstream. …