To explore the Greater Burlington area, I decided to walk out on the Colchester Causeway to target some Lake Trout and Smallmouth Bass. Unfortunately, the weather had other plans, and about 20 minutes after rigging an unexpected rainstorm hit the area. I held out for as long as possible but eventually cut bait once the water soaked through my t-shirt. While I was unable to upload to the iNaturalist site for our lab group, I did identify a few species on the long walk. The two main tree species I noticed on the path were White Cedar and Eastern White Pine, however there was a good mix of focal present. Out on the causeway were many low shrub species and Red Oak. As for wildlife, I observed Crows, Chickadees, Robins, and herring gulls, in addition to a few unique species that I was not able to identify. Looking at iNaturalist for other cities reporting, it was interesting to see the number of people posting with unknown identifications, presumably because they are novices such as myself who wanted to get out and record.
