It was really nice to be back at my phenology spot!
Obviously the biggest difference was snow, but the pond had also frozen; however, below the few inches of snow it was really more like slush, made green by the thick layer of algae present in the fall. The cliff face was covered by ice in many places and all the tree branches were barren and brittle, save for the evergreens. The most abundant birds were woodpeckers and cardinals.
There was a lot of the same tracks in different places around the quarry. Fox was the most common, after dogs. We also spotted what looks like a raccoon paw print!
