Field Study #3


Field Notes

Date: October 15, 2022
Time: 6:31 p.m.
Temperature: 51°
Climate Conditions: Cloudy (after it rained), sun was starting to appear, light wind, pretty chilly!
Length of Day: 11 hours 6 minutes
What I Heard: I heard a lot of birds for the first time, and the buzzing of the phone towers. 
What I Noticed: Overall, the actual picture of my spot (above) looked the same. The leaves on the trees, as you can see, have not yet started changing colors. The water, however, seemed significantly higher/deeper than it had been for the past couple months. 

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There was these "suds" in several areas of the water. 


There were these berries (small red ones) that seemed to 
have grown around the stream as I hadn't noticed them 
before. 


Very close to my spot (Kollen Park) is a nest for bald eagles
that was very exciting for people about two years ago. 
And today, much to my surprise, I saw two in 
a tree on the trail to my spot! 





Comments

  1. hc biologyOctober 18, 2022 at 5:09 AM

    Love that you saw the eagles!! You're doing a GREAT job with observations. Bonus if you research what is creating the "suds" and post about it with your next visit. Hint: it is likely natural...not pollution.

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