NS Field Study(2022)

9/25  Last weekend I was able to visit my field study location. This was the most change I have seen in between visits. However, this also may be because I visited at night last time and was unable to see leaf colors. However, from my last day visit(9/25) the leaves have changed quite a lot. Here is a comparison between 9/25 and 10/23.   10/23     As you can see, there has been a lot of leaves falling, and on earlier visits the primary color of the site has been green, on my most recent visit I would describe it as yellow.      When I went, it was very nice outside, 77 degrees and sunny. There was some consistent wind and gusts, as you will be able to see on my sound map below. The day length was 10 hours and 41 minutes, and when I went there the sun was approximately 2/3s across the sky. An important factor about next visit is it will be post-daylight savings time, meaning that information about the sun will have changed significantly. Pictures: The P...

     On Wednesday, October 12, I got to visit my field location at night. Though it was hard to see some parts of it, it was very interesting to see what it looked like when it was dark out. I apologize because though I used flash to take the pictures, they still are pretty dark.           When I went to the site it was around 9:00 PM. It was approximately 49 degrees Fahrenheit, with little to no wind. It had rained quite a lot earlier that day, so the ground was very moist, especially near the pond.       Pond     Some interesting changes had happened since my last visit, which was on September 25. For one, as seen in the picture above, lots of leaves have fallen since my last visit, and there is an overall decrease in the greenery there. The trees above the pond still have some leaves on them, but I couldn't tell exact details, because all I could see was the shadow. The location I have selected to ph...

Overview of Site (9/25/22) I visited my field study location for the second time on Sunday, September 25, around 4:30 PM. When I visited the site, it was around the mid-60s temperature wise, and around the low teens for average wind speeds. The leaves on the trees have not yet started changing color, and the habitat is mostly still in its summer season.  When I visited on Sunday, the pond was lower than it had been last month, but we can assume that with the higher rainfall this week it has increased its levels. Also, even though the trees were very green, many of the small plants were looking worse for wear, including the one that I have chosen to photograph every time. Photograph of Plant on Labor Day Same area on 9/25/22     As we can see from these pictures, the brush has gone was down, and many of the plants have lost their greenery, however, the trees are looking healthy as ever.

 Today I introduced myself to my site. It was very interesting seeing what was there and the environment.  There was a pond on the site that had many algae in it, and I did see frogs leaping around it. The grass was very overgrown with lots of nice wildflowers.  Surrounding the Pond, there were some trees, so presumably there were birds in the area, however, I did not notice any. This is the map of the area that I am studying. Things to note are:   - The pond is a little smaller due to low water levels  - The forest has been cleared a little due to human influence Here are some pictures and what I did from my visit there.  I will be taking a picture of this flower every visit to show how the environment has changed.