My Seventh Visit (11-21-10)

Today I made my last visit to my location. The first thing I did was to take my picture from my same location, but with me it. Right after I took the picture my camera ran out of batteries, so I couldn't get any more pictures.

The temperature was in the mid 50's and the time of daylight today was 9:35. I noticed somethings were missing while I was out there: the familiar sound of birds chirping and the mosquitoes and other little bugs. These are sure signs of winter approaching. However I did see some organisms while I was out there, but because of the dead camera batteries, I couldn't get any pictures. I saw a black squirrel that ran up a tree. I saw fungi growing on dead branches and leaves. I even found two worms while getting my soil samples, which was the last thing I did.

With this being my last required visit, I still want to go out to this area some more times in the future. Doing a visit to the same area every week for a while has been a cool experience and I will remember it for a long time.

My Sixth Visit (11-14-10)

Today I made my sixth visit to y field study location. The temperature was around 50° and the length of the day was 9:49. When I got there I took the picture that I take from the same location every time.

The next thing I did was to take my soil samples from my three locations. Then I looked around for a while and found organisms or evidence of organisms. 

I saw two nests of made out of leaves in a tree.

I also saw some fungi growing on a stick.

I also found some moss growing on a tree branch.

I also heard geese honking as they flew past nearby. Another evidence of organisms that I discovered later were some burrs on my shoelaces. I can see the shift into winter beginning to happen at my location, with all of the trees bare and the temperatures going down. Hopefully it won't get too cold before next week when I make my last visit.

My Fifth Visit (11-7-10)

What a great day! The weather was great today and I made my fifth visit to my field study location. The temperature was 50° and the length of the day was 10:06. One of the first things that I noticed was all the leaves on the ground, which can be seen in the picture that I take from the same place every time I visit.

While I was out there, I heard something scuttling around in the leaves. As it turns out, the noise came from two black squirrels, but they were to quick for me to get a picture of them. I also heard a flock of geese honking as they flew by overhead. Another interesting thing that I found was a leave that was decaying.

I also noticed how there were basically no leaves in the trees anymore. The last thing I did before I left was to collect my soil samples from my three locations.

My Fourth Visit (10-31-10)

Brr! It's cold out there and I forgot to wear a coat. Today I made my fourth visit to my field study location. The number of hours of daylight today was 10:21. It was around 45° and I made my visit at around 5:30. When I got there there were some birds chirping, but other than that I din't see or hear any animals. The leaves are almost all gone from the trees, accept for some in the very highest branches. The leaves that are still in the trees are mostly brown.

While I was there, I also collected my soil samples from my three locations. The last thing I did was take my picture that I take from the same spot every time.

I hope that it doesn't get much colder too quickly because I was taking the warm weather for granted.