Biology Field Study, Elise Kunkel

Date and Time: 3:45, 10/25/17 Day Length: 10 hours and 44 minutes Present Climate Conditions: Very chilly outside. Today the wind was blowing, but the sun was still out. The weather outside is definitely changing. The ground was muddy and wet from the rainstorm the day before. Leaves were falling from the trees. Temperature: 51 degrees outside Organisms smelled, felt, heard: There was a little bit of duckweed on the pond. There were a few different ducks, there really wasn't as many birds chirping as before. Oak trees, pine trees, hemlock trees, the typical trees are still there. Lots of little worms every where. There was a very earthy smell, due to the rain the night before. Changes: A lot of the leaves have fallen off most of the trees. The ground is covered with leaves everywhere. A few trees were fallen after the rain storm the night before. The level of the pond water, has risen, there isn't as much duckweed on the pond. There's not as many animals as t...

Date: 10/11/17 Time: 3:10 pm (15:10) Present Climate Conditions: Extremely cloudy, very windy outside (wind of 13 mph; max wind speed of 22), the ground was wet (and very muddy) from the earlier rain storm that we had. Very dark, and gloomy outside. Temperature: 58 degrees Organisms smelled, felt, and heard: Again, there are many types of birds, including an owl, two ducks, there was a few lady bugs at the time, there was still duckweed on the pond, but not as much as before (it's slowly going away.) There was moss on the ground, and on some trees. Changes: The leaves on all of the trees, are starting to change colors, that include a peachy and yellow coloring. Otherwise, the leaves are falling completely off, and they're spread across across the ground. These are mainly the yellow leaves. The changes are slowly happening in the trees, behind the pond, in which the sunnier spots, where the trees are completely exposed, the leaves are changing different colors co...