Biology Field Study, Elise Kunkel

Date and Time: Monday, November 27, 2017 (11/27/17), 4:25 Day Length: 9 Hours 20 minutes Temperature: 53 degrees Organisms smelled, felt, heard: I didn't really hear any birds today, I heard/saw a white tail deer rustle through the woods, and I also heard my dog! The trees were creaking, also. There still are all the same trees as before, including hemlock, pine trees, yet they don't have any leaves left on their branches.  Changes: All of the leaves have completely fallen off the trees, leaves are scattered everywhere. There is no more duck weed on the pond, but there of course is leaves. The pond has become more muddy before and many of the plants around me have died, including all the briar bushes.  Present Climate Conditions: Sunny outside, there's a few clouds in the sky, not a lot of wind, fairly warm, mostly silent in the woods. 

Date and Time: 11/12/2017 Day Length: 9 hours and 47 minutes Present Climate Conditions: Very cold outside, blowing winds, raining, foggy outside, most of the trees have lost all of their leaves.  Temperature: 39 degrees Organisms smelled, felt, heard: Today, I didn't find too many animals, except for deer. It was too rainy outside for anything to be moving around, and the wind was blowing too hard for anything to be heard. There still are all the pine trees, hemlock trees, etc.  Changes: The trees have almost entirely lost all of their leaves. There is only a small amount of duckweed on the edges of the pond, otherwise, it's completely gone. The temperature has dropped incredibly, and it feels like it's going to freeze soon. The pond has risen due to the vast amounts of rain we've gotten. Leaves are spread out all over, and the earth worms are out today.