Bio Field Blog

October 24, 2025    3:30  pm 48 degrees F, Overcast with slight breeze Sunrise 8:08am--->Sunset 6:48pm Length of Day: 10 hours and 40 minutes Senses Felt - Today I noticed and felt that it was even cooler than last time, the temperature was lower. There was a slight breeze but other than that is was very still. You could almost feel the stillness, there werent animals scurrying around like other times. Heard - I could hear the rustling leaves at my plot. The creek was burbling and very few insects chirping. I think that they were crickets. I also heard a plane fly by over head once. Saw - Today at my plot I saw that the creek had a higher water level than before. This was due to all that rain we got last week. There were bubbles in the stream because of the rocks. You can see the bubbles a bit in the picture at the bottom of the blog. I saw a lot of bare branches on trees. More leaves were on the ground than last time I visited. A cool part of nature that I saw th...

October 11, 2025    3:00  pm 58 degrees F, Overcast with no breeze Sunrise 7:53am--->Sunset 7:09pm Length of Day: 11 hours and 44 minutes Senses Felt - The air was cooler and it was starting to feel more like fall. The water in the stream was getting colder as well. Heard - I could hear cicadas and grasshoppers like other times. There was a dog barking in the distance, probably somebody taking it for a walk in the park. When I was close I could hear the stream flowing but it was kind of quiet. I heard some birds chirping and chipmunks scurrying. Overall it was a little bit quieter and felt less active from the other times. Saw - I saw a few birds, one I am pretty sure was the same kind of woodpecker I saw on my first field study. Also noticed that there were a lot more leaves on the ground since last time. I saw the creek moving slowly. The plants seemed a little less green, very few plants had flowers with color. Thoughts - I wondered as I thought about stewardsh...