Field study #4

 SUNDAY NOVEMBER 1 2026 12:41 PM

WEATHER:

high: 66

low: 48

wind: 3 mph 

humidity: 58%

visibility: 22 mi

UV: 2 

total Daylight: 10h 18 minutes. ( today was daylights saving time)


today when I visited my field study location i heard tons of movement in the woods. Im pretty sure that it was a squirrel because i quick looked and saw something small and black run away. The creek and the trees look a lot different this time because the trees have a lot less almost no leaves on them. And all of the fallen leaves are in the creek making it look like the water levels are down a lot. Im not sure if they actually are or if the creek is just full of leaves. Another thing that changed because of the leaves is the visibility of the field behind the trees. Now that theres no leaves on the trees there is a very clear opening to see the field behind the trees. When i was looking at the field I was wondering how there is a open field right there? because the field is surrounded by woods on 3 sides so I was just wondering if that was there, or someone cut lots of trees down? Another thing that I noticed was a couple trees past the bridge had fallen onto the path.  Im not sure when that happened because I cannot remember a big storm. 






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  1. hc biologyNovember 2, 2026 at 6:04 PM

    Love that you're really noticing the changes with leaves down! Any changes in insects? Any tracks? Fungi? Keep watching for patterns in leaf fall and for any other vegetation changes.

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