Maddie's Field Study blog

  Date and Time: October 22, 2026 @ 7:10  Present climate conditions: Blue skies and sunny Temperature: 5 0 degrees  Length of day from sunrise to sunset: 10 hours and 39 minutes  Organisms smelled, felt, heard, or seen, etc: Birds (Robin, cardinal, geese, tiffed titmouse), squirrels, trees(Willow, Aspen, Maple, Sassafras, more), insects, bushes, water, tall grass, wild flowers, leaves in the river, colors on the leaves, more Changes noticed since the last visit: Water is a lower and more leaves have fallen, plus I think the branches in the river are slowly moving toward me. Less birds and was quieter there. (no wind and very few birds)   Today I brought Ana, my exchange student, to the river and Sophie, my dog, came too. Ana loved to see the leaves change color and fall into the river.

  Date and Time: October 10, 2026 @ 10:34 Present climate conditions: Partly Cloudy with blue sky, a little windy Temperature: 65 degrees  Length of day from sunrise to sunset: 11 hours and 18 minutes  Organisms smelled, felt, heard, or seen, etc: Birds (...), squirrels, trees(Willow, Aspen, Maple, Sassafras, more), insects, bushes, water, tall grass, wild flowers, leaves in the river (a lot more) Changes noticed since the last visit: Water is lower and the branches in the river have drifted down stream towards me. Leave have been changing color and falling into the river a lot more often. I also brought my dog today and she was super excited! Plus I noticed that only the smaller trees started to change color. (Walking through the trail to get to the spot)