Field Study #6

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My last field study is complete! I think that God must have heard what I wrote in my last one because he took away the snow! It was pretty nice out, albeit a little colder than I would have preferred. The trees are almost entirely bare and the animals are few and far between. Watching the seasons change has been very enjoyable to me because who wouldn't love a homework assignment where you just have to observe nature? I also made a sound map during this field study which was interesting because it forced me to really listen. Overall I think that this project was an interesting and fun one to do and I think it taught me a lot about what it means to be an observer and about meeting a deadline repeatedly.

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Organisms I noticed were:

- Trees: As always, there were a lot of trees. The last few times I have done a study, there have been less and less leaves. This time there was one kind of tree that seemed to still have leaves on it but most trees were completely empty
- Plants: Still quite a few plants, but a very obvious lack of leaves. It turns out that the woods in my backyard look a lot more full when all the plants and trees are covered in leaves, so while I know the plants are still there, they are not nearly as noticeable as before.
- Birds: Not nearly as many birds as during the fall and summer, but I still heard a few. I also heard a couple of woodpeckers.
- Squirrels: This was actually the first field study I have done where I haven't come across any squirrels. Usually they are everywhere, but not this time.



My Same Spot Picture:



Sound Map
I listened for 3 minutes and recorded what and where the sounds I heard came from.
 



You might remember that a while ago I found this tag on a tree in my backyard. Well I looked it up online and found that tags like this are often used when trees are being put in a study or for owners to keep track of all the trees on their property. I'm not sure what this one is for, but I do think it is strange that it's the only tree in my backyard that I've seen with a tag like this.


Temperature: 38
Date + Time: 4:30 on Monday, November 28
Present Climate Conditions: Very cold outside but no snow or wind. Overall a pretty nice day out.
Length of day: 9 hours, 21 minutes
Awe and Stewardship: While I was outside, I found a bunch of bird seed that my dad scatters around for the animals. He is such a good person and doing nice things like this all the time when he really didn't have too. That's what I am in awe of today.

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