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Fall Field Notebook - Entry
(Fall changes and physical aspects of field site)
Date: November 11th, 2020
Location: Backyard
Weather Conditions: sunny, a little windy, kind of cold
Field Notes:
Changes:
Tree looks much different - almost no leaves left, and some branches are broken or just hanging limp.
Birds aren't coming to the bird-feeder anymore, and are instead migrating south.
Evidence:
I can see the tree losing more and more leaves every week, and the broken branches.
I have noticed that the birds don't come to bird-feeder anymore, only the squirrels. It has been full since my dad last refilled it.
I can hear the birds cawing in the distance, especially the crows. I can also see them migrating in groups.
**QUESTION**: Why do birds mainly migrate south? Why not in any other direction that might lead them to a warmer place?
Physical Structures:
My family and I set up a bird-feeder for the birds and the squirrels. However, no birds have eaten from it recently.
**QUESTION**: Why aren't the few remaining birds eating from the bird-feeder, and only the squirrels are?
Physical Environment:
Squirrels are gathering acorns to stay resilient in the cold times, because finding food will be difficult for them in the winter.
Trees are losing their leaves to conserve resources, rather than wasting energy on protecting the leaves.
Birds are migrating to warmer places that might have better living conditions in winter.
Winter Field Notebook - Entry
(Observations of field site in winter, and what changed since last fall)
Date: March 4th, 2021
Location: Backyard
Weather Conditions: cloudy, cold, windy
Field Notes:
Observations:
The tree is completely bare.
A branch is broken and just hanging there.
The smaller, skinnier branches are slightly swaying from the wind.
The grass is a yellowish-brown color.
There are no animals present.
What Changed:
There are no leaves left.
The branches are more prominent.
There have been no squirrels or birds near the tree.
The bird-feeder is empty.
**QUESTION**: Even if one big branch is broken off (only attached by a very small piece of wood), would it still bloom new leaves?
Summer Leaves
Summer Leaves
This is how a leaf of the American Basswood tree in my backyard typically looks like. The colors usually range from light green to dark green. Rarely would there ever be yellow leaves in the summer.
Fall Leaves
Fall Leaves
Most of the leaves of the tree would be a greenish-yellow in the fall. However, some would be mixed of all colors: green, yellow, and some spots of brown.
Spring Blooming
Spring Blooming
After the tree was bare of leaves in the winter, it bloomed new leaves in March. When it snowed on April 20th, the blooming leaves were covered in frost and snow.
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