This blog is about our phenological experiences at Pioneer park where we have been observing since the beginning of first semester. The first time we we went out was August 25, 2011. In August and September it was really warm. On September 28th my partner and I discovered a water strider in the pond. We also got the times for sunrise which was at 7:05 a.m. and sunset at 7:00 p.m. The first snowfall we had was the beginning of November. On November 16th it was about mid-fall and it was freezing outside. The sunrise was at 7:15 am and the sunset was at 4:42 pm. On December 2nd we had snow but it got warmer. During December and January it has been quite warm such as fall temperature. In the middle of January it started to snow but has melted. Our last phenology recorded was December 22nd. There was a little bit of snow on the ground and the wind was blowing hard. We got the air temp to be -4 degrees Celsius and the water temp at 3 degrees Celsius. The sunrise was 7:53 pm and 4:33 pm. This was the day after the winter solstice. Look how far we have come!! I cannot wait to do more!!
Monday, February 6, 2012
The seasonal changes from Summer to Winter
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Highlighting the change in light was a nice addition to the introductory post, Lauren.
ReplyDeleteI am curious to know more details about your actual phenology site and the specific observations you have made in within that area specifically. For example, you mentioned the discovery of a water strider on September 28th, but what has the macroinvertebrate activity been like since then? Likewise, how have the changes you noted in day length and temperature affected specific aspects of your site?