Owen's field study

  Same Spot photo Creek is still very low. Maybe the lowest it's been. Chipmunk on a dead log with food in its mouth. Wonder what it was eating? This branch keeps getting lower every time.  More deer tracks Leaves are changing at the top of trees but not in the bottom. Blue heron or turkey tracks. First time seeing that.  Lots of fallen leaves in the creek bed Field Notes Date - 10/11/26 Time - 12:42 Temp - 69° Climate - Partly cloudy. There is not much wind. 5mph breeze. Length of day - 11 hours 17 minutes  Organisms seen or heard - I saw a chipmunk, and a squirrel. I heard a something jump into the water and I also heard birds. Speed of water - Very slow, barely moving  More observations - The leaves are really beginning to change on the top of trees, but in the bottom it is still pretty green. There are a lot of fallen leaves in the creek. The creek has only gotten slower with less water. The deer trail is still being used a ton. 

                                                                                           Same Spot photo   This picture shows how the creek is still very low like last visit. It has not rained very much so it is not surprising that it's very low.  I noticed this branch got a lot lower over the creek. Last time I couldn't hit my head on it but now I can. I wonder what caused this?  I noticed lots of deer and raccoon tracks once again.  A heavily used deer trail I noticed dead leaves on this branch which means the leaves are starting to fall and fall is coming.   Leaves are starting to change color slightly. I sketched a fern and a small tree. They stood out to me because the fern looks ...

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Field Study #1 9/7/26 Same spot photo This picture shows how low the creek is. The creek is barley flowing which is surprising with the amount of rain we have gotten  These pictures show the animals that have been through the area and use creek. The top picture is deer tracks and the bottom is raccoon tracks.  Cool spider web made in dead sticks on the bank.  Field Notes Date - 9/7/26 Time - 4:15 Temp - 78° Climate - Sunny with a light breeze Length of day - 12 hours 52 minutes  Organisms seen or heard - I saw a green heron, a frog and a spider.  Speed of water - Very slow Other observations - The leaves are still pretty much fully green and have not changed yet. The banks of the creek is slowly eroding over time. It will probably be eroded more the next time I go. I did not see any deer even though I usually do.