Field Study #3

 Time: 4:20-5:02

Weather: 

  • Climate conditions: Sunny with an 10mph WNW wind
  • Temp: 65° feels like 64°
  • Length of day: 11hrs 24mins

Photos:



Observations: 
Today was so beautiful and I'm so thankful for the warm weather so far this fall. It has been so nice! Today I didn't see any bugs or critters but I defiantly heard some! I heard lots of birds and especially crickets. The main thing that I noticed was the amount of plants turning brown. The top three pictures are the golden rods from my first field study they use to be supper yellow and pretty, and now they are brown. Which is normal, but sad. I also notice that the leaves of the American pokeweed are starting to wilt and turn yellow, the stems are still hot pink though! In the middle bottom picture shows the small trees that have already completely lost their leaves. I think they are starting to die. Maybe there is a disease that is killing this type of tree. Lastly, the white flowers are still alive! I saw about 10 of them alive still! Overall the main changes were the plants turning brown/yellow and the dying trees loosing their leaves. I haven't noticed a ton of healthy trees changing colors yet!

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  1. hc biologyOctober 15, 2026 at 10:38 AM

    You're noticing the changes well! Good work. Watch for patterns in the color change and leaf fall especially now through your next 2 visits!

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