Field Study over time(all 6 visits)

Panorama facing away from the lake

1st Field Visit

September 7, 2018

2nd Field Visit

September 30, 2018

3rd Field Visit

October 14, 2018


4th Field Visit
October 31, 2018
Panorama(today is from the opposite direction)

5th Field Visit

November 17, 2018

6th Field Visit

November 28, 2018

Picture of part of the game trail

1st Field Visit

September 7, 2018

2nd Field Visit

September 30, 2018

3rd Field Visit

October 14, 2018

4th Field Visit
October 31, 2018
Picture of part of the game trail(or as close as I could get)

5th Field Visit

November 17, 2018

6th Field Visit
November 28, 2018

6th and final field visit :(

6th Field Visit

November 28, 2018

Official photographs:

Panorama facing away from the lake

Picture of part of the game trail

Date: November 28, 2018

Time: 5:05 -- 5:40

Weather: Cloudy, light precipitation

Temperature: 27˚F

Temperature of the water: 32˚F

Length of Day: 9 hours, 19 minutes

Organism Observations: Since winter is now in full swing, there's just about no animals moving around. I was hoping to see some of the birds that live here year-round, but it was misting, and they were probably in their nests keeping warm. Most of the mammals have either moved away, or are taking it slow during the cold parts of the year. 

Organism Photographs: 

Tracks of small animals, the only sign of life I saw.

Other Observations: The snow has finally stuck, so now that most of the ground is covered, we have a sort of winter wonderland that reminds me of a Norman Rockwell canvas. It was near dark when I came to my field study, so the pictures, especially the panorama, were not nearly as high quality as usual. This, along with the lack of animals today, is to be expected, however, with the coming of winter and shortening of the days. Overall, I enjoyed the opportunity to participate in this semester-long project, and hope that further studies into biology will allow me to do something like this again someday.

Other Photographs:
                                                       The path to the lake is frozen!

 The sandbar is almost completely submerged.

 A picture fit(almost) for a Norman Rockwell canvas.

 The small inlet on the East side of the lake(and dad's truck).

 The south side of the lake.

 The rocks are totally covered in snow.

                                                          

5th field visit

5th Field Visit

November 17, 2018

Official photographs:

Panorama facing away from the lake

Picture of part of the game trail

Date: November 17, 2018

Time: 11:10 -- 11:48

Weather: Overcast, sporadic snow, 5 mph winds from the west

Temperature: 38˚F

Temperature of the water: 35˚F

Length of Day: 9 hours, 39 minutes

Organism Observations: Now that winter has set in, there's not as much animal activity to be observed. Many of the birds and mammals are less active in the cold weather. I seriously doubt that the heron or the hawks are going to be constantly flying around in this weather like they did earlier in the year. I did hear the call of a few chickadees and some crows, the latter of which I saw flying around, but there were no squirrels, turtles, or fish. All the trees have lost their leaves, so I missed out on seeing their best fall colors, as the last time I came out here, I was forced to observe from a different vantage point(the sandbar was 14 inches under water). The ground is still too warm for the snow to stick, so I am still waiting to see a winter wonderland, but I have a feeling that it will be here the next time I return! 

Organism Photographs: Sadly, I have no organism pictures.

Other Observations: Thank the Lord that the water level has receded, because I only had my boots to go on. Had the water been higher, the sandbar would have been completely flooded still, and I would have had to cross over a creek that was well over its normal banks. Nevertheless, I took the water temperature as normal, and got a reading of 35˚F. Unfortunately, in my doing so, I had stepped into water that was too deep, and water filled my right boot, so I had almost freezing water in my boot the whole way home!

Other Photographs:

                                                              The view across the lake

There's the road 

 The sandbar is still pretty small

 The creek is still wild