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
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