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Field study #4

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This was my 4th visit to my location,   it was much cooler and darker. When I first got there it was still light out, then I took my bacteria samples. By the time I was taking my pictures it was darker.  Date: 10/21/26 Time: 7:06pm- 7:39pm Conditions:   Partly cloudy, cool, fog over the pond.  Temperature: 54   ˚F Length of Day: 8:05am- 6:54pm Organisms: There were insects chirping, a couple birds which were chirping, a small mammal ran away from me, a cricket jumped to my flashlight.  Changes: It was colder, I could see my breath, the water in the pond was slightly higher then last time but it was not as high as the first visit. Even more trees had lost there leaves or had them change even darker orange. The length of day is much shorter then my first visits.  A picture of the pond edge from the trail A panorama from near the pond A small section of the pond  A small part of the woods Me in-front of the woods A plant that has been dying more and...

Field Study #3

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 This was my 3rd visit to my 30x30 it was a nice day, and today I went a later then I have before.  Date: 10/12/2026 Time: 6:54pm-7:05pm  Conditions: Cloudy, overcast, warm  Temperature: 77˚F Length of day: 7:54am-7:06pm Organisms: There were a lot of mosquitos biting me and flying around, there were some insects chirping, I heard 3 different birds chirping, a squirrel ran away from me into the woods, some kids caught a fish in the pond, lots of plants near pond edge and in the forest.  Changes: More trees have lost there leaves and changed colors of the leaves they still have. More plants have started to die or already died, and leaves of plants have been eaten more. There were a lot more mosquitoes and less birds. The water level in the pond went down. Less insects overall, but still some (especially mosquitos unfortunately).  A panorama of pond edge from trail A panorama from near the pond A small section of the pond with even less water A small part of ...