Ashley's Field Study Blog

2nd Field Study Visit September 28, 2025   This shows a sketch of a fallen tree in my 30x30. This shows my sound map of my 30x30. Photo from Same Location Each Visit Date - September 28, 2025 Time - 6:18 p.m. Temperature - 72°F Weather - Sunny, 6 mph wind NW Length of day - 11 hours 51 minutes Organisms observed - Lots of squirrels, some chipmunks and birds. Lots of bug Sounds heard - Squirrels and chipmunks rustling, leaves/branches falling, birds calling, bugs "ringing", neighbor mowing their lawn.  Questions - I wonder how the leaves changing will be affected by having a longer season of warm weather? I wonder how the certain areas are affected in the woods when the leaves fall? Specifically due to them getting more direct sunlight? Changes noticed since last visit - I noticed that there were a lot of new leaves that had fallen. There were also many trees that started to change colors. I also noticed the bugs being a lot louder today.  I found some squirrels climbing o...

1st Field Study Visit September 7, 2025 This map shows my 30x30 that I will be using for my field study, and the important features in it.  This video shows my 30x30 including important parts of the land. EDD Document Photo from Same Location Each Visit Date - September 7, 2025 Time - 6:34 p.m. Temperature - 62°F Weather - Sunny, 11 mph wind NW Length of day - 12 hours 51 minutes Organisms observed - Some squirrels and chipmunks, lots of birds and bugs Sounds heard - Birds chirping, squirrels in the woods, bugs buzzing around, leaves rustling around with wind Questions - I wonder if the leaves will change sooner this year due to the cooler temperatures earlier? I wonder if I will notice a significant change in the number of birds found due to them migrating? I found birds high up in trees. I think he scared away most of the squirrels and chipmunks for the day. Hard to see in picture, but found lots of bugs flying around especially in sunny areas. (Red circle shows one of the bugs) ...