Field study #3
Date: 10-14-24
Time: 3:20
Climate: colder, a little windy
Temperature: 54 degrees
Length of day: 11 hours and 5 minutes
Organisms: the stream didn't smell really good, the smell of dirt was more enhanced due to the rain from the previous day, felt the wetter sand also from the rain of the previous day, felt the wind on my face, saw a few water bugs.
Changes: Some plants have started turning brown and dying, less water bugs than there were before, the pond was more noticeably smelly.
Questions: Why are some of the plants dying currently, but the others aren't? There were less water bugs than the past two visits which makes me question when the water bugs die off because of the cold? Was the pond more noticeably smelly because of the rain? Why is there becoming less and less stream water even with heavy rains?
GREAT JOB! You are an excellent photographer and a great observer! Keep an eye on the bugs...our temps have been significantly up and down (including just daily highs/lows!). What has our overall rainfall trend been this fall? Keep watching the depth as we continue through the fall! Bonus if you discuss why the pond (and surrounding dirt) might be more smelly with the rain. Just discuss in your next visit post and link your source(s)
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