Spencer Walraven Field Study

  (Weekly Picture) (Extra Picture) (Extra Picture) Sunday October 30 6:25pm Cloudy, no wind, cool 57°F 10 hours 34 Minutes I heard one bird, other than that there are not many organisms, a little wind in the trees. Now, the are no leaves on the trees, the different plants on the ground are starting to lose all of their color, starting to look more like the trees. There is even less birds than last time, really no color outside, a lot more brown. Lots of leaves on the ground. Questions? When is the first snow going to be, will all the birds be gone then? When are the plants on the ground going to lose all of their color and look like the trees? What difference is the cold/snow going to make to the surrounding? How cold does it have to be to the ice to freeze all the way over? How long will that be?

  (Extra Picture) (Extra Picture) (Extra Picture) (Weekly Picture) Saturday, October 15, 10:36a.m. Light Breeze, Cloudy, Cold 45°F 11 Hours 7 Minutes of day length I heard the wind on the trees which is pretty normal, The leaves on the trees are really yellow, and orange. I saw and heard a few birds chirping, but not a lot. On a rare occasion there was a bird  that would fly overtop.  There are a lot more leaves on the ground, and they are all yellow and orangish. Lots of the plants that were on the ground are starting to die off even more, and they as well are starting to turn yellow. There is still no algae on the pond, and there are a lot less birds, and no crickets than last time. Questions? When will all of the leaves be off the trees? When did all of the crickets leave, where did they go? Does algae not grow int eh cold because there has been no algae recently? Where does the muskrat go in the winter, I have not seen him? How long until all of the plants are dead?