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Field Notes #4 October 28 at 5:30pm

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 Field Notes #4 October 28 at 5:30pm Temperature was approximately 54F˚ with a high of 63F˚ and a low of  45F˚ that day. It was cold enough that i wore pants and a sweat shirt! Most days it would be cold in the morning and become warmer peaking around 3-5 then the temperature would start to go down as the sun went down.   Air was also brisk and cold especially with the wind, was not cloudy but also no sunny.  Sunrise was at 7:38 am with sunset at 7:30 pm, length of day was 11 hours and 52 minutes Changes noted since last visit- The entirety of the trail had been cleared of leaves  They had apearde to be taken care of by a lawn mower that shot them out to the side after chewing them up  Leaves had fallen in large numbers leaving the tree more bare then last time As well as the leaves had change to beautiful fall colors Almost no birds in the tree which is very difrent from previous times.  No more newly formed mole tunnels Creatures or critter spot...
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Field Notes #3 October 4 at 6:15pm

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 Field Notes #3 October 4 at 6:15pm Temperature was approximately 58F˚ with a high of 67F˚ and a low of  46F˚ that day Most days it would be cold in the morning and become warmer peaking around 5-6 then the temperature would start to go down as the sun went down.   Sunrise was at 7:45 am with sunset at 7:20 pm, length of day was 11 hours and 49 minutes Changes observed since last time- More leaves where on the ground and the path likely due to the colder weather.  Creatures and critters spotted or assumed to be there -Moles as the holes in the photo below, are assumed to be left by moles. Possibility of it being something else but i commonly see these by mole burrows. As well as saw mole tunnels so assumed to be moles.  -2-3 black squirrels  Note, squirrel was not a paid actor. -2-4, Brown squirrels -Birds heard where, Cardinals, Blue Jays and Robins  Weather is cold, so i was in a sweatshirt and pants
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Field study location Sketch, on September 28

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Introductury video to location

 Video was made on September 24 at 6:15, other than the sounds which came from a recording from that spot from a saved file in merlin bird id app.  Enjoy!
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Field Notes #2 September 20 at 6:30pm

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 Field Notes #2 on September 20 at 6:30pm                                                                                                       Temperature was approximately 62F˚ with a high of 69F˚ and a low of  55F˚ that day Sunrise was at 7:29 am with sunset at 7:45 pm, length of day was 12 hours and 12 minutes Changes observed since last time- Since there had been a lot of rain since last time i noticed that the plants where greener and more lush. As well as that since the rain finds the low spot and the low spot was the path it had washed away a lot of the dirt from the path leaving mostly gravel on top. Creatures and critters spotted or assumed to be there -1 Mole or a mo...
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Original research

 My original research specifications are contained in the document below labeled as Original Research plan. And my project will be to observe if i can crate a self sustaining ecosystem from dirt and plants from my area.  Original research plan
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Field Notes #1 September 8 at 6:30pm

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Field visit #1 On September 8 at 6:30 pm  Temperature was approximately 72 F˚ with a high of 74 F˚ and a low of 63 F˚ that day Wild life spotted, heard or assumed to be there includes- -Gray and black northern American squirrels -Blue Jay -Red tailed hawk -Cardinal -Moles, as there where mole tunnels -Ants  -Spider "is the blurry photo" Spider in web Mole tunnel  Also felt cooler air coming in Sunrise was at 7:16am and sunset was at 8:07pm Had not rained in location for previous few days, some sun and some clouds in the sky.   
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