Fifth Visit

Photos: 

September 6 

September 27

October 12

October 27 

November 8 

Date: 11/8/25

Time: 3:45 

Climate Conditions: This visit was really cold it was also pretty windy so it felt colder than it might have been. It was cloudy but not dark itw as quite bright out even though it was quite cloudy. 

Temperature: 43 degrees

Length of day: Sunrise at 7:28 am, Sunset at 5:26 pm 

Organisms observed: I didn't really see any organisms at all. It was quite cold so there were not many people walking the trail and it had been quiete for most of the time I had been there. Since I was not able to see or hear anything like a squirrel I was a lot more focused on the plants and the trees which were all leafless by now and I saw a group of ants crawling down one of the trees. This study was quite quiet and there was not very many things to spot especially organism wise. 

Changes noticed since last visit: The parking lot was empty and the trail itself was quiet the amount of people and other  organism around my study area was basically non existent. The temperatures got much colder than previous visits and the whole trail seems to be at an all time low in people and organisms. Most trees don't have any leafs at all but some still have a couple. The colors have changed from being predominantly green to now being mostly oranges and some yellows, the colors are darker and warmer. 

Answer to questions: Throughout the later visits to my spot I noticed that different trees lost their leaves at different times, some would not have any leaves left while others still had most of theirs and after researching a little I was able to find out that what affects trees and when they lose their leaves the most is the types of trees. Some trees have evolved better to the climate conditions as they get colder and colder than others have leading to a difference in the amount of time they take to fall. 

https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/good-question-fall-trees-leaves-falling/