location - cash creek
date - 5/30/2008
time - 5:30
weather conditions - cloudy/sunny
wind conditions - medium
soil conditions - moist
temperature - 54 deg
The weather was the same as yesterday. I saw more squirrels than yesterday. But every thing else was the same. One day doesn't make a huge difference. since the first observations the vegetation and the animals have grown enough to tell that is a mature forest. I look back at my first observations and the grass was barely getting life and now the grass is very green. The trees are more mature than the first observation but the leaves are still light green and i know the leaves are going to get darker. The animals community grew allot, at first i didn't see very many but know you can hear and see them all around you. Insects are the ones that grew the most. i did see some birds nest in the trees, that means the bird population is growing. but that is the only difference from yesterday. The only thing my location is going to do from now on is keep growing until winter comes.
Friday, May 30, 2008
Thursday, May 29, 2008
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Wednesday, May 28, 2008
observation #7
location - cash creek
date - may/28/2008
time - 6:33
temperature
weather conditions - sun and cloudy
wind conditions - no wind
soil conditions - damp
The weather has still been very rainy but today it was sunny in the morning and a little rain in the evening. I think the rain is helping the vegetation allot, the trees are going to get numerous leaves and the grass is going to get healthier. when i went to the site i could smell the sage brush more than the other times, it was probably because they got wet a litte. what i saw the most was were the dandelions, it is a good thing for the bees because the dandelions provide pollen for the bees and the bees use the pollen to make honey. The birds are the ones that are making the most noise in the site which is a sign that the population of birds is growing at a steady pace. But it can also mean that the birds are going to have more competition for the food and the space in the site, for the worms that can be a problem but i think worms grow very quick. I still don't really know how the squirrels are doing they are always trees. I usually see a couple every time i go but this time i went home empty handed. The insects seem to be doing rather good there are more insects in the air flying than on the ground. with time i be starting to see more ants.
date - may/28/2008
time - 6:33
temperature
weather conditions - sun and cloudy
wind conditions - no wind
soil conditions - damp
The weather has still been very rainy but today it was sunny in the morning and a little rain in the evening. I think the rain is helping the vegetation allot, the trees are going to get numerous leaves and the grass is going to get healthier. when i went to the site i could smell the sage brush more than the other times, it was probably because they got wet a litte. what i saw the most was were the dandelions, it is a good thing for the bees because the dandelions provide pollen for the bees and the bees use the pollen to make honey. The birds are the ones that are making the most noise in the site which is a sign that the population of birds is growing at a steady pace. But it can also mean that the birds are going to have more competition for the food and the space in the site, for the worms that can be a problem but i think worms grow very quick. I still don't really know how the squirrels are doing they are always trees. I usually see a couple every time i go but this time i went home empty handed. The insects seem to be doing rather good there are more insects in the air flying than on the ground. with time i be starting to see more ants.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Flora Report
The common name Dandelion is given to members of the genus taraxacum. Dandelion is a perennial that grows best in moist areas in full sun, however, it can survive some shade and dry conditions once established. It produces a strong taproot that is capable of penetrating the soil to a depth of 10 to 15 feet, but it is most commonly 6 to 18 inches deep. There are no true stems, rather the leaves are clustered in a rosette at the base of the plant. Leaves vary in length from 2 to 14 inches and from 1/2 to 3 inches wide. Seed germination occurs at or very near the soil surface. Light increases germination. The seed germinates when soil is moist and soil temperature is at least 50°F; however, germination is more rapid when the soil temperatures are closer to 77°F. Germination occurs throughout the growing season.
Dandelion are an important plant for bees. Not only is the appearance of their flowers used as an indicator that the honey bee season is starting, but they are also an important source of nectar and pollen early in the season. The Dandelions aren't only for bees it can also be used for a salad and making wine. Dandelions can be beneficial to a garden ecosystem as well as to human health. Dandelions attract beneficial ladybugs and provide early spring pollen for their food. Dandelions long roots aerate the soil and enable the plant to accumulate minerals, which are added to the soil when the plant dies. Dandelions are also used as herbal remedies. The white sap from the stem and root is used as a topical remedy for warts.
Observation # 6
Location - cash creek
Date - May/21/2008
Time - 5:57
temperature - 60 deg
weather conditions - raining
soil conditions - wet
Today the weather condition was rainy, it has been raining since yesterday in the evening. For the vegetation its a good thing because the Reilly on water for food and photosynthesis. On my way to the location i saw allot of worms lying on the side walk, some were dead and some were still alive. In my location i didn't see many birds coming out to eat. I think the weather was holding the bird back from feasting on the worms. I'm not quite sure what kinds of birds lives in the site of the road. I was trying to find bird nests in the trees but i didn't see any. Since the weather was drizzling rain, there wasn't that much activity going on with the squerals. I only saw two squerals runing in to the trees. they were probably going to their shelter to take cover from the rain. The willo trees are finally getting more leaves on their branches. The dandy lions are everywhere not only on the site but on people's front yards and in the parks as well. I think the dandy lions i have seen in peoples yards aren't going to be there for long because dandy lions aren't flowers they are weeds and alot of them make their front yards look ugly. By this time all the biotic and biotic factors are just keep growing every day.
Date - May/21/2008
Time - 5:57
temperature - 60 deg
weather conditions - raining
soil conditions - wet
Today the weather condition was rainy, it has been raining since yesterday in the evening. For the vegetation its a good thing because the Reilly on water for food and photosynthesis. On my way to the location i saw allot of worms lying on the side walk, some were dead and some were still alive. In my location i didn't see many birds coming out to eat. I think the weather was holding the bird back from feasting on the worms. I'm not quite sure what kinds of birds lives in the site of the road. I was trying to find bird nests in the trees but i didn't see any. Since the weather was drizzling rain, there wasn't that much activity going on with the squerals. I only saw two squerals runing in to the trees. they were probably going to their shelter to take cover from the rain. The willo trees are finally getting more leaves on their branches. The dandy lions are everywhere not only on the site but on people's front yards and in the parks as well. I think the dandy lions i have seen in peoples yards aren't going to be there for long because dandy lions aren't flowers they are weeds and alot of them make their front yards look ugly. By this time all the biotic and biotic factors are just keep growing every day.
Monday, May 19, 2008
observation # 5
location - cash Creek
Date - may/19/2008
time - 6:25
temperature - 78 deg
weather conditions - sunny
wind conditions - medium
I saw a huge improvement in the trees in the past five day. Even before i got to my location i saw the trees on the side walk filled with little green leaves, but when i got to my location all the ground was filled with dandy lions. Were my house is there isn't any because we put weed killer on our yard. The insects grew greatly in Numbers. i saw bees this time and more insects i couldn't identify. The weather was very sunny which help the plants do photosynthesis. The nights are very cool, perfect for the vegetation because. in the mornings when i wake the grass doesn't have frost on it. The whole ecosystem has grown since my last visit. Squirrels in the area are growing in population in the way that i can see and hear them. Birds are the most often species I can see in the area, which is a good thing. I think the trees are going to get more leaves in a few days and the animal population is going to increase more than it is today.
Date - may/19/2008
time - 6:25
temperature - 78 deg
weather conditions - sunny
wind conditions - medium
I saw a huge improvement in the trees in the past five day. Even before i got to my location i saw the trees on the side walk filled with little green leaves, but when i got to my location all the ground was filled with dandy lions. Were my house is there isn't any because we put weed killer on our yard. The insects grew greatly in Numbers. i saw bees this time and more insects i couldn't identify. The weather was very sunny which help the plants do photosynthesis. The nights are very cool, perfect for the vegetation because. in the mornings when i wake the grass doesn't have frost on it. The whole ecosystem has grown since my last visit. Squirrels in the area are growing in population in the way that i can see and hear them. Birds are the most often species I can see in the area, which is a good thing. I think the trees are going to get more leaves in a few days and the animal population is going to increase more than it is today.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
observation # 4
location - cash creeck
Date - 5 /15/2008
Time - 6:00
Temperature- 55 deg
Weaather conditions - sunny
wind condition - no wind
soil conditions dry
The vegetation had improved in the passed days. The grass is getting darker green so are the leaves on some flowers. What i haven't seen so much is improvement in the willows, they were getting some leaves but now i don't see any at all. The birds in the area are getting more food like worms and i am starting to see more flies around. Some insects I've seen are lady bugs, crickets, moths and other bugs that fly that i cant identify. what i still want to see are big species like a deer or moose.The human activity is getting very often. every time i go there are people jogging on days like today, which is a problem for animals because they see activity and don't want to get close. I tried going off the trail and look for other activity of any kind, but every thing was the same. Birds in the site are still competing food. I saw two birds fighting to the death. My predictions are that the birds are going to stop competing for food in a few days because the worm population is growing rapidly. The activity of the squirrels that I've seen isn't as lively as the birds because the squirrels are always hiding in the trees, but i did manage to see about four. I did encounter what i think was a mole or a prairie dog some creature that dwells under ground. I am positive that in a few days the Willow trees are going to get leaves.
Date - 5 /15/2008
Time - 6:00
Temperature- 55 deg
Weaather conditions - sunny
wind condition - no wind
soil conditions dry
The vegetation had improved in the passed days. The grass is getting darker green so are the leaves on some flowers. What i haven't seen so much is improvement in the willows, they were getting some leaves but now i don't see any at all. The birds in the area are getting more food like worms and i am starting to see more flies around. Some insects I've seen are lady bugs, crickets, moths and other bugs that fly that i cant identify. what i still want to see are big species like a deer or moose.The human activity is getting very often. every time i go there are people jogging on days like today, which is a problem for animals because they see activity and don't want to get close. I tried going off the trail and look for other activity of any kind, but every thing was the same. Birds in the site are still competing food. I saw two birds fighting to the death. My predictions are that the birds are going to stop competing for food in a few days because the worm population is growing rapidly. The activity of the squirrels that I've seen isn't as lively as the birds because the squirrels are always hiding in the trees, but i did manage to see about four. I did encounter what i think was a mole or a prairie dog some creature that dwells under ground. I am positive that in a few days the Willow trees are going to get leaves.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Fauna Organism Report
Crows are remarkably adaptable birds that will feed on a wide variety of foods, both natural and manmade, although some foods are favored over others and individual crows may have individual preferences. Some of the foods they have been observed to eat are as follows. primarily beetles, crickets, spiders, millipeds,snails, reptiles, amphibians, wild birds and their eggs, poultry and their eggs, small mammals, May beetles, garbage, house waste, and furthermore.
As prey, young crows and unhatched crow eggs are eaten by raccoons, opossums and tree-climbing snakes. Hawks and owls kill fledgling and adult crows. Crows are especially vulnerable to night attacks by great horned owl.
Crows get along in extremely varied habitat. They thrive everywhere, from the semi-arid regions of the west to the big timber land of the north. They probably prefer farmland, but are also found in parks, wooded islands, wooded areas on the fringes of towns and, increasingly, even in argest cities.
The poetic term for a bunch of crows is a "murder." No scientist calls them that, only poets. Scientists would call it a flock.
American crows do not have significant, niche in particular ecosystems. They probably serve as seed dispersers as they eat fruit and cache nuts. They scavenge on carcasses which speeds their decomposition.
Large foraging flocks of American crows may impact agriculture, particularly orchards and cornfields. In the United States there once was a bounty on them. People often consider large roosts to be nuisances when they occur in areas with high human activity; there is concern about noise, mess, and disease from feces. American crows can scatter garbage. As nest predators they may negatively impact population of game birds such as ducks.
As prey, young crows and unhatched crow eggs are eaten by raccoons, opossums and tree-climbing snakes. Hawks and owls kill fledgling and adult crows. Crows are especially vulnerable to night attacks by great horned owl.
Crows get along in extremely varied habitat. They thrive everywhere, from the semi-arid regions of the west to the big timber land of the north. They probably prefer farmland, but are also found in parks, wooded islands, wooded areas on the fringes of towns and, increasingly, even in argest cities.
The poetic term for a bunch of crows is a "murder." No scientist calls them that, only poets. Scientists would call it a flock.
American crows do not have significant, niche in particular ecosystems. They probably serve as seed dispersers as they eat fruit and cache nuts. They scavenge on carcasses which speeds their decomposition.
Large foraging flocks of American crows may impact agriculture, particularly orchards and cornfields. In the United States there once was a bounty on them. People often consider large roosts to be nuisances when they occur in areas with high human activity; there is concern about noise, mess, and disease from feces. American crows can scatter garbage. As nest predators they may negatively impact population of game birds such as ducks.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Observation # 3
location - cash creek
date - 5/13/2008
time - 6:00 pm
temperature - 55 deg
weather - sunny, windy
soil - damp
The contidions today were sunny and a little windy. The soil was damp, but it wasn't bad as the last day before when the soil was moist almost like mud. Plants are growing more and more every time i visit the site. The sunny weather is helping the plants alot in there grow. But the willo trees aren't getting any leeves. Its maybe because the willos need more sun or water. I am starting to see more insects in my area. What i really want to see is a bigger animal like a deer or something else. i will try to go off of the trail i've been in in the past two days to see if i can see other progrees in the area. The birds in the trees are always looking for food, but the population of insects is still very small. The worms on the other hand are increesing it population. When I was diging in the dirt, i found a few worms. The population of squerals is verry small in the past three days i did the observations i saw four squerals and today i only saw 7 which isn't a big difference. i am hoping to see a the community of these animals to increase in two days or more.
date - 5/13/2008
time - 6:00 pm
temperature - 55 deg
weather - sunny, windy
soil - damp
The contidions today were sunny and a little windy. The soil was damp, but it wasn't bad as the last day before when the soil was moist almost like mud. Plants are growing more and more every time i visit the site. The sunny weather is helping the plants alot in there grow. But the willo trees aren't getting any leeves. Its maybe because the willos need more sun or water. I am starting to see more insects in my area. What i really want to see is a bigger animal like a deer or something else. i will try to go off of the trail i've been in in the past two days to see if i can see other progrees in the area. The birds in the trees are always looking for food, but the population of insects is still very small. The worms on the other hand are increesing it population. When I was diging in the dirt, i found a few worms. The population of squerals is verry small in the past three days i did the observations i saw four squerals and today i only saw 7 which isn't a big difference. i am hoping to see a the community of these animals to increase in two days or more.
Thursday, May 8, 2008
observation # 1
location - cash creek
Time - 7:30 pm
Date - march-7-2008
temp - 56 deg
weather conditions - cloudy
wind conditions - medium
soil conditions - dry
hypothesis -
My observation took place in a composete area called cash creek on a little trail where there are many willo trees with no leeves i knew that because they had marks on the trunk of the tree. The rest of the trees were pine trees. The grass was still very brown but i could tell green grass coming up. There isn't a huge veriety of plants the only ones i could discribe were sun flowers. The animals in the area are small ones like squerals birds and insects. The a biotic facters were all rocks and dead tree trunks that were laying on the floor that had termite marks. The biodiversity is limited beacause the is so much human activity like people jogging and not far from the tail the is a dirt road. Over all the location is pretty dry in vegetation but i know that in a couple of days the flowers are going to bloom, grass is going to get longer, and the trees are going to get leeves causing bigger animals to go in the area.
Time - 7:30 pm
Date - march-7-2008
temp - 56 deg
weather conditions - cloudy
wind conditions - medium
soil conditions - dry
hypothesis -
My observation took place in a composete area called cash creek on a little trail where there are many willo trees with no leeves i knew that because they had marks on the trunk of the tree. The rest of the trees were pine trees. The grass was still very brown but i could tell green grass coming up. There isn't a huge veriety of plants the only ones i could discribe were sun flowers. The animals in the area are small ones like squerals birds and insects. The a biotic facters were all rocks and dead tree trunks that were laying on the floor that had termite marks. The biodiversity is limited beacause the is so much human activity like people jogging and not far from the tail the is a dirt road. Over all the location is pretty dry in vegetation but i know that in a couple of days the flowers are going to bloom, grass is going to get longer, and the trees are going to get leeves causing bigger animals to go in the area.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
observation # 2
location - cash creek
date - may/ 12/2008
time of day - 6:00
temperature -
weather conditions - cloudy cold wind
wind conditions - medium
soil conditions - moist
hypothesis - the plants are going to start to get greener in the next fiew days.
The biggest thing i noticed was the pine tree niddles and the soil they both were verry moist. The soil was almost muddy because of the snow and rain that fell in the morning and the past few days. since the soil was wet i saw a few worms around, causing the birds to fight over them. this gave an excelent example of compitition between birds.The pine tree niddles were verry moist i found this out by taking a few pine needles and puting them in my mouth and sucking on them i could taste the water. In the past few days i could tell the difference in the vegetation around the place. In this ecosystem the bird population is increasing since my first observation and i only saw a couple of birds. Today i counted 10 birds and i could hear many more. I've been wanting to see large animals but i dont think thats going to happen because of the location, but i am keeping my hopes. Plants in this area aren't blooming like i thought they would, i belive the weather is holding back the flowers from blooming.
date - may/ 12/2008
time of day - 6:00
temperature -
weather conditions - cloudy cold wind
wind conditions - medium
soil conditions - moist
hypothesis - the plants are going to start to get greener in the next fiew days.
The biggest thing i noticed was the pine tree niddles and the soil they both were verry moist. The soil was almost muddy because of the snow and rain that fell in the morning and the past few days. since the soil was wet i saw a few worms around, causing the birds to fight over them. this gave an excelent example of compitition between birds.The pine tree niddles were verry moist i found this out by taking a few pine needles and puting them in my mouth and sucking on them i could taste the water. In the past few days i could tell the difference in the vegetation around the place. In this ecosystem the bird population is increasing since my first observation and i only saw a couple of birds. Today i counted 10 birds and i could hear many more. I've been wanting to see large animals but i dont think thats going to happen because of the location, but i am keeping my hopes. Plants in this area aren't blooming like i thought they would, i belive the weather is holding back the flowers from blooming.
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