Field Study #3

 Riley Trails



(Same location picture)


Date: 10/12/26
Time: 4:34 PM
Weather: Cloudy but warm
Temperature: 72*F
Length of Day: 11 hours, 12 minutes
Changes: I noticed that the leaves of the trees have fallen a lot more but also are more vibrant and colorful. The animals, especially birds, seem to be really active now. There are a lot of mosquitos. I also noticed that the ground is almost completely covered in acorns and leaves.
Organism Observation:

  

I saw two mushrooms and I'm not too sure what the one on the far right is. I think its a fungi because it is growing out of a dead or fallen tree. I also saw this crazy looking thing (bottom picture and I think is also fungi)
                                                      




    

I saw a lot of birds and every single one of those pictures is a different bird I saw. 



  


I saw 3 different squirrels this time.

   

The scenery is still as beautiful as always in the fall. I really like the top middle picture because it is a crazy looking tree that I somehow missed the first two times going out to Riley Trails.























Comments

  1. hc biologyOctober 15, 2026 at 11:53 AM

    Excellent work. I love your integration of pictures with your descriptions. Yes, fungi...keep watching those. Watch for patterns in the color change and leaf fall especially now through your next 2 visits!

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