ERS 346 Outing #4

19/11/29
1000
1 hr
Waterloo Park
Cloudy, approx. 0 celsius
Woody area, lawn

There was snow on the ground when we went to waterloo park, so I wasn’t expecting to see many animals. There were a few geese and crows at the park along with one blue jay and a cardinal. I would have thought that they have migrated south for the winter, but they were still in Ontario. There were no squirrels were seen which I thought was odd as I still see them on campus. I thought with waterloo park being a public place, that there would be food left by humans that the squirrels would be trying to get that even if it is their hibernation period. We just walked by the paths so animals might be avoiding it as they know those areas have high human traffic. The trees at the park had most if not all of their leaves gone so identifying them was difficult but were still able to make out some maples and pines. We identified the maples with the leaves on the ground, I suspect that there is also some trembling aspen but I’m unfamiliar with what their leaves look like while not on the branch. Making out smaller brushes was even more difficult, and none were identified to meaningful level.

Publicado el 07 de diciembre de 2019 a las 01:36 AM por ajagroop