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Field study visit #4

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Date: October 31 , 2026 Time:  8:50-9:00  am Climate conditions: cloudy, cold, slightly rainy  Temperature: 47 º Length of Day: 10 hours 22 minutes Same spot photos:    Bird vocalization (decibels):  https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ZtLRRrbC-SHV_ohyAbSK2MvLiA0oXWJV?usp=drive_link      Birds included: Black-capped chickadee, White-throated sparrow, Blue jay, American robin, and Dark-eyed Junco. Highest decibel rea ched: 50.8  dBA Organisms smelled, felt, seen, or heard (etc.): cars and machinery, airplane, bird communication, wind rustling leaves, train, rain drops. Changes since last visit: more colors and leaves on ground, water is completely still.

Field study visit #3

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Date: October 11 , 2026 Time: 6 :10-6:15 pm Climate conditions: sunny (sun is starting to set), no wind at all  Temperature: 67 º Length of Day: 11 hours 12 minutes Same spot photos:   Bird vocalization (decibels):  https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ZtLRRrbC-SHV_ohyAbSK2MvLiA0oXWJV?usp=drive_link      Birds included: Black-capped Chickadee, White-throated Sparrow, Tufted Titmouse, and Northern Cardinal.  Highest decibel rea ched: 53.6  dBA Organisms smelled, felt, seen, or heard (etc.): lots of bird communication, water very still (silent), smells like wet leaves.  Changes you noticed since last visit: more leaves on the ground, more color, slower water flow. 

Field study visit #2

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  Date: September 27, 2026 Time: 11:20-11:40 am Climate conditions: sunny, barely any wind  Temperature: 61 º Length of Day: 11 hours 58 minutes Same spot photos:   Bird vocalization (decibels):  https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ZtLRRrbC-SHV_ohyAbSK2MvLiA0oXWJV?usp=drive_link      Birds included: Kinglet and Chickadee  Highest decibel rea ched: 50.9  dBA Organisms smelled, felt, heard, or seen, etc.: Noticed berries and flowers that I hadn't noticed the time before, leaves of trees are still pretty green but less dense. Heard lots of birds and cicadas.  Changes you noticed since last visit: seems to be more birds-vocal but not as loud, trees/leaves not as dense, water rose a little bit.  Video:   (incase video attached doesn't work) Field study intro video

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Field study visit #1

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Field Study Visit #1 Date: September 6, 2026 Time: 3pm-3:20pm Climate conditions: very sunny, tiny bit of wind  Temperature: 77º Length of Day: 12 hours 55 minutes Same spot photos: Extra photos: Organisms smelled, felt, heard, or seen: Small gusts of wind, quite a few mosquitos, cobwebs (shown in picture above), and many different kinds of foliage (such as different berries, as shown in the picture above). Bird vocalization (decibels):  https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ZtLRRrbC-SHV_ohyAbSK2MvLiA0oXWJV?usp=drive_link      Birds included: Chickadee or Warbler, and Vireo Highest decibel rea ched: 60.1 dBA Sound map: Birds eye view: