Field Study #1

KEY INFO! ↓

DATE & TIME: Tuesday September 8, 3:42 - 4:34

WEATHER: ↓

- Climate Conditions: Cloudy with wind up to 7mph SW.

- Temperature: 77 Degrees, feels like 76 due to wind. 

- Length of Day: 12h 49m

OBSERVATIONS: 

The biggest thing that I noticed through this first field study is that the sound of the water fountain in the middle of the pond was very loud and noticeable, making other small creature sounds and nature sounds quieter. The reason that the fountain over powered the natural sounds is because when the water shoots up it splashes back in the water and this sound is consistent (as long as the fountain is running)!

- Little crickets/insects making sounds.

- Birds flying through the trees/making sounds.

- Trees & branches rustling due to the wind. 

- Little plants blowing in different directions. 

- Little waves in the pond due to the water fountain. 

- LOTS of trees and LOTS of little weeds/plants surrounding the pond. 

- I also saw butter flys around some of the plants!

- Tons of bright green algae in the water!

- A tree in the pond. 

PHOTOS: 

                    

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As seen in the photos above, there is a large fountain in the pond that shoots water up in the air. You also can see from the photos that there is lots of green algae in the water, with more amounts lingering in the left side of the pond. Another thing I observed in the pond was a tree that is sticking out of the water (seen in the top middle photo along with the algae). Outside of the pond, I saw many little plants and most of them looked super similar to the one seen on the top right. This area close to my backyard holds so much character and is so unique which makes the project that much more fun to do!

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  1. hc biologySeptember 10, 2026 at 6:41 PM

    Great start! You have some excellent information here that will be easy to notice changes in! Great start!

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