Location: Flat Creek
Date: May 29, 2008
Time: 7:01 Pm
Temp: Not recorded
Weather: Little chilly, grey cloudy skies
Wind: Slight wind
Soil: Very moist
Today I can Specify a little yellow bird, don't know what kind of bird. It is perched on a willow using it as a ledge or nesting ground for its family. I can hear the many interactions between all the different noises. Two mallards are floating down the creek and one is diving under the water in search of food for the family as a survival need. As an adaption, once I sat down many of the birds and ducks flew off thinking I was a predator and they were in danger. I can see some more nests along the bank that look like they all belong to the same species. Many of the tiny birds seem to like to nestle in the willows as a sort of perch or they are collecting branches. Many of the organisms use this community as a way to live and survive and some of the birds I can tell they depend on many of the same resources to live.
Friday, May 30, 2008
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Observation #7
Location: Flat Creek
Date: May 27, 2008
Time: 7:20 pm
Temp: 51
Weather: Sunny, partly cloudy, not hot, and a little chilly
Wind: None to slight wind
Soil: Very moist
Today I can see a view species in the ecosystem. Such as a mallard duck and it interactions between the biotic objects around him. He is laying near the bank near its nest of twigs and branches for one of its survival needs. I can see many birds flying around and some near me and in the bird feeder. Some of the birds I am able to identify by their physical traits like gold finches, finches, and some robins. The water is becoming way more clearer and seems to be heading back to normal height level. All or most of the willows and trees are beginning to bloom or bud, and even the tree above me is loosing its buds and leaves are forming. This is causing Comensilism, because the birds are using the tree as a food source and the tree is not harmed. The noises I can hear sound like geese or crows, but I am not sure. Also I felt the water today and the temp felt a lot warmer than it did last week. Hopefully it will be ready for me to swim in.
Date: May 27, 2008
Time: 7:20 pm
Temp: 51
Weather: Sunny, partly cloudy, not hot, and a little chilly
Wind: None to slight wind
Soil: Very moist
Today I can see a view species in the ecosystem. Such as a mallard duck and it interactions between the biotic objects around him. He is laying near the bank near its nest of twigs and branches for one of its survival needs. I can see many birds flying around and some near me and in the bird feeder. Some of the birds I am able to identify by their physical traits like gold finches, finches, and some robins. The water is becoming way more clearer and seems to be heading back to normal height level. All or most of the willows and trees are beginning to bloom or bud, and even the tree above me is loosing its buds and leaves are forming. This is causing Comensilism, because the birds are using the tree as a food source and the tree is not harmed. The noises I can hear sound like geese or crows, but I am not sure. Also I felt the water today and the temp felt a lot warmer than it did last week. Hopefully it will be ready for me to swim in.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Works Cited
BC Travel Buys. 1995-2008/ British Columbia Outdoor Wilderness Guide/ Interactive Broadcasting Corporation. May 12, 2008. http://www.fishbc.com/adventure/wilderness/animals/moose.htm
Department of Natural Resources for Michigan. “Moose Project Facts” Department of Natural Resources. 2001-2007. DNR. May 13, 2008. http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/.html
Wile, Darwin. Identifying and Finding the Mammals of Jackson Hole. Jackson Hole: South Park Route, 1996.
Mathews, Daniel. Rocky Mountain Natural History. Portland: Raven Editions, 2003.
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Spruce Trees Report
The Spruce tree or the picea is a tree found commonly around the Jackson Hole area. The tree ranges from 20-60 meters tall, and is distinguished by its whorled branches and needles. The needles are attached to a single branch that is in a spiral fashion. They are sharp and have 4 sides with light stripes, and put out a bad smell when they are crushed. Cones of the tree usually hang at the end of the branch, have very thick scales, and grow separately or in pairs.
The spruce tree is commonly found in the eastern part of the Rockies and the west. The climate they live in is a continental climate which usually consists of dry winters that are very cold. Soil is very important to the tree and usually has to have aerated moisture, stream sides, and they don’t grow in marshes. Some different kinds of the Spruce are Blue spruce, Norway, Morinda, Wilson, Black, and Engelmann.
Spruces are used for many different reasons and support their niche. The tree is one of the most important uses for paper manufacture. They are also commonly used as Christmas trees. Larvas use the tree as a main food source and lie inside the tree in places called galls. These larvas do not cause that much harm to the tree.
How the tree reproduces is by the cones of the tree, and the ones with pollen are a reddish color. Then by succession most spruces burn due to there suitable habitat and grow close to the ground. This will cause the cones to fall and plant in the soil.
The spruce tree is commonly found in the eastern part of the Rockies and the west. The climate they live in is a continental climate which usually consists of dry winters that are very cold. Soil is very important to the tree and usually has to have aerated moisture, stream sides, and they don’t grow in marshes. Some different kinds of the Spruce are Blue spruce, Norway, Morinda, Wilson, Black, and Engelmann.
Spruces are used for many different reasons and support their niche. The tree is one of the most important uses for paper manufacture. They are also commonly used as Christmas trees. Larvas use the tree as a main food source and lie inside the tree in places called galls. These larvas do not cause that much harm to the tree.
How the tree reproduces is by the cones of the tree, and the ones with pollen are a reddish color. Then by succession most spruces burn due to there suitable habitat and grow close to the ground. This will cause the cones to fall and plant in the soil.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Observation #6
Site name: Flat Creek
Date: May 22, 2008
Time: 7:07 pm
Temp: 42
Weather: Sprinkling rain, foggy skies and cloudy, cold
Wind: Slight breeze very cold
Soil: very moist
Today I can actually see a mammal, an otter that is swimming along the bank. The otter is camouflaged with the water, and it was difficult for me to see it at first but then i was able to encounter it. The river still is very muddy and very high. I then felt the temperature of the water to see how cold it was and it felt about a temperature of about 40 degrees or even colder. I noticed the berry thickets were beginning to become very green and are a good source of energy to those biotic organisms that feed off of it for energy. Nearby I noticed some geese creeping towards me. They both resemble an adaption of mimicry so I am not able to tell the difference between the two. One of them was feeding on the grasses and the other was standing back alert. They also might have been competing for the same food source (inter specific). Every plant life is growing very efficiently due to the rain amounts we have been receiving. I can also hear more bird noises, but can not figure out what kinds, because I can not see them.
Date: May 22, 2008
Time: 7:07 pm
Temp: 42
Weather: Sprinkling rain, foggy skies and cloudy, cold
Wind: Slight breeze very cold
Soil: very moist
Today I can actually see a mammal, an otter that is swimming along the bank. The otter is camouflaged with the water, and it was difficult for me to see it at first but then i was able to encounter it. The river still is very muddy and very high. I then felt the temperature of the water to see how cold it was and it felt about a temperature of about 40 degrees or even colder. I noticed the berry thickets were beginning to become very green and are a good source of energy to those biotic organisms that feed off of it for energy. Nearby I noticed some geese creeping towards me. They both resemble an adaption of mimicry so I am not able to tell the difference between the two. One of them was feeding on the grasses and the other was standing back alert. They also might have been competing for the same food source (inter specific). Every plant life is growing very efficiently due to the rain amounts we have been receiving. I can also hear more bird noises, but can not figure out what kinds, because I can not see them.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Observation #5
Sitename: Flat creek
Date: May 20, 2008
Time: 7:46pm
Temp: 68
Wheater: warm very dark cloudy skies, might rain soon
Wind: Slight breeze
Soil: Dry little moist
Today in the creek the water is very muddy and murkey due to the snow melt. It is also very rapid and high. Across the creek I can begin to see the williows blossum and some other shrub, but I am not sure what it is. Not to many signs of organisms today. I can hear some birds chirpping around and can see some finches gathering in the willow twigs. The finches probably are using the twigs they collect to surport their survival needs in building a nest, and filling their niche. I see some speicies flying above like some geese and some black birds. Also visible from my view I can see no more remains of snow on the hill side due to the high temperatures. Also I can view way more green trees and plants blooming. Many spp. of bugs are flying around and landing in the creek for fish which is part of the food chain.
Date: May 20, 2008
Time: 7:46pm
Temp: 68
Wheater: warm very dark cloudy skies, might rain soon
Wind: Slight breeze
Soil: Dry little moist
Today in the creek the water is very muddy and murkey due to the snow melt. It is also very rapid and high. Across the creek I can begin to see the williows blossum and some other shrub, but I am not sure what it is. Not to many signs of organisms today. I can hear some birds chirpping around and can see some finches gathering in the willow twigs. The finches probably are using the twigs they collect to surport their survival needs in building a nest, and filling their niche. I see some speicies flying above like some geese and some black birds. Also visible from my view I can see no more remains of snow on the hill side due to the high temperatures. Also I can view way more green trees and plants blooming. Many spp. of bugs are flying around and landing in the creek for fish which is part of the food chain.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Moose Report
The moose or the Alces alces are very unique and are visible even here in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The organism ranges in height from 6.5 to 7.5 feet. The male or bull weighs from 850-1400 pounds and the female or cow weighs around 600-800 pounds. Unique features about the moose are that they have enormous antlers that can spread up to 6.5 feet and weigh almost seventy seven pounds. The moose is dark brown and sometimes black and has long legs and high humped shoulders. On their heads they have long noses and the bulls have flattened large antlers. Hanging from their neck they have a bell of hair and skin called the dewlap. The bulls fight with other males to win over the mate of their choice by ramming antlers. When chosen they mate and will move on in a one to two day period. After eight months, one or even two calves are born and are already capable of walking.
The ecosystem in which the moose lives in the summer is near streams and lakes. In the winter they move deeper in the forest. They also enjoy being around willow thickets due to their diet in the winter containing buds, twigs, bark and leafy vegetation. In the summer they feed on aquatic vegetation because they are excellent swimmers. Some main predators to the moose are wolves’, bears, and the worst, humans.
The moose will travel alone, but during the winter they might bond with other moose just for the comfort and warmth. The reason they keep dying is because of diseases, parasites, nutrition, and predadation. Moose are beginning to grow larger in population, and hopefully it will stay that way.
The ecosystem in which the moose lives in the summer is near streams and lakes. In the winter they move deeper in the forest. They also enjoy being around willow thickets due to their diet in the winter containing buds, twigs, bark and leafy vegetation. In the summer they feed on aquatic vegetation because they are excellent swimmers. Some main predators to the moose are wolves’, bears, and the worst, humans.
The moose will travel alone, but during the winter they might bond with other moose just for the comfort and warmth. The reason they keep dying is because of diseases, parasites, nutrition, and predadation. Moose are beginning to grow larger in population, and hopefully it will stay that way.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Observation #4
Site: Flat Creek
Date: May 14, 2008
Time: 6:50
Temp: 52
Wheathering: Partly cloudy, warm
Wind: No wind
Soil: Little moist
Today the community along the river bank is thriving with different speices of birds and noises. I notice two mallards feeding and laying upon rocks upstream. They are collecting food for their families I am guessing. Then there is many kinds of little birds and all sorts of noises (but i am not quite what kind of birds). On the bank I notice more signs of scat and many traces of bird seed. There is the bank in which the ducks shelter and is a survival need. The biotic grass keeps growing and is more green. Last the creek is becoming more full of run off from the hills and mountains, because I notice less no on the hill side.
Date: May 14, 2008
Time: 6:50
Temp: 52
Wheathering: Partly cloudy, warm
Wind: No wind
Soil: Little moist
Today the community along the river bank is thriving with different speices of birds and noises. I notice two mallards feeding and laying upon rocks upstream. They are collecting food for their families I am guessing. Then there is many kinds of little birds and all sorts of noises (but i am not quite what kind of birds). On the bank I notice more signs of scat and many traces of bird seed. There is the bank in which the ducks shelter and is a survival need. The biotic grass keeps growing and is more green. Last the creek is becoming more full of run off from the hills and mountains, because I notice less no on the hill side.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Observation #3
Location: Flat creek
Date: May 13, 2008
Time: 7:56
Temp:38
Whethering Conditions: Cold wind, greyish blue skies.
Wind:Slight breeze, cold
Soil: Pretty dry
Today I can see several different populations of birds in the community. The interactions between the species of birds was the mallord duck was sitting close by on the river bank while the mother was competeing for food from the two nearby geese. The mother also has camoflauge because the color of her feathers blend in with the nearby willows. I can also spy some chichadees sitting in a nearby bush and other birds flying around. I can not quite tell the bird that is flying overhead, but it appears to be a crow.
Date: May 13, 2008
Time: 7:56
Temp:38
Whethering Conditions: Cold wind, greyish blue skies.
Wind:Slight breeze, cold
Soil: Pretty dry
Today I can see several different populations of birds in the community. The interactions between the species of birds was the mallord duck was sitting close by on the river bank while the mother was competeing for food from the two nearby geese. The mother also has camoflauge because the color of her feathers blend in with the nearby willows. I can also spy some chichadees sitting in a nearby bush and other birds flying around. I can not quite tell the bird that is flying overhead, but it appears to be a crow.
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Observation #2
Site name/Location: Flat Creek behind my house
Date: May 7th, 2008
Time: 6:48pm
Temp: 46
Weather Conditions: Slight rain, black clouds sun slightly being able to peak through
Wind Conditions: More wind that first observation
Soil Conditions: Little Moist because of partisipation
Today I am able to see different popultations of birds. For example I can see some ducks nesting on the river bank and traveling down the creek. There is two different types of ducks, the male or mallard and the female. Then I can see some swallows and some robins flying threw the willows across the creek. Near where I sit I can see some scat but I am not sure what type it is, I am guessing it is goose or duck. More rain is rapidly falling down and the creek is experiencing some more turbulence. The willows and the grasses are still the same as yesterday, but i have a feeling that by tomarrow they will become a more flouresent green. The sounds I am encoutering is the rain falling on the creek, birds flying around, and the distant noises of geese in the background.
Date: May 7th, 2008
Time: 6:48pm
Temp: 46
Weather Conditions: Slight rain, black clouds sun slightly being able to peak through
Wind Conditions: More wind that first observation
Soil Conditions: Little Moist because of partisipation
Today I am able to see different popultations of birds. For example I can see some ducks nesting on the river bank and traveling down the creek. There is two different types of ducks, the male or mallard and the female. Then I can see some swallows and some robins flying threw the willows across the creek. Near where I sit I can see some scat but I am not sure what type it is, I am guessing it is goose or duck. More rain is rapidly falling down and the creek is experiencing some more turbulence. The willows and the grasses are still the same as yesterday, but i have a feeling that by tomarrow they will become a more flouresent green. The sounds I am encoutering is the rain falling on the creek, birds flying around, and the distant noises of geese in the background.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Observation #1
Site name/Location: Flat Creek behind my house
Date: May, 06, 2008
Time: 5:57 pm
Temp: 58-60 degrees
Weather Conditions: Partly cloudy, sunny blue skys.
Wind Conditions: Slight wind
Soil Conditions: Dry soil not really any moisture.
In Flat Creek the water is not very clear and a bit foggy. Also the water level is becoming higher due to the melting of the snow in the mountains. Across the creek I can view many willows and different species of shrubs. The willows are begging to turn the color of the season at the tips, yellow, but i am not quite sure if they are begging to have buds yet. On the river banks there is some long dead grass that is a light brown, and the shorter grass is finally beginning to turn green. Some different organisms I am beginning to see are many types of birds, but i am not quite sure what kind? Either they could be swallows or robins. Then on the hill behind the creek there is still snow visible and some large green pines, but again I am not quite sure what type of pine.
Date: May, 06, 2008
Time: 5:57 pm
Temp: 58-60 degrees
Weather Conditions: Partly cloudy, sunny blue skys.
Wind Conditions: Slight wind
Soil Conditions: Dry soil not really any moisture.
In Flat Creek the water is not very clear and a bit foggy. Also the water level is becoming higher due to the melting of the snow in the mountains. Across the creek I can view many willows and different species of shrubs. The willows are begging to turn the color of the season at the tips, yellow, but i am not quite sure if they are begging to have buds yet. On the river banks there is some long dead grass that is a light brown, and the shorter grass is finally beginning to turn green. Some different organisms I am beginning to see are many types of birds, but i am not quite sure what kind? Either they could be swallows or robins. Then on the hill behind the creek there is still snow visible and some large green pines, but again I am not quite sure what type of pine.
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