First iNaturalist Nature Walk

I went to Edmands Park which is behind BC's Newton Campus. It was a beautiful day sunny day outside despite the rain earlier in the morning. It was admittedly colder in the woods without the sun shining directly on me. Even though I lived on Newton campus last year, I had never been to Edmands Park. I was quite surprised how many trails there were and the diversity of the woods. The trail I went on had a stream on the side and also a little field of flowers. That is where I saw the "sunflowers" but I was not able to get close enough though in order to make an exact species identification. At first, I had a hard time finding fungi but it became easier as I began to look at fallen dead trees. The small, white round fungus (which I believe to be Birch Polypore) and the large brown fungus were both on dead tree limbs. The other fungus I observed was on a live tree. There was a ton of moss everywhere. I found it on rocks and also trees. While I was taking a picture of the crisped pincushion moss, I noticed a spider was right underneath it. It goes to sure how we are surrounded by insects without always knowing it. Lastly, another thing I was surprised about was how many chipmunks there were. You could always see and hear them scurrying around in the leaves. Some were quite territorial and chased other chipmunks. I really enjoyed the ones that were stuffing fallen acorns into their mouths. I did see some birds such as a Blue Jay and Red Bellied Woodpecker but was not able to get a good photo. I had an overall pleasant experience and enjoyed the time outside!

Posted on October 1, 2020 12:33 AM by gabriellecalbo