Observation 3 (05/13/08)

Observation3: 05/13/08: The temperature was approximately 43 degrees F and had little wind on my thrid observation. The snow conditions were extremely minimal and had melted quite noticabley since my last observations. Soil conditions were still marshy and swampy is some areas but for the most part the grass and dirt was simply moist. There was a population of several small birds that were gray and had a white stripped tail. These birds stayed hidden in the bushes using the anti-predator adaptation of camoflage. There was also two does wandering through the areas quite relaxed. The deer seemed to be feeding on low appearing grasses when I spotted them. I startled them and they sprinted out of view. The brown grass is now speckled with determined, green grasses growing up through. The mosquito population seemed to have grown immensely since my last visit. It could have been just the weather conditions, but they may have been displaying the anti-predator adaptation of masting.