Ecological Self-Mapping

 

Natural Areas Observation Report:

Plants observed:

• Hostas: positive association, there are two in my garden back home
• Oak trees: positive association, trees provide oxygen and store CO2, there are two oak trees in my yard
• Blackberries: positive association, tasty food

Animals observed:

• Song Sparrows observed singing from perches
• Robins foraging on ground and singing from perches. These robins were very accustomed to the presence of humans.
• Wren skulking in undergrowth and lower shrubs
• Rabbit hopping into bush
• Large flies (negative association) on hosta leaves: flies are a reminder of uncleanliness
• small iridescent flies (positive association) on hosta leaves: pretty appearance
• Carpenter bees and other bees on flowers, pollen sacks noted.

Non-human artifacts:

• Tree swallow nests: swallows observed visiting a martin house, calls of nestlings heard from within house
• mason bee nests: a bee house had a few reeds plugged with mud, evidence of previous or current bee nests
• cliff swallow? nests: swallows seen flying underneath bridge. Cliff swallows frequently build colonies under bridges above water, although no nests were seen directly this time.
• Robin nest (presumably inactive) in honeysuckle vine
• spider hanging with spider silk: web not observed