Today we visited the site Katherine is going to be working on. It is very close to the gate, which is good for younger students or people with limited mobility. It has a lot of tree diversity and some interesting stumps. while we were there journaling we saw an interesting interaction between a pair of blue jays and a pair of birds we are having a difficult time identifying. It was about the size of a pigeon, had a reddish-brown head and a lighter chest. There might have been a dark ban around it's neck. It was difficult to see because of the trees. the jays seemed to be after something they were protecting.
Next we went to what we thought might be a vernal pool. We walked the perimeter of the site, which was difficult because of the thick vegetation. At the opposite end from the trail there is an extension of more pools. This leads us to believe that it is actually part of a swamp. this isn't a huge crisis, because it would be nice to compare it to an actual vernal pool. But the thick vegetation provides a challenge. How can more than five students get close to it? If it were a bigger group, how can they experience it effectively if they can't get near it? We are going to have to brainstorm some ideas.
Tonight we are going to a Portfolio Presentation of this year's graduates. I am really excited to see what the end product is and start thinking about what i want to do with this degree.
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Your description of the Blue Jay and its interaction with the other unidentified birds is full of good detail. Jays can be quite aggressive.
You ask a good question about how practical it is to use a wetland site that is surrounded by a dense thicket of woody vegetation. I look forward to your solution.
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