Spring Break in Stowe

During Spring Break, I had the opportunity to compare my phenology site here in Burlington to the landscape near Mt. Mansfield. The most apparent difference between my Phenology site here in Burlington and the site I explored in Stowe was the influence of the elevation on the species. We were situated at an elevation of 2300-2500 ft. At this elevation, some of the Northern Hardwoods like American Beech had tapered off. We also saw a dramatic reduction of Sugar Maples. In comparison to my site in Centennial Woods in Burlington that was dramatically different because American Beech and Sugar Maples are abundant. I wasn’t able to see many birds or tracks in Stowe, as I was there during a snow storm, but I can assume that there would have been a higher abundance of tracks in Stowe, because I have had some struggles finding apparent tracks in Burlington due to the highly tracked nature of my site.