Boulder Field Ecology Course (ENVS 3100) Spring 2023s Dagbok

Today we hiked up the South Mesa Trail. The weather was cloudy and rainy and we experienced some hail partway through our hike. We saw the spotted towhee, which was a species of bird we hadn't seen before. We also some familiar species such as a bald eagle and Veronica, a purple flower. We saw some more flower species popping up such as the prairie false dandelion and some Lillies.

We set out to find a secret beast (salamander), the beast never showed... buttt we did see some of the early flowering plant like the Oregon grape and the currant, and the yellow prairie violet. A centipede almost crawled over my foot!

It was about 65 degrees and cloudy, slightly breezy. We saw a ton of flowers and fossils. There were lots of birds flying ahead during presentations. We saw an awful lot of prairie dogs, including a dead one. We maneuvered under two fences and has a good time.