Date: 5/15/08
Time: 7:00
Temp: 60 degrees
Weather: The sun is setting on a mostly clear sky
Soil Moisture: just about the same as last time slightly moist
when I got to my site there was a person walking there dog and it was chasing a mouse, confirming my previous hypothesis that they were living under the low bushes that grow wherever the willows don't. I bet i has to do with the amount of sun light that the willows would block out. I also noticed that there were two large populations of birds. One is small and brown and the other is a little larger than the others and are black and white but I'm positive they are not magpies. I can not admit to seeing any sort of competition between the two but maybe it will become an issue in the future. I can still notice that ecosystem of my area is changing with the new populations of birds and steadily greening vegetation. I didn't get around to checking out the site of the dead moose, but ill try to do it next time. I did think aboot it more and the survival needs of the moose must not have been met (hence the reason why he did not survive) but it was winter and food must have been much harder to come by. the same would go with shelter and water. Judging by the size it was also probably one of two years old and winter would have been tougher for him than his mother.
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Great observation regarding the dead moose and the connection to the food chain and flow of energy in your ecosystem. Also, its good that you are not only taking note of what organisms you see, but also the behavior and actions of these organisms. Be sure to proof your blogs as there are run on sentences and incorrect capitolization!
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