Final Adventure to Foxcroft Farm
On our third and final trip to Foxcroft farm, it was noticeably warmer than the other two trips. Due to these conditions, there was also an increase in the number of bugs and insects that were flying and crawling around. However, on first approaching the farm, I noticed that the fields seemed greener and the trees also had a lot more leaves, especially the budding red maple. To get to our BioCube, we had to cross the bridge over the river which has flooded yet again due to the rain from the previous night; the water levels this time were even higher than they were during the previous week and almost reached the top of my tall rain boots. When we went to visit our BioCube again, we noticed that there was a spiderweb on the tree above our BioCube that was not previously there and this spiderweb had caught a lot of mosquitoes. However, on leaving the BioCube, this spiderweb disappeared and we are not sure if this is due to human error in which someone accidentally destroyed the web or if it was due to the strong winds that were blowing. We also thought that the vernal pool seemed to have dried up a little bit, but since there was no way for us to physically measure this with the tools we were provided, we can not be sure about this fact. Our fifteen minutes of silence were also filled with the buzzing and whirring of many mosquitoes and the chirping of birds. This time, there were no trains or planes that could be heard. We also noted that it was hard to have fifteen minutes of silence when everyone was swatting at or running away from the plethora of mosquitoes. Additionally, during our time around the vernal pool, a frog was spotted in the distance; unfortunately, this frog was too fast and could not be caught or closely observed. We also saw many large spiders in the surrounding fields around the vernal pool and were able to capture one of these spiders to bring back to the lab. Likewise, a tick was also found on Jacob, and we were able to capture it to bring back to the lab. Some small purple flowers were also found that had not previously been there. Overall, more organisms were found on this warmer visit to the farm than any other days, but we were still unsuccessful in capturing a larger amphibian as we had expected we were going to be able to when we were researching vernal pools.
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