Luke's Field Study Blog

 Date: October 11, 2026 Time: 2:15 pm Air Temperature: 71 and sunny Sunrise: 7:53 am Sunset: 7:08 pm There were more bugs than last time probably because of less rain, 22 in the first trial, and 17 in the second. There is a bug in the middle of that picture which might be hard to see. (I had to zoom out to get me in the picture in the same place as my other pictures.) Water is about 59-60 degrees fahrenheit. There were a lot of fallen things, and there were a lot of things falling when I was there (I was glad I could leave when I did because tree parts have a habit of almost landing on me). I saw that at the right angle, the bridge blocked the reflection at some spots, creating this epic image of what the water looked like.

 

 Date: September 20, 2026 Time: 2:40 pm Air Temperature: 64 degrees fahrenheit, Cloudy, and was recently raining. Sunrise: 7:30 am Sunset: 7:45 pm There were less organisms in the water than last time, all of them were water striders. The water was moving faster than normal probably due to recent rainfall. I think that is what caused there to be less organisms out. Apart from organisms in the water there were a few bugs flying around but less than last time, there were thankfully less active mosquitos, and I didn't get bit this time. More leaves have fallen since last time there, water seemed to be muddier than the last time I was there, proabably because of the rain. The water temperature was 60 degrees fahrenheit.

 

Original Research EDD

 Date: September 7 2026 Time: 3:10 In the Afternoon Air Temperature: 77 and Sunny Sunrise: 7:16 a.m. Sunset: 8:08 Temperature of the Water: 66 Saw 34 Water Bugs in one minute. I saw a caterpillar. And I felt a few mosquitos, I hope to feel less of those next time.