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 Date and Time: November 29, 5:00 Weather: Cloudy and cold, no breeze  Air temperature: 52 degrees Length of day: 9 hours and 19 minutes, Sunrise - 7:54, Sunset - 5:14 Organisms felt, heard, seen etc.  Today was pretty quiet. There weren't a lot of organisms heard or seen for the most part. I saw a few frogs hopping along side of the pond which I wasn't expecting since most of the creatures near the pond aren't visible right now. There was also a bird eating something in the tree which looked like to be a worm. I could hear a few birds flying back and forth from tree to tree but for the most part it was pretty quiet.  Changes since last visit:  I noticed that some of the dead algae that was towards the middle and side of the pond went away. Almost all the leaves have fallen off the plants and trees which the last time I visited there were still a few leaves on the trees. The grass surrounding the post and off to the left near the parking lot is slowing turning m...

Date and Time: November 14, 5:10 Weather: Cloudy and Cold, with a little rain  Air temperature: 32 degrees  Length of Day: 9 hours and 45 minutes, Sunrise - 7:34, Sunset - 5:23  Organisms felt, heard, seen etc:  As the days get shorter, I noticed there aren't as many animals present then when I first started my field study. I saw two deer today walking on the path in front of me away from the water. There were a few noises from a few birds in the area but not as much as when I first started doing my field studies. It was very cloudy out so I didn't see any birds or anything in the sky or I didn't see any fish in the pond like I normally did at the beginning when I first started visiting.  Changes since last visit:  Now, there are no leaves on the trees and there are not many on the ground either meaning the fall season is close to an end. I noticed that the pond keeps getting darker and it almost looks like its getting dirtier every time I come back to visi...