Diario de wardta

On our nature walk on Thursday, February 28. The weather was nice, the temperature was around seventy degrees Fahrenheit, and it was sunny with some overcast. On this field trip, we walked around the campus then made our way over toward Alberta Sottile Lake. While we were on campus we saw; umbrella papyrus, resurrection fern, needle palm, vascular plants, saucer magnolia, tsutsusi azalea. The resurrection fern that I took a picture of was very green because the sprinklers had hit the plant earlier I the day. The saucer magnolia was a light pink, and the tsutsusi azalea was a bright pinkish red. Then we went off the campus and on Pitt Street we saw some yellow jessamine, which was a golden yellow. We then made our way to onto Bull street, and there we saw Carolina laurelcherry, star magnolia, and a red maple tree. Then we reached Halsey Boulevard and saw a green anole, shortly after entering the Alberta Sottile Lake.

We took a field trip to Dixie Plantation on Thursday, February 7. The weather was extremely friendly, it was sunny, and the temperature was in the seventies. We saw a green tree frog, southern cricket frog, crustaceans, pygmy sunfishes, parrot's feather, and canes. I enjoyed searching for all the traps set out and finding all the critters. I also enjoyed it when we saw the decaying deer where it was just his bones and skull. I thought it was fascinating how long it had sat out there and no one found it. I, unfortunately, did not take a picture of it though.

The group went to Sullivans Island on Thursday, January 17, 2019. The weather was extremely friendly, the sky pretty clear with some clouds. There was some wind, but it was still warm. The plants we saw were found on the walk to the beach and up in the dunes. Specifically, we saw bluestems, great mullein, camphorweed, beach evening-primrose, Spanish dagger, prickly pears, sea oats, southern Russian thistle, pines, and black-jacks. We also saw a dead Atlantic horseshoe crab and artist's bracket and allies which is a type of fungus. I thought it was fascinating how many different plants can grow on the side of the beach. Also, I thought it was interesting the decaying animals on the beach. I did not get a picture of them, but there were a bird and a raccoon decaying on the beach and what was so interesting about them was that they were on the sand of the beach. You usually don't see those animals there.