Tyler Starr
13 November 2008 from 1020-1035
Location: The Mill Stream in between Rogers and the library
Weather: 55 ̊ F, partly cloudy, no wind
General: The Mill Stream is finally back to its original level. For the past couple of days it has been even higher than normal, and the current has been very quick, but today it is fairly calm. The waters are full of silt again, which may be because of the rain. It also could be due to some sort of nearby construction upstream, which could be why the stream was shut off in the first place. I noticed that as soon as the water level rose, the mallards were back. I wonder where they went during the low water period, and how they knew to come back so soon. There are several small birds jumping from branch to branch in a bush on the south side of the stream. They look similar to chickadees, except their entire neck is black as well, and they had a couple of black markings on their heads and bodies. There are probably many insects in the bushes to feed on. I also saw a Banded Garden Spider. I often see a spider in his or her web around here, and I would guess that it is the same one. The two trees immediately behind me look bare as skeletons. One has not a single leaf left, and one has about 20 leaves scattered randomly around the tree that will soon be gone as well.
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