Today I went to the Arcata Marsh and observed avocets and willows starting at 11:57am and ending at 1:30pm. The weather was mostly sunny and the temperature was 52 degrees Fahrenheit. I went to the marsh with my partner Chris and several other people. The wind speeds were four miles per hour.

The first place we stopped at was Klopp Lake to see if there were any avocets present. At 12:20 we observed many avocets along the mudbank of Klopp Lake. There were around 40 of them, with about 50-74% with black and white plumage and 0-24% with cinnamon plumage. The tide height based on visual observation seemed medium which seemed to be popular with the outcome of avocets, since this was the highest number of avocets we have observed so far. The weather seemed to play a big factor as well, even with the presence of many humans around.
The second spot we stopped was near Klopp Lake to monitor our willow tree, Mak. We arrived there at 12:47 and the weather was still mostly sunny. We saw lots of new growth and changes happening to our tree. There was a percentage increase of new growth of leaves and breaking buds. We also observed the possibility of flower buds, but we were unsure. The weather seemed to play a huge role in this as well, since the sun was finally coming out it seemed to encourage new growth to Mak.

We started our observations at 12:47 at the Arcata Marsh. The weather was mostly sunny with very few clouds in the sky and the temperature was 58 degrees Fahrenheit. I went to to the marsh with my partner Chris.
The first location we hiked to was Klopp lake to observe avocets. We arrived at 1:00pm and the tide was very low and the mudflats were exposed but we did not see any avocets. Along with not observing any avocets we did not see many other ducks or birds.
The second location we went to was along Klopp Lake to visit our willow tree, Mak. We arrived there at 1:04pm. The temperature was still the same and the conditions were still the same. We observed lots of leaf growth for our willow, Chris and I predicted around the upper end of the 50-75% category. We took the four pictures and observed lots of differences as the weeks went on. The warmer temperatures are definitely prompting more growth for our willow tree.