Our group went to a park near my house to observe a tree. Immediately we found a squirrel climbing up the bark and into the branches. Upon further investigation, we noticed some loose bark and a nest of some sort. We were unable to determine what species lived in the nest but it did look to be in poor condition. This could mean it was a birds nest and it has been abandoned for the upcoming winter. When we pulled the bark back (carefully) we noticed some scratch marks just as we had discussed in class. Again we couldn’t be sure what species caused this damage to the tree, but it was most likely an insect. These three pieces of evidence point to the tree being used as a shelter by at least the three species we observed.
Mike Simmons, Jim Nolan, Justin Morris
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