Date: August 27th 2015
Temperature: 79F
Humidity: 90%
Weather conditions: 100% of cloud coverage, 40% chance of rain
For our second field trip we visited Mocassin Lake Park in Clearwater. It became a managed site in 1982 and features 6 different ecosystems. During the class on Tuesday we were learning about native and invasive species and that was the main reason of our visit at the Mocassin Lake Park.
Our first task was to find 2 bird, 2 amphibians and 2 reptiles in a small museum type of a building. Then we had to figure out from our handbook whether the species that we found is native or invasive. From reptiles I could find Red Rat Snake and a Diamondback Terrapin which are both native. Black Vultures nad a Red-tailed Hawk were the birds that I identified and both of them are also native to Florida. The only invasive species I found was the White's Tree Frog.
After leaving the museum we went on a nice walk around the park. We could see many native and invasive species, like palm tree flower, air potato or caesar weeds. Our trip ended at the point where one of the wooden bridges collapsed due to the recent flooding of the park. We had to turn around and walk back to our starting point. Overall it was a great field trip and I could not believe we have such a nice park in our neighbourhood.
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