Observations by crebmann

I identified a thin-walled maze polypore at the macoskey center on the trail to the equestrian center. At first I thought it was an artist fungi (Ganoderma applanatum) but upon further investigation I noticed the difference in gills and the lack of color on the mushrooms I found.
Artist fungi tend to have more even gills while the maze polypore has spiky intertwined gills. The tops of the maze polypore also tend to be more whitish with dark stripes while the artist fungi is usually darker with light stripes. The maze polypore was growing on decaying wood where it is piled up near the large shed on the trail.
It was a very cold day when I recorded this, with little precipitation in sleet form at just 1° C.

During a stay at Ohiopyle I spotted a sulfur shelf on a walk along the Ferncliff trail. The plant caught my eye about 20 feet off trail because of its bright yellow contrast to the surrounding brown and green. It looks like I was not the first to spot it either because there is a clean knife cut on the lower part of the fungus.
The fungus was growing on a decaying tree, I could not tell what type of tree it was due to the decay. There was a lot of moss growing on another piece nearby, but no moss grew very close to the fungus. I also noted a sapling near the fungus, upon closer inspection I found out the sapling is an Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga Canadensis) because of the short flat needles with two white stripes on the bottom.
During our hike it did not rain, but it rained earlier in the day and there was still lots of cloud cover. It was not too windy fortunately, and it was about 7° C.

I spotted a Canada Goose on the lake between the parking lots. I see geese in this lake very often so it was no surprise to me, although it is getting cold so I'm sure they will not be coming around much longer. It appears that it was one adult goose with four young geese. I noted that while the young geese had there heads under dabbling for food the adult goose kept a very watchful eye of everything around to make sure the children were safe.
There was no other notable fauna nearby, but the geese were near the edge of the lake where some mixed grasses and the Broadleaf Cattails (Typha latifolia) grow, you can even make out some of nature's corndog in the second photo.
The weather was pretty miserable out, total cloud coverage with a brisk wind. It was a chilling 2° C, thankfully there was no precipitation.

I captured these photos at the 528 Boat launch Waterfowl viewing deck. I held my phone to binoculars for the pictures, so it is very hard to make out all the ducks. There are definitely wigeon in the photos because we spotted them the most.
We could distinguish the wigeon by the sound of their call. Some members of the group identified them as mallards because of the spot of green on the head, but considering the call and the fact their heads were not entirely green like a mallard, we identified them as wigeon. It's possible that there are some Wood Ducks (Aix sponsa) in the photos as well since we spotted a bunch of them, but it is hard to tell which was in the frame when I was capturing the photos. All the ducks spent most of their time near weedy areas dabbling for food.
The weather was totally cloudy with a steady drizzle. It was windy and cold, around 3° C.

I spotted a great blue heron during our observation at the waterfowl viewing deck. I remember seeing them on Lake Arthur when I used to fish there. I could make out the blue shade of its feathers from the binoculars.
The heron was ducking its head under water for food, but didn't seem to find anything substantial while we watched it. It was wading mainly in the weedy areas of the lake. There was a couple ducks near the heron, but it was on the other side of the water and I could not make out any features on the ducks.
The weather was not desirable, it was raining during the majority of our trip. It was also windy, and about 3° C.

I spotted a black locust on the trail near the equestrian center. I could tell mainly because of the compound leaf with little oval leaflets.
Directly beside the tree I identified daisy fleabane (Erigeron annuus) and goldenrod (Solidago sp.). There is also some invasive Japanese knotweed (Reynoutria japonica) across the trail.
The weather was mostly sunny with high humidity, at about 19° C.

I observed this Tansy on the trail at the Macoskey Center. This particular plant interested me because it had so many insects on it, namely a large spider and a Praying Mantis. It was also growing next to some goldenrod. It was a beautiful day out with a few clouds, around 18° C.

I spotted this orange jewelweed near a chicken coup. It was growing next to some goldenrod. The weather was slightly overcast at 19° C. I was excited to learn about these interesting flowers and the way they spread their seed. The seed pods are tiny little sacs that pop when touched, giving them the nickname "touch-me-not". It is a pretty, irregular flower with alternate leaves.

I identified an American Robin through the window of Spott's building. I know both birds I saw are adult American Robins because their stomachs are a rusty orange color while the head and back is black. The robins were searching for food or maybe nesting material among the grass and clover plants. It was slightly cloudy out with no precipitation at the time, at 7.2°C.

I identified a Carolina Chickadee in the quad on Spott's. It was calling out to other Carolina Chickadees all over the quad, I got a picture of another perched in a nearby deciduous tree. It was a cloud covered sky with no precipitation at 13°C.

I observed the feeder for a couple minutes and first saw a House Sparrow eating seeds, then he was pushed out by the Black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus). As soon as the chickadee landed on the top post the sparrow flew off into the evergreen tree in near the feeder. It was a little chilly out at -1° C, with no precipitation and a few clouds.

I spotted a Dark-eyed Junco on the feeder beside a White-breasted nuthatch. There was also a female House Finch on the ground collecting fallen seeds. It was dry and bright out with few clouds at 0° C.

I saw a deer print frozen in the mud, judging by the ratio of size to my boot I imagine it was medium sized. I could barely see the surrounding tracks as they were covered in grasses. The deer was walking on a trail between some bare, twiggy trees. It was overcast, windy, at -5° C.

It was windy, with a slight drizzle, temperature 10.6° celcius. I did not identify any other species in the dark, it was difficult to find these tracks as is. The ground was muddy with patches of snow.