Weather |
Rainfall, temperature (maximum, minimum), wind strength and direction, humidity, cloud cover, bush fires. Note for the day you make a record |
Plants |
Observe |
Fungi, moss, ferns, cycads, shrubs, vines, trees, water plants, seaweed etc. |
Record |
What species have buds, flowers, fruit, seeds, insect infestation, weed invasion, appearance of fungi |
Animals |
Observe |
Fish, crustaceans, frogs, lizards, birds, mammals. Distinguish between natives and domestic, feral or introduced species |
Record |
Note behaviour such as migration, feeding and breeding |
Insects |
Observe |
Beetles, bugs, spiders, dragonflies, butterflies, ants, cicadas, bees, wasps |
Record |
Population explosions, stages of the lifecycle, behaviour, the activities and movements of favourite spiders in your house or garden |
Habitats |
Observe |
Your backyard, local park, a wetland, the beach, rockpools, bushland |
Record |
Plant communities, wildlife, the relationships between plant communities and site aspects, soils etc. |
Interconnections |
Observe |
Linkages, relationships, the turning seasons |
Record |
Trigger events eg. when the wattle blooms, pardalotes start calling |