I have been attending Mill Lake Park nearly every day between 17:30-17:45 to gather weather and population data. So far, I have attended 37 days since September 10th having missed 4 days in that period. The main difficulty has been ensuring that I was available during the time period every day. I’ve noticed significant changes in the populations with subjective declines in weather conditions. I predicted that fewer people would visit the park on days of inclement weather, but I had not initially anticipated that those who did visit on the poor weather days would be predominantly accompanying a dog. Upon further reflection, it made sense to me that those who had to walk their dog would be less inclined to remain inside out of obligation to their pet.
