January 27 2013

• Continued clearing Juniper dead branches and mulching it to put onto roads for erosion control.
• Fed Raccoons dogfood
• Saw and rescued 2 small Geckos, both male and female who were hibernating in an old sheet.
• Saw Canyon Wren looking for a nest site at the house, there are 3 Wren nest boxes.

Posted in 2013 Journal, Census, Erosion, Food

January 24 2013

• Continued to spread Christmas tree mulch onto trails and driveways
• Saw a Black Crested Titmouse looking into every opening of the Purple Martin House system

White Wing Doves resting on Purple Martin bird house

Posted in 2013 Journal, Census, Erosion

January 08 2013

• The first meaningful rain in more than 6 months, 2.6 inches! There was no visible run off. It had been dry for so long that the rain soaked into the ground.
• Saw Wild Turkeys
• Saw many Lesser Goldfinches

Posted in 2013 Journal, Census, Habitat, Erosion

October 01 2012

• Frogs returned to the pond - they must have been out in the rain
• Removed 1 large bag of KR grass
• Re-seeded with Buffalo and native grass 50 square feet around house
• Rescued some nice grasses
• Made berm to direct rain water out of polebarn
• Repaired leaky water line to pond for frogs
• Recycled trapped lime sand for berms

Posted in 2012 Journal, Census, Habitat, Erosion, Water

September 24 2012

• Beefed up stick dam at draw
• Beefed up berm with dirt before draw crosses the road
• Added speed bumps near gate to divert rain water into field
• Removed Striped flag pond plant
• Now only native plant species in pond
• Saw Skunk eating dogfood with Raccoons

Posted in 2012 Journal, Census, Habitat, Erosion, Food