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November 11 2012

  • Cleaned out gunk from 'bathtub' trough at well house - found dead tadpoles and fish and water was eutrifying.  After removing gunk, added a Bullrush plant in a pot and some algae. Many fish still alive and well
  • Cold front
  • Saw 10 Robins in Lantana bush
  • Saw Chickadee, and saw Wren under porch
  • Saw lots of butterflies (Yellow, Snouts, Cloudless Sulfurs, Gulf Fritillarys and Grass Skippers)
  • Saw Cardinal and House Finch
  • Saw Woodpecker on seed ball

Woodpecker eating a seed while perched on seedball

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

August 19 2012

  • Rained 7/10 of an inch, good slow soak overnight
  • Saw Possum and Raccoons at feeding area
  • Saw Rock Squirrel and Hummingbirds
  • Saw 2 Does, one small Buck and 2 spotted Fawns
  • Fed Deer milo
  • Removed more invasive plants
  • Continued to relocate 200+ fish from large pond to river

Scooping up Gambusia with a bucket to relocate from large pond to river

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

May 27 2012

  • Refreshed all Hummingbird feeders
  • Feeders on southside will be moved to the shade under porch

Posted in 2012 Journal, Shelter, Food

May 01 2012

  • Refreshed all Hummingbird feeders
  • Observed rare "Red Katydid", suspected of eating leaves from the Live Oak trees.
  • Heard Purple Martin song and saw three passing by
  • Heard Chuck-wills Widow
  • Saw 1 pregnant Deer and 2 young does
  • Fed Raccoons dogfood in woodpile
  • Saw small Ribbon Snake eating fish in the small pond
  • Planted Horsetail next to pond
  • Planted 2 creeping Rosemary plants to deter Deer on Raccoon path to dogfood
  • Saw Northern Cardinal nest with 3 eggs


Northern Cardinal nest with 3 eggs.

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

October 22 2011

  • Saw 5 Raccoons under porch
  • Saw Armadillo
  • Saw Possum
  • Saw Wren nesting and resting in light fixture on top of light bulb
  • Saw Rock Squirrell
  • Saw female Ladder-backed Woodpecker on seedball
  • Saw Monarch Butterflies at river bottom
  • Saw juvenile Black-chinned Hummingbirds at feeders
  • removed 3 bags of KR bluestem grass  (an invasive exotic species)
  • Refreshed Hummingbird feeders-not as many hummingbirds now

Posted in 2011 Journal, Census, Shelter, Food

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