May 16 2005

• Army worms defoliating mountain laurels on north side of house
• Removed Genista caterpillar Uresiphita
• Thistle with beetle battling another bug
• Found Dobson fly at river on steps male adult from larvae called hellgramite

Posted in 2005 Journal, Census

May 01 2005

Conditions: 45-75 F, wind calm, sky clear, 0730-1100 hours

1. Nashville Warbler
2. Black-crested Titmouse
3. Wild Turkey
4. Red-shouldered Hawk
5. Mourning Dove
6. Great-crested Flycatcher
7. Black-chinned Hummingbird
8. Dickcissel
9. White-eyed Vireo
10. Carolina Wren
11. Rufous-crowned Sparrow
12. Northern Cardinal
13. House Finch
14. Bewick's Wren
15. Carolina Chickadee
16. Golden-cheeked Warbler
17. Great-horned Owl
18. Canyon Wren
19. Brown-headed Cowbird
20. Red-eyed Vireo
21. Common Grackle
22. Inca Dove
23. Painted Bunting
24. Turkey Vulture
25. Great Blue Heron
26. Black Vulture
27. Louisiana Waterthrush
28. Green Kingfisher
29. Greater Roadrunner
30. Yellow-billed cuckoo

Posted in 2005 Journal, Census

April 16 2005

• Scrub jay at feeding station
• Wren nesting on shelf in pole barn, sitting on nest with 5 eggs
• Snake in river
• Large snakeskin found on big rock in river
• Baby turtle
• Cricket frogs
• Chuck wills widow singing 10 pm-dawn

Posted in 2005 Journal, Census

March 24 2005

• Heard golden cheeked warblers at river bottom, near house and at North pasture (no juniper clearing during warbler nesting season)
• Saw great blue heron at river
• Saw snake in river
• Leopard frog and cricket frog on river trail
• Lady bugs everywhere
  
• Racoons tore through window screen in barn and got into seed cans stored in barn (repaired screen and removed climbing things from under the window)
• Wren nesting in new house on back porch
• Hung new wren house on front porch

Posted in 2005 Journal, Census

January 15 2005

At feeding station saw:

• House finch
• American finch
• Chickadee
• Black tufted titmouse

Posted in 2005 Journal, Census