April 15 2013

• Refreshed Hummingbird feeders

Posted in Food, 2013 Journal

April 13 2013

• Saw Coral Snake
• Planted "Hummers and Singers" Seed mix from Native American Seed in a cage with compost-Greenthread, Bush Sunflower, Partridge Pea, American Basketflower, Purple Coneflower, Cutleaf Daisy, Illinois Bundleflower, Lemon Mint, Drummond Phlox, Purple Prairie Clover, White Gaura, Black-Eyed Susan, Maximillain Sunflower, Gayfeather, Scarlet Sage, Standing Cypress, Butterfly Weed, Mealy Blue Sage, Winecup, Pink Evening Primrose, Foxglove
• Planted water lilly in large pond (Deer ate it)
• Planted Cup Grass seeds in front yard for Painted Bunting
• Saw Painted Bunting
• Saw Indigo Bunting
• Saw Golden-cheeked Warbler at water spray
  

Golden-cheeked Warbler bathing in water spray

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April 10 2013

• Refreshed Hummingbird feeders
• 1/4 inch rain!
• Saw female Turkey
• Saw Garter Snake while re-arranging wood pile storage

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April 08 2013

• Heard Golden-cheeked Warbler
• Transplanted 2 volunteer Cedar Elms away from the house into cages near driveway where many Cedar Elms have died from drought or beetles.

Volunteer Cedar Elm was transplanted away from the house, they are 8 inches tall.

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April 03 2013

• Beefed up berms to preapre for expected rain.
• 1.9 inches of rain!
• Observed erosion control efforts and made adjustments where needed
• Spread Black oil Sunflower seeds along the roads for Turkeys
• Saw Hummingbirds in courtship dance, swooping high into the air in large arcs.
• Saw very small baby Gecko eating moths on the screen door
• Planted Buffalo Grass and Blue Grama seeds
• Caged Antelope Horn milkweed to protect from foot taffic at barn
• Installed home made bird house

Home made bird house installed

Posted in Census, Habitat, Erosion, Shelter, Food, 2013 Journal