Waterstone Wildlife Journal Cp_39_26- Waterstone Wildlife

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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.

Refreshed all Hummingbird feeders
Heard Chuck-wills Widow
Saw 2 Monarch Butterfly caterpillars
Saw 20 Gulf Fritilary caterpillars
Saw 5 Leopard Frogs in small pond near house
Continued to remove muck and invasive plants from large pond, rescued tadpoles
Saw Painted Bunting
Saw a large variety of Butterlies and caterpillars: Admirals, Gulf Frtitilary, Monarch, Checkered Skipper, Pipevive Swallowtail, Dainty Sulpher, Painted Ladies, and Common Buckeye
Saw 2 Garter snakes on road near front gate
Eastern Phoebe building nest on back porch

Eastern Phoebe nest on top of a pipe along the wall on the back porch.

Saw Hummingbird collecting Bushy Bluestem grass seed heads for nesting material.
Very many insects, worms, caterpillars and butterflies
Refreshed all Hummingbird feeders
Saw a Hawk
Saw 2 Red-striped ribbon snakes
Treated multiple Fire Ant mounds
Planted 2, 4 inch pots of Blackfoot Daisy
Planted 1/4 pound of Native Texas Seed mix from Native American Seed Company
:Indian Blanket, Black-eyed Susan,Clasping Conflower,Mexican Hat,Prarie Coneflower, Plains Coreopsis,Blubonnet, Lemon MInt
Got four new native Texas water plants that can be used in either the small or large pond.

: Eel grass, Najas-Guadalupe water nymph, Yellow Water lilly and Horsetail

Eel Grass and native Water Lilly in containers and placed in pond.

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