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February 11 2012

  • Filled all bird feeders with Balck Oil Sunflower seeds
  • Did not feed Deer

Posted in Census, 2012 Journal, Food

February 05 2012

  • Refreshed Hummingbird feeders

Posted in Census, 2012 Journal, Food

January 24 2012

  • At the end of Hunting season, shot a total of 7 deer.
  • Saw three dozen Goldfinches with Lesser Goldfinches
  • Saw male Rose Finch
  • Saw three Tom Turkeys
  • Rain! 3.3 inches of rain
  • Saw seven Turkey hens

Wild Turkeys and Deer at feeding area

Posted in Census, 2012 Journal, Habitat, Food

November 29 2011

  • Saw Lesser Goldfinch
  • Saw Cardinal
  • Saw Wren
  • Saw Titmouse
  • Saw many Chipping Sparrows
  • Saw House Finch
  • Saw Rufous Hummingbird at Hummingbird feeder
  • Saw Black-chinned Hummingbird at feeder (five feeeders kept up for the winter)
  • Saw Eastern Phoebe
  • Saw Bluebird
  • Saw male and female Ladder-backed Woodpecker feeding at the seedball
  • Saw three Robins
  • Saw Red Admiral and Checkered Skipper Butterflies

Crescent moon

Posted in 2011 Journal, Census, Food

November 26 2011

  • 1.8 inches od rain! A very good slow soak overnight.
  • observed erosion, most efforts seem to have been successful
  • Saw Great Blue Heron flying near the house
  • Heard Hummingbird
  • Saw Bluebird
  • began erosion plan for road at gate entrance
  • Saw Fox
  • Very cold and windy
  • Refreshed a few Hummingbird feeders
  • Saw Devils Cigar Fungus in draw below man-made pond

Devils Cigar Fungus (Chorioactis geaster) was proposed to be the Official State Fungus of Texas in 1997. No such designation has occurred thus far.

http://www.groundtruthinvestigations.com/photography/flora/fungi/dev_cigar.html

Posted in 2011 Journal, Census, Erosion, Food

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