Archive for 'Habitat' Category
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Saw Hummingbird collecting Bushy Bluestem grass seed heads for nesting material.
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Very many insects, worms, caterpillars and butterflies
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Refreshed all Hummingbird feeders
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Saw a Hawk
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Saw 2 Red-striped ribbon snakes
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Treated multiple Fire Ant mounds
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Planted 2, 4 inch pots of Blackfoot Daisy
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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
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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.
Posted in
Census, Habitat, Predator, Food, Water, 2012 Journal
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Saw many Bluebonnets blooming
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Saw many Mayfly insects mating dance, flying in a vertcial pattern
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Saw many Butterflies
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Refreshed Hummingbird feeders
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Saw Rock Squirrel
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Saw Eastern Gray Squirrel
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Saw Raccoon
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Saw Possum
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Saw Deer
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Continued to remove invasive pond plants using a broad fork and the tractor
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Saw a Bee on Passion Vine flower
Using a broadfork pulled by the tractor to remove large sections of invasive pond plant.
The invasive plant is Brazilian Egeria, it is similar to hydrilla in its growth and damage.
It is commonly sold in pond supply stores, but is NOT advised for a natural setting where it could be washed down into the river system in heavy rains.
Posted in
Census, Habitat, Food, Water, 2012 Journal
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Saw a Rabbit at the gate
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2 inch rain!
Posted in
Census, 2012 Journal, Habitat
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Conservation Easement inspection buy Leigh in the morning
Caretakers note: The Texas Land Conservancy owns the Conservation Easement on watersto_jennystone Nature Preserve. As part of that agreement, the owners allow the TLC inspectors onto the land to simply see that the caretakers are doing what they said they would with regards to activities on the land in compliance with the legal Conservation Easement agreement.
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Saw a pair of Kingfishers at the River
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Reviewed erosion control plan after rain
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Added mulch to driveway in new carport
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At dusk, saw many (100) moths on Rosemary flowers
Posted in
Census, 2012 Journal, Habitat, Erosion
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At the end of Hunting season, shot a total of 7 deer.
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Saw three dozen Goldfinches with Lesser Goldfinches
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Saw male Rose Finch
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Saw three Tom Turkeys
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Rain! 3.3 inches of rain
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Saw seven Turkey hens
Wild Turkeys and Deer at feeding area
Posted in
Census, 2012 Journal, Habitat, Food
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