January 01 2012

• Refilled newly cleaned out household cistern with four thousand gallons from Dripping Springs water supply delivery

Posted in 2012 Journal, Water

December 29 2011

• Saw Hummingbird
• Saw five young Wild Turkey hens
• Cleaned out household rain water tank

Posted in 2011 Journal, Census, Water

November 19 2011

• Refreshed Hummingbird feeders
• Found dead Raccoon in Man-made pond, we suspect that it was the sick one we saw last week stumbling with distemper. The sick animals eyes glow green instead of yellow in LED light. It could have gotten caught in the thick pond plants and did not have the strenghth to get out.
• Saw Turkeys throughout the day, 2 Toms and 6 hens
• New Raccoon feeding routine to keep area very clean and dog food pans spread apart.
• Saw Hummingbird
• Removed Salvinia molesta (an invasive non-native plant) from the man-made pond and from the house pond. We will remove all invasive pond plants in one year.
• Removed Ligustrum, Chinaberry (both invasive foreign species) and a few Box Elders along river trail.
• Saw Hawk chasing White-winged Dove at feeding area near house.

Ventral view of Red Admiral butterfly

Posted in 2011 Journal, Census, Habitat, Predator, Food, Water

August 20 2011

• Refreshed all Hummingbird feeders
• Watered all around the yard

Posted in 2011 Journal, Census, Food, Water

August 18 2011

• Worker reported seeing a Coyote stalking a Doe with her Fawn
• Saw a Hawk at the River
• Heard a large fish splash in River
• Set a timer onto the water hose to spray water into the treetops in the hot afternoons

Posted in 2011 Journal, Census, Water