June 04 2010

•  Large American Elm branch broke and fell into the river
• Saw two fledgeling Canyon Wrens
• Saw two Wren nests in Purple martin House
• Saw multiple baby spiders hidden in a leaf

                                    baby spiders

                           This is the mother of the baby spiders.

Posted in 2010 Journal, Census, Shelter

May 30 2010

• Caretaker rescued a lizard that was being eaten by a snake. The lizard lost some if its tail.
• Saw another snake slithering along the sidewalk by the house.

                                       Central Texas Whip Snake

Caretakers note: The Central Texas Whip Snake was released and quickly slid to the top of this Ashe Juniper tree. The red underside of its belly is visible as a thin horizontal line in the upper center of the photo.

Posted in 2010 Journal, Census

May 15 2010

• Only .3 Inches of rain
• Saw a fox at the feeding area
• saw a male Painted Bunting
• 3 dead mice found in cistern overflow (caretakers sealed all openings for mice on roof gutters)
• Monarch caterpillars on Antelope Horn
• Two Toads seen at dusk
• cut and mulched Junipers directly under Cedar Elms (along driveway)

                        captured caterpillar grown into a Moth

another view of the Moth grown from a caterpillar (see story April 27, 2010)

Posted in 2010 Journal, Census

May 10 2010

•  rescued a Lizard being eaten by a snake

                                         Central Texas Whip Snake

Posted in 2010 Journal, Census

May 08 2010

• shot one adult female Brown-headed Cowbird
• Saw two juvenile Raccoons in seed pile at house
• Saw one young Possum
• Saw two young Rock Squirrels
• Saw a female Painted Bunting
• Saw a male Painted Bunting

                                          Male Painted Bunting

Posted in 2010 Journal, Census, Predator