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Caretaker's note: 2008 is a year of extreme to exceptional drought in Central Texas. Supplemental watering helps to keep last years new plantings alive. All new plantings are native species that are selected to be drought tolerant, but it does take a few years for new plants to become established to withstand harsh drought conditions. There were no new plantings this year due to the drought. To conserve water, it is advised to water early in the morning or late in the day.
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2008 Journal, Census, Habitat, Food, Water
- Worker reported seeing an eagle chasing a rabbit
- Wild turkey's seen at water guzzler
- Saw a young squirrel getting a drink at the water drip in shallow pans from rain water storage barn
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2008 Journal, Census, Water
Very dry and windy. Used the water mister for birds.
- 8am, saw Wild turkey in driveway walking to water guzzler
- Refreshed all hummingbird feeders and used olive oil on the yellow feeding ports to deter bees
- Saw anoles mating, green male and brown female
- Saw a lizard leap and grab a brown and gray mottled moth, it spit it out and the moth flew away.
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2008 Journal, Census, Food, Water
- Many cardinals benefiting from water spray
- Saw possum
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2008 Journal, Census, Water
Worker saw a male Golden-cheeked Warbler feeding a young fledge and and caught this image of the young bird.
Caretaker's note: It is an excellent sign to see an endangered Golden-cheeked Warbler but even better to know that they are breeding successfully! This photo clearly shows the "golden cheeks" on the young fledgling's head. While this is not the best photo of the Golden-cheeked Warbler, it is included here as a document of the sighting. This photo was taken by Mike Jones.
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2008 Journal, Census
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