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Hottest day - 95 degrees
- Watered all new plantings
- Beefed up lower swale below house with round rocks
- Lacewing eggs
- Saw pretty blue Dragonfly
- Turtle
- Sister butterfly (new species observed)
- Dealt with web worms
Caretaker's note: Web worms can be troublesome and unsightly, but are a good source of protein for the birds. Use a stick to tear open the web so that birds can easily access the worms.
Posted in
2006 Journal, Census, Erosion, Water
New plants introduced (from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Spring plant sale and Natural Gardener):
- Elbow bush
- Bee brush
- 2 Lantana
- 2 Black Foot Daisy
- 2 Verbena
- 1 Pink Primrose
- 1 Wine Cup
- 1 6-pack variety
- 1 Butterfly Bush (red/purple)
- 1 Datura
- 2 coral honeysuckle
- 1 Damianta
- 1 Indigo Spires
- 1 Crossvine
- 2 Butterfly Bush (with monarch caterpillars!)
Caretaker's note: This Butterfly Bush was purchased at the Natural Gardener Nursery and came with 2 monarch caterpillars already feeding on the plant. This way we introduced both the host plant for the monarch butterfly and at the same time, added monarch caterpillars to the land.
Posted in
2006 Journal, Census, Habitat
- Saw and heard Golden Cheeked Warbler near house
- Built bird house
Posted in
2006 Journal, Census, Habitat
- Fed birds and deer
- Golden groundsel
Posted in
2006 Journal, Census, Food
Still no rain, continued waterings (11 inches below normal)
- Saw small flock of Chipping Sparrows (approx 20)
- Fed animals (milo and black oil sunflower seeds)
Posted in
2006 Journal, Census, Food, Water
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