July 12 2001

• Saw striped lizard, dead baby lizard at barn
• Fish in water well pond doing good

Posted in 2001 Journal, Census

June 17 2001

Animals seen and heard in the last month:

• 3 jack rabbits, long ears near water well at gate
• Bat
• Crickets
• Frogs in river, lots of little ones and lots of egg sacs
• Butterflies - monarchs, yellows, black
• Dragonflies
• Good ants! Large black ants at tipi around kitchen area
• Crazy ants found around old fire ant mounds
• Large red wasp nests in tipi
• Heard coughing noise (fox)
• Deer
• Something scared the dog on the river trail
• Snake at river edge, large, black
• Armadillo
• Raccoon
• Squirrel (in Pecan trees at river)
• Cat fish
• Chuck wills widow
• Great blue heron
  
• Chickadee
• Cardinal
• Titmice
• Wren
• Mystery little brown birds (LBBs)
• Hawk
• Crow
• Turkey vulture
• Nighthawk
• Kingfisher
• Duck
• Hawk at river (red-tailed)
• Ladder-back woodpecker
• Great crested flycatcher
• Swallows and martins
• Many different bird songs

Posted in 2001 Journal, Census

May 05 2001

Lots of butterflies with orange trim after a hard 1 inch rain.

Posted in 2001 Journal, Census

May 04 2001

Baby turtle rescued from the road crossing at Cypress Creek. Took to water trough. Hard to find again. Relocated in a sand bucket and took to river. Appears to be a Western Chicken turtle.

Posted in 2001 Journal, Census

March 31 2001

• Dragonfly nymph on hand
• Lots of birds
• Yellow butterflies
• Turkey
• Dragonfly
• Great Blue heron
• Wren
• Scrub jay
• Cricket frog
• Tiny fish
• Fire ants busy

Posted in 2001 Journal, Census