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January, February, March activities
- Animals seen and heard:
- Turkey vultures
- Titmouse visited bird feeder with large sunflower seeds
- Butterflies - yellow, orange, black and yellow
- Raccoon
- Listened for but did not hear Golden-cheeked warbler
- Cow bird
- Lots of turkeys in the PM
- Saw frog at water trough, large 3 inch Leopard frog
- Wren house fell down from strong winds
Posted in
2001 Journal, Census
Census Counts
- See plant and animal and bird lists.
- Keep diary at barn and invite visitors to record nature observations.
Posted in
Census, 1998 Journal
watersto_jennystone Wildlife Management Animal Census 1995-96
- anole - green lizard, male with puffy red neck
- armadillo
- under tree stump at bottom of stairs below
- walking near rain barn
- bass
- bats
- seen and heard near bluff
- summer nights
- beaver
- found chewed twigs in river
- seen swimming away at big rock in the river
- catfish
- cricket frogs
- cricket like croaking
- only frog that makes noise during the day
- deer - buck, doe, fawn
- near pasture well
- all seasons
- tracks at river bottom
- fox
- running away from north pasture
- rabbit - gray
- at water trough
- dead carcass found at river
- at dirt road
- bunny patch
- raccoon
- evidence from getting into food
- ate Sarah's Reeses
- opens food containers
- road runner family
- snakes - water snake and moccasin - previous owner reported copperhead
- toad
- turtle
Possible sightings
- bobcat
- mountain lion
- BEWARE! biologist reported sighting two miles upstream
- porcupine
- ringtail cat
- skunk
Posted in
Census, 1996 Journal
watersto_jennystone Wildlife Management Bird Census 1995-96
- blue gray gnatcatcher
- bushtit
- cardinal family
- at river bottom and up top
- Carolina chickadee
- crow - a pair
- in tall trees at water's edge
- dove
- in cedar thickets - flocks spook away when approached
- falcon
- geese
- flight overhead
- north-bound in spring
- south-bound November 22
- great blue heron
- sitting in tall cypress at water's edge
- hawk - redtailed
- kingfisher
- mallard duck - a pair
- owl -screech and great?
- heard at river bluff and at tipi site
- purple martins
- seen and heard at twilight
- pasture well March 15
- robin - large flock
- feeding and drinking at river shallows on March 1
- scrub jay
- sparrow
- titmouse
- turkey
- heard gobbles at dusk, south side, mid-March
- turkey vulture
- warbler - yellow throated
- many more birds to be identified
Posted in
Census, 1996 Journal
watersto_jennystone Wildlife Management Insect Census 1995-96
- fire ants
- mounds throughout
- treated camping site with Logic in spring \'95
- other ants - carpenter, Texas red ant etc.
- bumblebees - large
- butterflies - many varieties
- crickets
- chiggers
- dragonfly
- garden spider
- grandaddy longlegs
- grasshoppers
- firefly
- summer nights below at river
- scattered up top
- moth - many varieties
- red wasp
- stung Sarah from well house
- trying to build nest in tipi
- in barn
- at stairs
- stink bug
- tarantula
- at steps
- saw one attracted by fire ants at well
- many more insects unidentified
Posted in
Census, 1996 Journal
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