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May 01 2005

Conditions: 45-75 F, wind calm, sky clear, 0730-1100 hours

  1. Nashville Warbler
  2. Black-crested Titmouse
  3. Wild Turkey
  4. Red-shouldered Hawk
  5. Mourning Dove
  6. Great-crested Flycatcher
  7. Black-chinned Hummingbird
  8. Dickcissel
  9. White-eyed Vireo
  10. Carolina Wren
  11. Rufous-crowned Sparrow
  12. Northern Cardinal
  13. House Finch
  14. Bewick's Wren
  15. Carolina Chickadee
  16. Golden-cheeked Warbler
  17. Great-horned Owl
  18. Canyon Wren
  19. Brown-headed Cowbird
  20. Red-eyed Vireo
  21. Common Grackle
  22. Inca Dove
  23. Painted Bunting
  24. Turkey Vulture
  25. Great Blue Heron
  26. Black Vulture
  27. Louisiana Waterthrush
  28. Green Kingfisher
  29. Greater Roadrunner
  30. Yellow-billed cuckoo

Posted in 2005 Journal, Census

April 16 2005

  • Scrub jay at feeding station
  • Wren nesting on shelf in pole barn, sitting on nest with 5 eggs
  • Snake in river
  • Large snakeskin found on big rock in river
  • Baby turtle
  • Cricket frogs
  • Chuck wills widow singing 10 pm-dawn

Posted in 2005 Journal, Census

April 16 2005

  • New plantings:
    • 100 square feet seedball mix, sage rage seed balls around house and septic field
    • Big blue sage
    • Engleman's sage
    • Mealy blue sage
    • Scarlet sage
    • Texas sage

Posted in 2005 Journal, Habitat

April 07 2005

  • Planted:
    • Cenizo sage near house
    • Rosemary near faucet at edge of bed to begin perimeter protection
    • Black cherry (did not survive summer)
    • Lavender
    • Lemon thyme

Posted in 2005 Journal, Habitat

April 04 2005

  • Started swales behind tuff shed above septic field
  • New swale built below house, with rocks and twigs appox. 80 feet
  • Cleared many baby junipers

Posted in 2005 Journal, Erosion

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