April 27 2015

•  Completed transfer of fish and some tadpoles from holding tank to pond.
• Windstorm broke several Red Oaks and fallen dead trees
• 1/4 inch of rain
• Saw Rock Squirrel take old paper towel, presumably to its nest.
• Heard Golden-cheeked Warbler
• Saw painted bunting at seed ball for millet
• Saw Spiny Lizard

Texas Spiny Lizard

Posted in Census, Habitat, Food, 2015 Journal

April 24 2015

Strecker's chorus frog-Pseudacris steckeri streckeri, a tree frog

Found while raking leaves off of the driveway.

Posted in Census, 2015 Journal

April 20 2015

•  Cut small Junipers and placed in old berm that was eroded
• Saw unusual Hummingbird

A partial leucistic Hummingbird. Leucism is the absence of or defects in pigment in an amimal. It is difficult to determine the species without seeing the color of the gorget throat. Very interesting.

Posted in Census, Habitat, Erosion, 2015 Journal

April 17 2015

•  Shot Feral Cat
• Saw Eastern Phoebe
• Saw Lizard

Posted in Census, Predator, 2015 Journal

April 10 2015

•  Saw 2 Striped Skunks

Posted in Census, 2015 Journal