October 11 2014

•  Refreshed Hummingbird feeders. It as been cold and not many Hummingbirds have been seen. Reduced the number of feeders to 6.
• Saw Great Blue Heron 
• Continued to remove KR Bluestem by hand around the house and along driveways

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September 16 2014

• Saw Squirrell
• Saw very many Ruby Throated Hummingbirds
• Refreshed Hummingbird feeders
• Removed net wire fencing along trail in upper pasture

Male Monarch Butterfly nectaring on Frostweed flower near the house. He has survived a few bird strikes on the journey south to Mexico. Not very many Monarchs have been seen this year.

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September 09 2014

•  Saw many migrating Ruby-throated Hummingbirds ahead of cold front

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September 07 2014

• Refreshed Hummingbird feeders
• Saw Baltimore Oriole (a migrant)
• Very light rain shower

Roadrunner was attracted to the bowl of meal worms on the proch that the Carertakers had put out for Wrens, Cardinals, and Rock Squirrels. It was not frightened by the camera flash that was taken through the window. The small birds were wary of being too close to the Roadrunner which is the same size as Hawks that sometimes hunt in the bird feeding areas.

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August 30 2014

•  Very many Hummingbirds the last few days
• Last week most of the resident Blackchinned Hummingbirds have left for the coast, mostly becasue it is so dry there are not very many flowers or insects.
• Very many Ruby-throated Hummingbirds moving through.

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