May 01 2012

• Refreshed all Hummingbird feeders
• Observed rare "Red Katydid", suspected of eating leaves from the Live Oak trees.
• Heard Purple Martin song and saw three passing by
• Heard Chuck-wills Widow
• Saw 1 pregnant Deer and 2 young does
• Fed Raccoons dogfood in woodpile
• Saw small Ribbon Snake eating fish in the small pond
• Planted Horsetail next to pond
• Planted 2 creeping Rosemary plants to deter Deer on Raccoon path to dogfood
• Saw Northern Cardinal nest with 3 eggs

  Northern Cardinal nest with 3 eggs.

Posted in Census, Habitat, Shelter, Food, 2012 Journal

April 27 2012

• Refreshed all Hummingbird feeders
• Saw 2 Eastern Phoebe's around the back porch

Posted in Census, 2012 Journal, Food

April 20 2012

• Refreshed all Hummingbird feeders
• Heard Chuck-wills Widow
• Saw 2 Monarch Butterfly caterpillars
• Saw 20 Gulf Fritilary caterpillars
• Saw 5 Leopard Frogs in small pond near house
• Continued to remove muck and invasive plants from large pond, rescued tadpoles
• Saw Painted Bunting
• Saw a large variety of Butterlies and caterpillars: Admirals, Gulf Frtitilary, Monarch, Checkered Skipper, Pipevive Swallowtail, Dainty Sulpher, Painted Ladies, and Common Buckeye
• Saw 2 Garter snakes on road near front gate
• Eastern Phoebe building nest on back porch

Eastern Phoebe nest on top of a pipe along the wall on the back porch.

Posted in Census, 2012 Journal, Food, Water

April 12 2012

• Saw Hummingbird collecting Bushy Bluestem grass seed heads for nesting material.
• Very many insects, worms, caterpillars and butterflies
• Refreshed all Hummingbird feeders
• Saw a Hawk
• Saw 2 Red-striped ribbon snakes
• Treated multiple Fire Ant mounds
• Planted 2, 4 inch pots of Blackfoot Daisy
• Planted 1/4 pound of Native Texas Seed mix from Native American Seed Company
  :Indian Blanket, Black-eyed Susan,Clasping Conflower,Mexican Hat,Prarie Coneflower, Plains Coreopsis,Blubonnet, Lemon MInt
• Got four new native Texas water plants that can be used in either the small or large pond.

: Eel grass, Najas-Guadalupe water nymph, Yellow Water lilly and Horsetail

Eel Grass and native Water Lilly in containers and placed in pond.

Posted in Census, Habitat, Predator, Food, Water, 2012 Journal

April 08 2012

• Refreshed Hummingbird feeders
• Many feeders near empty
• Saw Lark Sparrow

Hummingbird feeding on Cardinal Flower. Hummingbirds are attracted to any flower is tubular shaped and especially red in color.

Posted in Census, 2012 Journal, Food