April 03 2012

• Saw many Bluebonnets blooming
• Saw many Mayfly insects mating dance, flying in a vertcial pattern
• Saw many Butterflies
• Refreshed Hummingbird feeders
• Saw Rock Squirrel
• Saw Eastern Gray Squirrel
• Saw Raccoon
• Saw Possum
• Saw Deer
• Continued to remove invasive pond plants using a broad fork and the tractor
• Saw a Bee on Passion Vine flower

Using a broadfork pulled by the tractor to remove large sections of invasive pond plant.

The invasive plant is Brazilian Egeria, it is similar to hydrilla in its growth and damage.

It is commonly sold in pond supply stores, but is NOT advised for a natural setting where it could be washed down into the river system in heavy rains.

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

March 29 2012

• Refreshed Hummingbird feeders

Posted in 2012 Journal, Food

March 26 2012

• Saw a Skink
• Treated one large Fire Ant mound
• Began removing invasive water plants from man made pond

Using the tractror to remove excess mud and invasive water pond plant from man made pond.

Posted in Census, 2012 Journal, Predator

March 23 2012

• Refreshed all Hummingbird feeders
• Saw 15 Hummingbirds
• Added 2 more feeders, a total of 10
• Observed rain and flood event
• Saw Turtle in River
• Mouse caught in seed bucket

Mouse trapped in seed can with Milo, was rescued and set free

Posted in Census, 2012 Journal, Food

March 20 2012

• Saw a Rabbit at the gate
• 2 inch rain!

Posted in Census, 2012 Journal, Habitat