November 03 2014

•  1 inch rain!

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October 26 2014

•  Saw Road Runner
• Saw Snake in the water at the frog pond near the house
• Removed 2 large bags of KR Bluestem, by hand, along the sides of roads
• Planted/scattered "Sustainable Quail and Dove Mix" seeds from Native American Seed in the North/ East upper gate area in the old Deer Hunting field, consisting of : Scrambled Eggs, Pitcher Sage, Bush Sunflower, Switchgrass, Purple Prairie Coneflower, Maximiilian Sunflower, Indiangrass, Sideoats Grama, Texas Cupgrass, Big Bluestem, Illinois Bundleflower, Partridge Pea, Texas Yellowstar, Common Sunflower, American Basketflower, Texas Bluebonnet, Wooly Croton, Eastern Gramagrass, Golden Dalea, White Prickly Poppy

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October 24 2014

•  Continued to experiment with mowed area of KR Bluestem, using a blow torch in an area around 30x50 square feet. (This experiment did not fully succeed as green sprouts were seen a few days later.)

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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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October 07 2014

•  Refreshed Hummingbird feeders
• Mowed KR Bluestem in small area below old corral
• Covered mowed area with black plastic covering about 375 square feet. (a few days later, the KR was still very green, the black plastic acting more like a greenhouse than a weed killer, the "solarization" weed killing technique works best in the summer months)

Carertakers experiment with different ways of removing KR Bluestem grass. Mowing does not work to remove it in the fall, but it does allow for over seeding and using Horticultural Vinegar too slow it down, especially before a freeze. Contacts with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will assist with other methods of removal when the temperature is condusive to special treatments.

Posted in Habitat, 2014 Journal