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March 27 2006


  • Saw and heard Golden Cheeked Warbler near house
  • Built bird house

Posted in 2006 Journal, Census, Habitat

January 01 2006

Still in drought conditions.

  • Saw 6 Deer
  • Saw 2 dozen Turkeys in tall trees at river edge
  • Watered all plantings
  • Refilled 1000 gallon rain barrel for water drip behind water barn, using long hoses strung from well faucets.
  • Saw Wren, Cardinal
  • Saw Armadillo getting drink from pond near house
armadillo drinking

Posted in 2006 Journal, Census, Habitat, Water

October 17 2005

  • Removed KR bluestem around house and downhill
  • Continued to remove ragweed jungle along river trail exposing frostweed, lobelia and turks cap
  • Aerated yard
  • Continued waterings

Posted in 2005 Journal, Habitat

October 11 2005

  • Removed 3 strands of barbed wire on fence at deer crossing, total 4 spans, replaced with one strand of non-barbed wire.
  • Lopped baby junipers
  • Spread compost throughout yard area around new plantings
  • Removed Johnson grass

Posted in 2005 Journal, Habitat

October 07 2005

  • Saw many migrant hummingbirds
  • Saw Rufous Hummingbird (new addition to census list)
    rufous hummingbird
  • Added 4 hummingbird feeders for migrating hummingbirds. A mixture of 4 units of water to one unit of sugar.
  • Removed rag weed that had overgrown hummingbird habitat at river, exposed four-o'clocks, turk's cap and frostweed

Posted in 2005 Journal, Census, Habitat

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