April 03 2013

• Beefed up berms to preapre for expected rain.
• 1.9 inches of rain!
• Observed erosion control efforts and made adjustments where needed
• Spread Black oil Sunflower seeds along the roads for Turkeys
• Saw Hummingbirds in courtship dance, swooping high into the air in large arcs.
• Saw very small baby Gecko eating moths on the screen door
• Planted Buffalo Grass and Blue Grama seeds
• Caged Antelope Horn milkweed to protect from foot taffic at barn
• Installed home made bird house

Home made bird house installed

Posted in Census, Habitat, Erosion, Shelter, Food, 2013 Journal

March 30 2013

• Added old rotting boards to berm in cactus field for erosion control
• Extended berm into the woods from the speed bump on the road
• Removed invasive pond plant
• Saw 30 Pine Siskins

Pine Siskin in blooming Mexican Buckeye tree

Posted in Census, Habitat, Erosion, 2013 Journal

March 27 2013

• Refreshed Hummingbird feeders, now 13 feeders.
• Saw very many small brown birds

Posted in Census, Food, 2013 Journal

March 20 2013

• Removed small Box Elder tree overgrowth along river bottom land, arranged limbs on the ground on contour
• Refreshed Hummingbird feeders and added three more

Posted in Habitat, Food, 2013 Journal

March 16 2013

• Saw Wild Turkeys
• Saw Black Vulture at river
• Saw two HUmmingbirds
• Saw four frogs in small pond
• Saw two Hawks

Posted in Census, 2013 Journal