June 04 2010

•  Large American Elm branch broke and fell into the river
• Saw two fledgeling Canyon Wrens
• Saw two Wren nests in Purple martin House
• Saw multiple baby spiders hidden in a leaf

 

                                    baby spiders

 

                           This is the mother of the baby spiders.

Posted in 2010 Journal, Census, Shelter

June 01 2010

• Refreshed all Hummingbird feeders

Posted in 2010 Journal, Food

May 30 2010

• Caretaker rescued a lizard that was being eaten by a snake. The lizard lost some if its tail.
• Saw another snake slithering along the sidewalk by the house.

                                       Central Texas Whip Snake

 

Caretakers note: The Central Texas Whip Snake was released and quickly slid to the top of this Ashe Juniper tree. The red underside of its belly is visible as a thin horizontal line in the upper center of the photo.

Posted in 2010 Journal, Census

May 29 2010

• Mulched brush and put on driveway
• caged young oaks in  10 foot circle of wire

Posted in 2010 Journal, Habitat

May 21 2010

•  Refreshed all Hummingbird feeders
• removed dead brush under Junipers around house
• not a lot of Hummingbirds, 15 seem to favor the feeders on the back porch

Posted in 2010 Journal, Habitat, Food