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May 03 2009

  • Saw three baby Wrens fledge from the nest in the barn
  • Lazuli Bunting
  • Mushrooms
  • Cleared path along Bluff Trail, from the steps Northward to the Natural Step Down
  • Removed old wire fencing buried in the woods
  • To Do: Mulch

Posted in 2009 Journal, Census, Habitat

May 01 2009

  • Saw Painted Bunting eating Finch Festival seed mix from Audubon
  • Found juvenile Indigo Bunting dead. It was in its first or second year.
  • Bird strike protection installed for the glass windows

Caretakers Note: To protect birds from striking glass windows, we covered the top part of the window with mesh about 4 inches from the glass. The mesh screen is stapled tight and firm to act as protection so the birds bounce off instead of crashing into the window glass.

Posted in 2009 Journal, Census

April 19 2009

  • Hawk in nest

Posted in 2009 Journal, Census

April 18 2009

  • Noticed erosion from yesterday's rain and planned mitigation to reduce runoff
  • Saw three male Indigo Bunting and one female
  • Clay-colored Sparrow
  • Great Blue heron's nest with one baby in nest
  • Male Painted Bunting
  • Female Painted Bunting
  • Saw a tiny green beetle thought to be a Green Scarab

Caretaker's note: Wide shot of tiny dung beetle shows its size compared to yellow pieces of milo and sunflower seeds on the ground.

Posted in 2009 Journal, Census, Erosion

April 17 2009

Another 2.8 inches of much needed rain

  • Saw a very large Ruby-throated Hummingbird, believed to be pregnant, also known as gravid
  • Indigo Buntings

Caretaker's note: New species added to bird list! Saw two Indigo Buntings, one male and one female, attracted to the Finch Festival seed mix.

Posted in 2009 Journal, Census

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