April 10 2006
Baby turtle hitching a ride with mom.
Posted in 2006 Journal, Census
April 08 2006
Hottest day - 95 degrees
- Watered all new plantings
- Beefed up lower swale below house with round rocks
- Lacewing eggs
- Saw pretty blue Dragonfly
- Turtle
- Sister butterfly (new species observed)
- Dealt with web worms
Caretaker's note: Web worms can be troublesome and unsightly, but are a good source of protein for the birds. Use a stick to tear open the web so that birds can easily access the worms.
Posted in 2006 Journal, Census, Erosion, Water
April 07 2006
New plants introduced (from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Spring plant sale and Natural Gardener):
- Elbow bush
- Bee brush
- 2 Lantana
- 2 Black Foot Daisy
- 2 Verbena
- 1 Pink Primrose
- 1 Wine Cup
- 1 6-pack variety
- 1 Butterfly Bush (red/purple)
- 1 Datura
- 2 coral honeysuckle
- 1 Damianta
- 1 Indigo Spires
- 1 Crossvine
- 2 Butterfly Bush (with monarch caterpillars!)
Caretaker's note: This Butterfly Bush was purchased at the Natural Gardener Nursery and came with 2 monarch caterpillars already feeding on the plant. This way we introduced both the host plant for the monarch butterfly and at the same time, added monarch caterpillars to the land.
Posted in 2006 Journal, Census, Habitat
March 27 2006
- Saw and heard Golden Cheeked Warbler near house
- Built bird house
Posted in 2006 Journal, Census, Habitat
February 21 2006
Caretaker's note: Supplemental feeding is a Wildlife Management activity. watersto_jennystone feed mix consists of Black oil sunflower seeds and milo. Thistle seed attracts goldfinches.
Posted in 2006 Journal, Food