Week 40: In Michigan this week.
Week 41: Built another brush pile in the back, on the portion of land not grazed by cattle. Note on cattle grazing: With the adequate rain, the back portion of the tract is not nearly as heavily grazed in the past, so we are getting some good grass buildup there.
Week 42: Four does, one fawn. Hummingbirds still here feeding off two feeders. Seems from the count like we had three nesting pairs.
Week 43: Keep seeing the quail. From all observations it appears that we had two nesting pairs and now two rather large coveys of quail, perhaps 10-15 in each covey. They are not calling at this time, like they did in the spring.
Week 44: Deluge of rain on Halloween night. Up most of the night diverting water from around the house and off to each end. More than 9 inches fell in only a few hours. Ravine in the back yard was a roaring river. As to deer, we saw 8 individuals this week, not sure why they showed up here as we have not yet started fall feeding.
Summary Comment: All is well with water and grass cover. Will think about starting fall feeding of deer next month.
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