Week 22
Rain, good for everything that grows, but maybe enough for now
Week 23
Only feeding is the sunflower seeds in the electric feeder. Deer and all others are self sufficient.
Modest crop of turkeys this year, perhaps the excessive rain affected the broods
Treated 43 mounds of fireants. They are especially busy with all this rain.
Its turning out that the metal bin under the eave in the front is proving attractive to wildlife. It appears that small wildlife is using it for drinking, and birds especially like the 2 x 6 board on a slant that serves as a bird beach.
Week 24
Oh no, hog damage in the downhill side. Discovered 4 rather large uprootings that were quite fresh.
Spotted the big black lone hog leaving the edge of the property one late evening. Will begin to post a watch for it.
Spotted the hog again one late evening and blasted away at it with No. 1 Buckshot (2 rounds), but didn't seem to affect his rather rapid race to security. Will continue to watch for more action. Filled in the holes dug to prevent further erosion.
No sightings the last three days.
Quail calls still prevalent. It appears this species had a good spring brood
No evidence of purple martins, and the barn swallows attempted nest building, but abandoned the effort.
A good crop of wrens in the two birdhouses under the eaves. Perhaps as many as 4 broods this spring.
Week 25
Still seeing some new hog damage, but never spotted in the act.
Quail still around, but have seen only one covey.
Turkeys seem to be doing well, but have not seen one fawn this spring and early summer.
Added more brush to brush piles in the front and the back. The many rains have really settled the brushpiles and compacted them---not good for wildlife.
Grey Fox population seems to be good; cotton tail rabbits seem to come and go, not sure if the foxes are harvesting them or the owls.
Week 26
Smattering of rain, but it appears to be getting a bit dry again. Keeping water supplies up and available. No feeding, the deer feed lot is now overgrown and the deer do not hang around like they used to do. That's good, the deer need to remain wild.
Six of the six planted oak seedlings, under the protection of wire, are all growing well. These are the Oak variations that landscapers use, and which appear to be productive acorn bearers.
Painted buntings are still here, they usually are one of the earliest to migrate away.
