July 2018 Activity

Weeks 27, 28, 29, 30

The ground is getting very dry and the grass, especially has shown no tendency to make seed.

The deer are watered daily and they seem to be getting more desperate as they come to the front of the house and drink from the birdbath.  The two birdbaths need refilling on a daily basis.

Hauled two loads to the brushpile.  In spite of building this brushpile, it slumps a lot in between dumpings.  That's normal, I guess, but the whole idea of the brushpile was to keep it open underneath for small animals.  Perhaps I need to start putting some bigger diameter stuff  in it to support the top better.

No sightings of much this month, all seems rather quiet.

Yes, have been putting out kitchen vegetable trimmings for the deer.

June 2018 Activity

Weeks 23, 24, 25, 26

Special note:  First ever axis deer spotted this month.  Hope these critters are not moving in to the area.
Mid Year inventory of birds observed here:

1. chickadee
2. titmouse
3. lesser goldfinch
4. mocking bird
5. phoebe
6. towhee
7. purple finch
8. bluebird
9. caracara
10. turkey vulture
11. cardinal
12. painted bunting
13. summer tanager
14. Carolina wren
15. bewicks wren
16. house sparrow
17. humming bird
18. barn owl
19. bobwhite quail
20. Poor will
21. rio grande turkey
22. raven
23. crow 
24. roadrunner
25. cuckoo
26. white wing dove
27. inca dove
28. mourning dove
29. scissor tailed flycatcher
30. barn swallow
31. purple martin
32. red tailed hawk
33. kildeer