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Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)Observer
kg9239Description
Weather: Overcast, humid, 75 degrees F
Description:
White and grey on belly with blue back. Black markings around face. Very distinct call.
Observation:
I was in my front yard when I could hear several Blue Jays making their alarm call in the backyard. I ran back there to find my dog licking a baby Blue Jay that must have fallen trying to fly. I quickly ran over to get my dog away as the adult Blue Jays were trying to swoop down on him. Luckily the baby bird was able to fly away but after I let my dog back outside I watched the adults continue to swoop down on my dog and follow him as he sniffed around the yard, totally oblivious to the fact that these birds were trying to attack him.
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Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)Observer
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Two turkeys were walking along Devils River and as soon as they saw us they ran away leaving the tracks in the photo.
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Longnose Gar (Lepisosteus osseus)Observer
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Long thin fish, with long snout. White belly, spots on the heterocercal caudal fin. Caught in Walbarger Creek
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Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)Observer
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Snapping turtle living in the lower turtle pond. It was underneath the water along the edge of the pond with only the tip of its snout out of the water.
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Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta ssp. elegans)Observer
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Sunbathing on log, although it was overcast. Sitting with other red-eared sliders in turtle pond on campus. Lives in pond with other turtle species
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Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus)Observer
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The grackle was walking around the patio outside the Union looking for food.
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Titmice (Genus Baeolophus)Observer
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Bird was pecking on metal hammock stand as if it were a tree. Flew into grass and then flew back onto hammock. Grey coloration on head, whitish throat and red coloring on tips of secondaries and under tail feathers.
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Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)Observer
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Individual was inside tree but then came out of hole and clung onto bark for a while. Hopped around branch and eventually flew away.
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Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus)Observer
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Female grackle seen eating bugs in grass, it had recently rain and the grass was taller than usual, meaning there were a lot of insects to be eaten.
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Harris' Antelope Squirrel (Ammospermophilus harrisii)Observer
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Not very visible in photo. But as I was climbing down at camelback mountain I saw it rolling around in the dirt, basking in the morning sun.
It then stood on its hind legs with its tail sticking up, being bushy and slightly darker than its body.
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Coypu (Myocastor coypus)Observer
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A adult and juvenile were eating vegetation in shallow water. They had very long whiskers, a hairless tail and dark brown fur. Then the adult began to groom the juvenile.
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Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)Observer
kg9239Description
Weather: Wet and rainy, about 70 degrees F
Description: Large predatory bird with white belly with brownish streaks and red tail
Observation: I saw the hawk up about 10 meters in a red oak in my backyard. It was holding some small rodent. It flew over into a cedar elm, trying to eat the dead rodent and then flew away.
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Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)Observer
kg9239Description
Weather: Very windy and sunny, about 65 degrees F
Description: male had a bright green head and yellow bill; female was brown and tan with a brown bill
Observation: two individuals (one male, one female) floating on the water in ponds at Hornsby Bend Bird Observatory. No other birds were near them in the pond.
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Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)Observer
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Group formed on land by "animal rehabilitation keep". More individuals kept joining the flock. Some were cleaning themselves. Mature adults had yellow head and immature individuals are completely brown
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Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)Observer
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Weather: overcast, 50 degrees F
Description: Large bird with black head with no feathers and black feathers on the rest of its body. White tips on underside of wings
Observations: One vulture was sitting on the branch of a large pecan tree next to the Colorado River.
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White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)Observer
kg9239Description
Weather: Partly cloudy, about 60 degrees F
Description: tan fur with white tail, no antlers
Observation: Saw two females while hiking towards the primitive campsite parking from the campsites around 9 am. I first spotted their white tails as they crossed the road and once on the opposite side of myself, they both stopped and stared at me for about 30 seconds and then ran off together.
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Short-tailed Singing Mouse (Scotinomys teguina)Observer
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We were trapping (using Sherman traps baited with peanut butter and oats) for this species at QERC. Can be heard singing in open fields of grass. Trap was located along ridge with large boulders and covered in blackberry bushes.
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Western Slimy Salamander (Plethodon albagula)Observer
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Found specimen under rocks in moist leaf litter. Area was very rocky and had complete canopy cover.
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Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus)Observer
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It was clinging onto a post oak within our campsite during the afternoon, allowing me to take several pictures of it. It was completely still and remained there for at least 4 hours. It was extremely camouflaged with the tree's bark.
