March 20, 2018

First Day of Spring!
As of yesterday, there were four Eastern Bluebird eggs in Nest Box Delta. The house sparrows appear to be trying to take over Nest Box Alpha, but so far, we have kept them away. A Ladder-backed woodpecker appears to have made a nest in the repurposed Agave americana stalk that we have attached to our gate post leading to the prairie. The Carolina wren that made the nest in the Texas License Plate box has not been seen lately. We have been visited by killdeer (actually observed in the pasture to our north) and two scissortail fly-catchers. The ten-petal anemone are present, and the first bluebonnets are making their appearances. We have found two vertebrae of what appears to be a medium sized animal (e.g., small deer) in the path along the north fence and a foot and leg bone in one of the mowed areas in Acre 2019.

Posted on March 20, 2018 05:25 PM by dracowildlife