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Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus)Observer
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Rare for the Trans-Pecos of Tx. Photos & entry by CP.
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Elf Owl (Micrathene whitneyi)Observer
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Photo by PP. Entry by CP.
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White Rock-Lettuce (Pinaropappus roseus)Observer
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Photo and entry by PP.
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Wholeleaf Paintbrush (Castilleja integra)Observer
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Small cluster in the middle ballfield, Jeff Davis County Park. Sadly, likely soon to be mowed down. Photo & entry by CP.
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Stemmy Four-nerved Daisy (Tetraneuris scaposa)Observer
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Photo and entry by PP.
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Berlandier's Yellow Flax (Linum berlandieri)Observer
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Photo and entry by PP.
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Blackfoot Daisy (Melampodium leucanthum)Observer
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Photo and entry by PP. TNC property, access by permission only.
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Narrowleaf Puccoon (Lithospermum incisum)Observer
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Photo and entry by PP. TNC property, access by permission only.
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Horse Crippler Cactus (Homalocephala texensis)Observer
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On The Nature Conservancy's Marathon Grasslands Preserve, access by permission only. Photo & entry by CP.
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Western Earless Lizard (Holbrookia maculata)Observer
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On The Nature Conservancy's Marathon Grasslands Preserve, access by permission only. Photo (zoomed iPhone) & entry by CP.
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Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)Observer
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Photo and entry by PP. TNC property, access by permission only.
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Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca)Observer
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eBird indicates rare for Bastrop County. Photos by PP. Entry by CP.
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Rock Wren (Salpinctes obsoletus)Observer
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Rare for Bastrop County. Photo & entry by CP.
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Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)Observer
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Photo & entry by CP.
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Limpkin (Aramus guarauna)Observer
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Rare for Texas. Two seen. Three previously reported recently by others. Photos by PP. Entry by CP.
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Texas Leafcutter Ant (Atta texana)Observer
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Leaf portions were being removed from a water oak (Quercus Niger, see observation # 203817238) and transported to an underground nest along a route approx. 250’ long (not in a straight line & estimated by pacing). Photos by PP & CP with iPhones.
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Water Oak (Quercus nigra)Observer
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Leaf portions were being removed from this tree by Texas leafcutter ants and transported to an underground nest approx. 250’ away (not in a straight line and estimated by pacing.) See observation # 203831383. Photo & entry by CP.
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Antelopehorn Milkweed (Asclepias asperula)Observer
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Roadside - mow risk. Photo and entry by PP.
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Checkered White (Pontia protodice)Observer
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Photo & entry by CP.
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Genus StagmomantisObserver
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Praying mantis egg case, approx. 1" in length. Photos & entry by CP.
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Genus XanthomendozaObserver
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Numerous dime-sized growths on dormant mesquite (Propsopis glandulosa) in the immediate area. Photo (same, photo - cropped) & entry by CP.
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Western Coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum ssp. testaceus)Observer
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Approx. 3-4' of skeletal remains. No skull. In the open. Possibly predated. Not recent. Photo & entry by CP.
Follow-up (02/16/2024): After I forwarded the photo of the skeleton to the landowner, she forwarded to me a photo of the intact dead snake (attached), with the following remark. "That snake skeleton was a coachwhip snake that someone killed and threw on my land. I did a blurb on facebook about It last summer."
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White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus)Observer
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Rare for this county. Photos & entry by CP.
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Black Witch (Ascalapha odorata)Observer
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Very large, wingspan 5 - 6” across. Immobile. Found in very cold weather. No visible trauma. Unknown if dead or just hypothermic. Moved to a nearby sheltered location on the ground. Photos & entry by CP.
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White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)Observer
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Photo by PP. Entry by CP.
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Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)Observer
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Photo by PP. Entry by CP.
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American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)Observer
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Photo by PP. Entry by CP.
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Common Pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis)Observer
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4 seen at this park, 3 at this site. Photo by PP. Entry by CP.
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Roadside Hawk (Rupornis magnirostris)Observer
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Rare for the U.S. Photo by PP. Entry by CP.
