Bleakley Ranch Campout with Hill Country Conservancy 2016-06
I was lucky to be able to join another Hill Country Conservancy EPIC campout last weekend on June 11 and 12, 2016. It was on one of their conservation easement properties, the Bleakley Ranch just west of Dripping Springs. Attached are my observations.
When I visited last October everything was so dry. It was exciting to see the place transformed by all our recent rain! There was a flowing creek with a handful of beautiful holes like this one fed by small waterfalls.
Here are my eBird checklists:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S30189631
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S30180501
A few more photos are here.
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Rana Grillo del Noreste (Acris blanchardi)Observ.
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Taken during Hill Country Conservancy's EPIC campout on the Bleakley Ranch just west of Dripping Springs, TX.
These Blanchard Cricket Frogs and katydids vocalized all night long.
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Chorlo Tildío (Charadrius vociferus)Observ.
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Taken during Hill Country Conservancy's EPIC campout on the Bleakley Ranch just west of Dripping Springs, TX.
This was one of two juvenile Killdeer whose parent alarmed and tried to lead us away from when we approached it.
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Libélula Cola de Hoja de Cuatro Bandas (Phyllogomphoides stigmatus)Observ.
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Taken during Hill Country Conservancy's EPIC campout on the Bleakley Ranch just west of Dripping Springs, TX.
Male.
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Colorín Sietecolores (Passerina ciris)Observ.
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Taken during Hill Country Conservancy's EPIC campout on the Bleakley Ranch just west of Dripping Springs, TX.
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Azulilla de Arroyo Sórdida (Argia immunda)Observ.
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Taken during Hill Country Conservancy's EPIC campout on the Bleakley Ranch just west of Dripping Springs, TX.
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Taken during Hill Country Conservancy's EPIC campout on the Bleakley Ranch just west of Dripping Springs, TX.
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Azulilla de Arroyo Sórdida (Argia immunda)Observ.
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Taken during Hill Country Conservancy's EPIC campout on the Bleakley Ranch just west of Dripping Springs, TX.
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Taken during Hill Country Conservancy's EPIC campout on the Bleakley Ranch just west of Dripping Springs, TX.
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Botón de Oro (Wedelia hispida)Observ.
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Taken during Hill Country Conservancy's EPIC campout on the Bleakley Ranch just west of Dripping Springs, TX.
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Rayadora Blanca de Lydia (Plathemis lydia)Observ.
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Taken during Hill Country Conservancy's EPIC campout on the Bleakley Ranch just west of Dripping Springs, TX.
Female.
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Papamoscas Fibí (Sayornis phoebe)Observ.
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Taken during Hill Country Conservancy's EPIC campout on the Bleakley Ranch just west of Dripping Springs, TX.
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Rayadora Vigilante de Estanque (Dythemis fugax)Observ.
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Taken during Hill Country Conservancy's EPIC campout on the Bleakley Ranch just west of Dripping Springs, TX.
Male.
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Observ.
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Taken during Hill Country Conservancy's EPIC campout on the Bleakley Ranch just west of Dripping Springs, TX.
Male.
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Rayadora Espinosa del Este (Erythemis simplicicollis)Observ.
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Taken during Hill Country Conservancy's EPIC campout on the Bleakley Ranch just west of Dripping Springs, TX.
Male.
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Taken during Hill Country Conservancy's EPIC campout on the Bleakley Ranch just west of Dripping Springs, TX.
I was excited to find Banded Pennant dragonflies on the ranch, a species I've never seen. The females like this one were much more colorful than the males.
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Gorrión Arlequín (Chondestes grammacus)Observ.
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Taken during Hill Country Conservancy's EPIC campout on the Bleakley Ranch just west of Dripping Springs, TX.
Lark Sparrows were a common breeder on the ranch. I ran across one family group of parents and fledglings, and got this photo of one of the fledglings.
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Rayadora Luctuosa (Libellula luctuosa)Observ.
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Taken during Hill Country Conservancy's EPIC campout on the Bleakley Ranch just west of Dripping Springs, TX.
Male.
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Observ.
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Taken during Hill Country Conservancy's EPIC campout on the Bleakley Ranch just west of Dripping Springs, TX.
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Rayadora de Halloween (Celithemis eponina)Observ.
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Taken during Hill Country Conservancy's EPIC campout on the Bleakley Ranch just west of Dripping Springs, TX.
Male. Halloween Pennants were also a pretty common dragonfly, named for their black and orange colors.
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Rayadora de Cuatro Manchas (Brachymesia gravida)Observ.
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Taken during Hill Country Conservancy's EPIC campout on the Bleakley Ranch just west of Dripping Springs, TX.
Female.
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Rayadora Vigilante Veloz (Dythemis velox)Observ.
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Taken during Hill Country Conservancy's EPIC campout on the Bleakley Ranch just west of Dripping Springs, TX.
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Libélula Cola de Hoja de Cuatro Bandas (Phyllogomphoides stigmatus)Observ.
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Taken during Hill Country Conservancy's EPIC campout on the Bleakley Ranch just west of Dripping Springs, TX.
Male.
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Libélulas Planeadoras de Alforjas (Género Tramea)Observ.
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Taken during Hill Country Conservancy's EPIC campout on the Bleakley Ranch just west of Dripping Springs, TX.
Male. This is either a Red Saddlebags or a Carolina Saddlebags. But the distinguishing dark patches on top of the tip of the abdomen are not visible in my photo.
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Gorrión Llanero (Spizella pusilla)Observ.
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Taken during Hill Country Conservancy's EPIC campout on the Bleakley Ranch just west of Dripping Springs, TX.
A species more common in central Texas during the winter, it was fun to hear and see a few breeding Field Sparrows on the ranch.
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Papamoscas Fibí (Sayornis phoebe)Observ.
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Taken during Hill Country Conservancy's EPIC campout on the Bleakley Ranch just west of Dripping Springs, TX.
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Rayadora Luctuosa (Libellula luctuosa)Observ.
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Taken during Hill Country Conservancy's EPIC campout on the Bleakley Ranch just west of Dripping Springs, TX.
This individual had what looked like some pretty extensive damage to its right eye.
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Mariposa Organillo Oscura (Euptoieta claudia)Observ.
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Taken during Hill Country Conservancy's EPIC campout on the Bleakley Ranch just west of Dripping Springs, TX.
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Mariposa Ojo de Venado Común (Junonia coenia)Observ.
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Taken during Hill Country Conservancy's EPIC campout on the Bleakley Ranch just west of Dripping Springs, TX.
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Armadillo de Nueve Bandas (Dasypus novemcinctus)Observ.
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Taken during Hill Country Conservancy's EPIC campout on the Bleakley Ranch just west of Dripping Springs, TX.
Armadillow tracks can look like fat bird tracks. On the leftmost track you can see the tips of two additional toes that registered.
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Looks like a blast -- great observations! :)
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