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Antelopehorn Milkweed (Asclepias asperula)Observer
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Photos & entry by CP.
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Texas Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus chloranthus)Observer
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Photo and entry by PP.
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Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)Observer
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Melanistic. Photos & entry by PP.
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Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)Observer
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Davis Mountains State Park, Emory Oak Blind. Much leucism on face and head. Has persisted here for at least several months. Photo by PP. Entry by CP.
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Townsend's Warbler (Setophaga townsendi)Observer
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Photo by PP. Entry by CP.
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Fendler's Penstemon (Penstemon fendleri)Observer
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Photo and entry by PP.
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Lucifer Hummingbird (Calothorax lucifer)Observer
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Photo and entry by PP.
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Little Striped Whiptail (Aspidoscelis inornatus)Observer
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Photo and entry by PP.
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Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockii)Observer
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In unusual habitat (semi-rural/grasslands). Foraging in coral honeysuckle and closely associating with a pair of hooded orioles (rare sp. for this county; see observation 208292153). Photos (shot through double-paned glass) by PP. Entry by CP.
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Hooded Oriole (Icterus cucullatus)Observer
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Rare for this county. M & F foraging in coral honeysuckle. Also seen here last spring for a couple of weeks. Both associating closely with a male Bullock's oriole (see observation 208293537). Photos (shot through double-paned glass) by PP. Entry by CP.
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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.
