June

June

Field Assistant Smiley is on the job.

Monthly Weather Review

Monthly Rainfall: 2.48”
Highest Temperature: 96
Lowest Temperature: 69
Average Wind Speed: 6 mph

6/4/24

  • An abandoned owl juvenile was found at Fireworks Paddocks and taken to Black Creek Wildlife Center.
  • The owl has made a great recovery and is scheduled to be released back at CWF in a few weeks.
Juvenile Barn owl rescued and awaits return.

Juvenile Barn owl rescued and awaits return.

6/12/24

  • Field Assistant Smiley joined Morgan on the weekly bird route.
  • Another example of a successful Eastern Bluebird nest with hatchlings recorded.
Endoscope photos of nesting bluebird, eggs and hatchlings.

Endoscope photos of nesting bluebird, eggs and hatchlings.

6/26/24

  • CWF hosted an insect walk with Dr. Nathan Harness and SRESFS group.
  • We used blacklight to attract the insects to the net so we could observe them.
Netted black light and insect observation.

Netted black light and insect observation.

Month Overview

  • Game Camera: There were 46 sitings of deer fawn over the month of June.
    Nest Boxes: There was a total of 16 new nests starts in June. They consisted of 15 Eastern Bluebird nests, and one Carolina Wren nest.
Fawn twins captured on game camera.

Fawn twins captured on game camera.

Author: Morgan Warner

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