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TROCHET, JOHN
1989
42.
journal
Kerr Wildlife Management Area, 12 mi. W of Kleen Kerr Co., Texas. Elevation 2050 ft.
August 22 "eastern U.S." - looking deciduous forest of many different (crit) tree species - with an occasional oak juniper thorn in - surrounding or gentle slopes the drainage of a creek originate at a spring. Elsewhere, drainages were without surface water except where pumped from wells & windmills, which were fairly numerous on the property. Oak woodland and mixed oak-dominated succession were probably the commonest tree artists. A more mixed deciduous woodland is growing up adjacent to natural drainages. Cedar breaks are common, too. Then they away from the SE corner, are, with rare exception, small and medium trees (there is a group of next-to-large deciduous trees to the W. of a steeply sloping rock face in the N. part of the property). Additionally, some field crops are being cultivated in some pastures. Texas Grudfinks are fairly numerous on initial inspection. I set up my mist nets in Rock Pasture, at a new-made deep east of the wind-mill in Love Pasture. I caught six birds for my capture: lark - 1 ?, mostly black-backed, and 5 just females.
Weather, clear in a.m., winds SE 7 light, Temp 80-95°F. Afternoon saw widely scattered, unthreatening clouds, mostly sunny, Temp 95°-80°F at sunset. Winds ESE, 3-10 mph.
Species list:
Amphibians: cricket frog - 2 S. leopard frog - 6
Reptiles: turtle sp. - 1 in river Greater armadillo - 3 ground skink - 3 Texas alligator lizard - 1 E. puma lizard - 20