Ditto on the shout-out to Katey on getting permission to establish a No Mow
area. The stakes we put out are topped with pink ribbons. We were able to mark
off several acres of habitat with the guarantee these fields will not be hayed
until we confirm the birds have fledged/left. It should go without saying, but
please respect this area. The birds can be heard from the road, seen with
binoculars. They seem to be tolerant of people (we were quite close to some
while staking) but we don't need to disturb them after we got permission to
protect them. If you do go to see/hear the birds, please report to eBird as
we'll be watching to see when the birds have left the area and the farmer can
mow it.
Also, if you do visit there, please stop at the Talon Tasting Room and buy
something. There has been some profit loss to Talon in postponing the haying of
these acres. We offered compensation through CKAS which they declined. So
please buy something and let them know you came for the birds and thank them
for their conservation efforts. Their participation came together quite
quickly, in sharp contrast to Midway University's dragging their heels and
eventually declining to protect anything more than a small swath of grasses too
narrow to serve as habitat for anything. Not all businesses/people are open to
habitat protection. We should support those that are.
Tony Brusate
Lexington
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From: birdky-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <birdky-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of
Ronan O'Carra <ronan.o.carra@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 8, 2020 1:29 PM
To: BIRDKY <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Katey Buster <kateynaturelady@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [birdky] Henslow Sparrows at Talon
A big shout out to Katey Buster. She was out birding at Talon and happened on
probable double digit Henslows. Talon has started another round of mowing but
through her persistence, she and David Lang have been given permission to stake
out an area to be protected from mowing. Tony Brusate has purchased stakes and
they are going to work on it today. A nice victory when most else is going
against grassland birds.
Ronan O’Carra
Lexington
