[texbirds] Re: Dicksissal
- From: Susan Schaezler <warblerwoods@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: vicki_crutchfield@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2012 13:14:07 -0500
I know in our Prairie Restoration, plowing was not allowed--they didn't want to
disturb the buried seedbed. We are currently waiting for nesting to be over
before proceeding on our Prairie Restoration. We continue to have Dickcissels
around and in the Spring, their noise was deadening in the field when you were
trying to hear other birds. We also have a young female that continues to show
up daily in the backyard. It is always funny to have people looking for them
and it shows up at the Warbler Pond, in the middle of lots of vegetation. We
also have a lot of nesting Bobwhite and needless to say, we can't shred when
they are out there! Finding time to squeeze things in is always a balancing
act!
Susan Schaezler
WarblerWoods.org
Cibolo/Schertz
On Jun 11, 2012, at 1:01 PM, Vicki Crutchfield wrote:
> If you want to find Dicksissal's then go search a field that is not actively
> involved in "Prairie Restoration".
>
> When you use herbicides and plow prairie in the middle of nesting season,
> food sources are also eradicated, nests are destroyed and birds lose valuable
> time. Add in drought conditions and you have to hope they are finding safe
> refuge somewhere.
>
> Vicki Crutchfield
> Live Houston and work in Galveston, TX
>
> Cell : 409-789-1178
>
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