I was told by an involved Xcel employee that the outfit responsible for the landscaping would like to do prairie burns, but it was not deemed safe due to the nature of the plant's fuel. As a result they may choose to do some mowing to cut back on the invasives. The question is, can that be done effectively, without harming breeding birds already there? Linda Whyte
On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 7:52 AM, Klein, Tom R (DNR) <tom.r.kl...@state.mn.us > wrote: > The dickcissels that I have observed (near the High Bridge near downtown > St. Paul) are in a large, open area that has been planted to "prairie > grass" (so the sign reads). In fact, the expanse is a who's-who of invasive > forbs (particularly white and yellow sweet clover, red clover, sow > thistle, hairy vetch, birdsfoot trefoil) with some token native stuff > thrown in there. If you look hard enough you can see some Canada wild rye > bravely soldiering on. All that being said, the birds are in there. > > Tom Klein > West Side > St. Paul > -----Original Message----- > From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of Larry > Sirvio > Sent: Friday, June 22, 2012 3:42 PM > To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU > Subject: [mou-net] Dickcisselsn & meadowlarks SoWashCo > > I know dickcissels are everywhere this year. Now dickcissels on the east > side of East Ridge High school in Woodbury. There’s not much for grass > there. Several of both species singing. What gives? > (Bailey Rd and Mile Road – near the gravel pit pond on Mile Rd.) Larry S > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
