It can be done without hartming the birds if the mowing is delayed. We
have use this technique quite effectively on some of the parkland in the
City of Fargo
Good birding,
Rick
On 6/25/2012 12:18 PM, linda whyte wrote:
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
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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
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