[NatureNS] ground-nesting birds in hayfields; bear photos

Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 10:15:47 -0300
From: "Andrew Hebda" <HEBDAAJ@gov.ns.ca>
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Probably a bit early yet for ground nesting species.  I used to cut my summer hay in early July, but found I still had juveniles in the hay... mostly Bobolinks.  Every week of delay is better for those, but worse for the hay.

Andrew

>>> Randy Lauff <randy.lauff@gmail.com> 6/30/2011 9:58 am >>>
All,

I have been very fortunate to be able to work on the lands on which the
local convent sits (see: http://www.themarthas.com/). I have done both owl
work and beetle work there. This morning, I was asked if it would be ok for
them to cut the hay at this point...it's earlier than usual but they want to
reduce the impact on the ground-nesting birds. Being somewhat out of my
realm, I told them that I thought it was early, and that mid/late July would
be safe(r). Can anyone add anything to this?

I have posted a few of the shots of the young bears at my feeder:
http://people.stfx.ca/rlauff/photos/feederbears/  Enjoy. Evidently, the
bears were so disgruntled at me taking down my seed feeders, they took down
and smashed (crunched?) my hummingbird feeder. I took pictures of that, too,
but I can't find the cable to my camera just now.

Randy
_________________________________
RF Lauff
Way in the boonies of
Antigonish County, NS.

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