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Rick Whitman wrote:
> Every hay / silage field has already had its first cut and there is zero =
potential
>for Bobolink nesting. We may as well be honest about it.
I'm not ready to concede that Rick. Zero potential is seeing hay fields rep=
laced with corn or soya fields or built on and paved over, both of which I'=
ve seen plenty of.
It all depends on how early the first cut was. If it was early enough the h=
ay may have grown sufficiently for Bobolinks to establish territories and n=
est. If this is the case it is the timing of the second cut that will deter=
mine if any Bobolinks succeed.
Regarding the later dates for Bobolink nesting that you mention, there is n=
o question that some Bobolinks will probably still be nesting when a cut is=
made. However, the July date I mentioned in my earlier email was chosen to=
allow the farmer to get usable hay from his cut and still allow a large ma=
jority of nests to have fledged their young. If he will only accept the max=
imum protein content in his hay and he cannot compromise then there will be=
a problem.
All the best,
Lance
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Ca=
libri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">></span> Every hay / s=
ilage field has already had its first cut and there is zero potential
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Ca=
libri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">></span>for Bobolink n=
esting. We may as well be honest about it.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:#1F497D">I’m not ready to=
concede that Rick. Zero potential is seeing hay fields replaced with corn =
or soya fields or built on and paved over, both of which I’ve seen pl=
enty of.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></spa=
n></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:#1F497D">It all depends on how =
early the first cut was. If it was early enough the hay may have grown suff=
iciently for Bobolinks to establish territories and nest. If this is the ca=
se it is the timing of the second cut
that will determine if any Bobolinks succeed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></spa=
n></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:#1F497D">Regarding the later da=
tes for Bobolink nesting that you mention, there is no question that some B=
obolinks will probably still be nesting when a cut is made. However, the Ju=
ly date I mentioned in my earlier email
was chosen to allow the farmer to get usable hay from his cut and still al=
low a large majority of nests to have fledged their young. If he will only =
accept the maximum protein content in his hay and he cannot compromise then=
there will be a problem.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></spa=
n></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:#1F497D">All the best,<o:p></o:=
p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></spa=
n></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:#1F497D">Lance<o:p></o:p></span=
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