Crowing?

[Roosterslammer]

Sure hope it's a good spring. Things were going great until this winter.
I wonder if better habitat would have helped?

It's the only thing that would have helped. The increase in bird densities is the direct result of quantity and quality of the habitat.

 

[FLDBRED]

I don't think there's any doubt that good habitat can really help winter survival. The fact that there wasn't a much higher die off is a testament to the habitat that is in place. With a good spring, the numbers can rebound quickly.

 

[bauerline]

I've still been seeing a lone rooster in the area for a while but the two hens were not seen for a while. This past weekend the alfalfa fields were cut and now I've seen the two hens hanging out by the wheat fields and an overgrown pasture. I have no idea if they tried to nest but if they did and it got destroyed I hope they try again in the pasture. That cover will last longer.

 

[HollowWatcher]

I always get a little uneasy when I see fields getting cut.