UGUIDE
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Very encouraged today. Was out doing some light clipping of weeds around buildings here. Most of the CRP does not require any additional weed maint during this crucial hatch time. There was one small patch of kochia in my CP 33 and I wanted to clip a commute trail alongside a CP5a (10') path.
In course of about less than an hour of mowing I ran into 3 broods of which 2 could fly and 1 could not. Ran into another brood of flyers yesterday while showing my kids the developments on the farm.
I probably disturbed less than a 1/4 acre of cover in these sightings and have a good 140 acres of cool season nesting cover that is undisturbed and another 100 acres of warm season grass that I am not counting as nesting cover but suspect some hens will try and utilize that. Especially in pockets that have wetland grasses and weedy areas.
Wetlands a re slowly drying up and we got a shot of rain here but htings are much dryer and warmer than last year.
In course of about less than an hour of mowing I ran into 3 broods of which 2 could fly and 1 could not. Ran into another brood of flyers yesterday while showing my kids the developments on the farm.
I probably disturbed less than a 1/4 acre of cover in these sightings and have a good 140 acres of cool season nesting cover that is undisturbed and another 100 acres of warm season grass that I am not counting as nesting cover but suspect some hens will try and utilize that. Especially in pockets that have wetland grasses and weedy areas.
Wetlands a re slowly drying up and we got a shot of rain here but htings are much dryer and warmer than last year.