(As I was saying) ... so there's no magic date by which you can be sure the
nesting is done, and still have time to make good hay. At some point you have
to say OK, time to mow!
-Geo
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First brood is probably fledged, but Eastern Meadowlarks may raise two broods,
and in New York State Meadowlark eggs have been seen as late as August 1st
(BBA). So there's no magic date by which
-Geo
On Jun 26, 2013, at 9:38 PM, Alicia Plotkin t...@zoom-dsl.com wrote:
A meadowlark was
I would agree on the first broods being out and fly-worthy by now, most likely.
And second or later broods are probably generally less successful, at least in
such birds as Red-winged Blackbirds that actually do NOT raise two broods
around here, although they may try-try-again as many as 4
The NY breeding season table in the BBA handbook says 1-2 broods for Eastern
Meadowlark, but gives no indication of how common second broods might be.
I suppose you could watch the field closely for evidence of a second nesting,
but if your goal is to win the cooperation of farmers, then it
A meadowlark was singing on territory in neighbor's hayfield at least
by April 28th this year. I heard him regularly, early in the day, for
over a month and then my schedule changed so I do't really know if he
still is singing there mornings or not.
To my surprise, our neighbor just asked
