On the hayfields I help manage, we have both young turkeys and ruffed grouse in the tall grass. It's good cover and also provides a lot more bugs than the stubble after cutting. We put off cutting until the end of June, but I personally would prefer the middle of July.
Steve -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jacalyn C. Spoon Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2010 11:01 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Woodcock family found On Wednesday night 7pm while walking my field I scared up a family of woodcocks. I decided to leave them be for a while but will be looking for them again on Sunday evening. There was definitely a larger one and several smaller ones. The smaller ones didn't fly far from the initial site I scared them from, I assume their nest site. My hay isn't quite ready to cut yet. For next year...What is a good date to cut hay if I know I have woodcocks. Is June 15th still OK? Jacie -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
