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| Jen |
Posted - Jun 15 2007 : 12:42:58 PM
"The populations of 20 common American birds - from the fence-sitting meadowlark to the whippoorwill with its haunting call - are half what they were 40 years ago, according to an analysis released Thursday..."
Link: http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/06/14/ap3823359.html
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| Ellen |
Posted - Jun 17 2007 : 01:21:45 AM
we don't have the lespedeza here. interesting article thanks for sharing.
most of our lost of habitats for the birds come from saltmarsh impoundments to control mosquitos.
i live south of a national wildlife refuge...<~~~ one of the two largest havens for neotropical migratory birds and the 2nd largest florida scrub jays population. |
| Jen |
Posted - Jun 16 2007 : 1:54:59 PM
Same trouble with bobwhites here. When we bought our place, it was grazed down to dirt by horses & cattle, but the veg came back strong this spring (and not too many noxious weed problems). We were offered a free horse, and of course our first thought was, "We own land, we COULD have a horse!" But then, our conservation consciousness kicked in, and we realized that if we manage our land for wildlife, like we always said we would, then we'd have a little haven here among all the cattle country. Sure enough, the quail are singing, deer are grazing, bob cat & kitten tracks by the creek. It's tough explaining to kids that you can't very well have the horse of their dreams & still keep 25 acres wildlife-friendly, but the lesson is one we can feel good about in the end.
Oh, and speaking of noxious weeds, my hub wrote an article a few years ago about the evils of sericea lespedeza. Ever heard of it? I hadn't. But it's a bad weed. Here's a link to his article:
http://mdc.mo.gov/conmag/2004/07/30.htm
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| Ellen |
Posted - Jun 16 2007 : 12:59:58 PM
Looks like the control of WestNile had repercussions.
I know the Bobwhites here have been hit by the developments encroaching.
Here is the word from Audubon
http://www.audubon.org/bird/stateofthebirds/CBID/whatYouCanDo.php
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