Thursday, October 25, 2007
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
grous•ers 1. Persons who hunt, trap, or pursue various plump, chickenlike game birds of the family Tetraonidae, chiefly of the Northern Hemisphere and having mottled brown or grayish plumage. 2. Complainers, or grumblers, and those prone to general ranting. 3. A number of “smart guys who hunt” and their generally smarter companions.
5 comments:
that's so beautiful it brings a tear to my eye.
dude, I had no idea those ponds are that extensive. pretty damn impressive!
I wouldn't let too many people see this, you'll have the entire state hunting the area. How many ducks do you think breed in this much habitat?
Good question ernie. I am certainly no waterfowl biologist, but I think that the project has had a significant impact on wood duck nesting, which will be magnified by installing many more wood duck nesting structures. I'd also venture that it at least quadruples available nesting habitat for those birds that nest in cattail marsh edges. If we would have had a wetter summer, I think we would have seen much larger numbers of breeders in the area. There is talk of a banding project here, to ascertain real impacts.
From your own blog, I understand these were rehabilitated? They look great.
Post a Comment