Journal archives for February 2023

February 10, 2023

February 2023

It has been wet and I have not been able to burn the Prairie. Also, I have not gotten any pictures of birds, but I do have a list of birds that I have seen.
Cedar Wax wing
Red Wing Blackbird
American Robin
Northern Cardinal
Blue Jay
Eastern Bluebird
Black Capped chickadee
Dove
Mockingbird
Red Tailed hawk
Juncos
Brown Thrush
American goldfinch
several different sparrows

Also a couple of Gray Squirrels.

I have bird feeders in the back and the other day as soon as I was done filling the feeders a huge flock of Red winged blackbirds flew in and started eating. I got frustrated, because I am wanting different bird. But then I thought about it. My grandkids may hear stories about the great flocks of redwing blackbirds like I hear about the great flocks of passenger pigeons.

Posted on February 10, 2023 01:37 PM by fstins1 fstins1 | 0 comments | Leave a comment

February 20, 2023

February 2023-2

Burned the prairie this weekend. Left several areas unburned, the majority of the areas that were burned did really well, some areas did not have a high enough grass load, so they did not burn well. Will cut the remainder of the area to 18" and leave as is.

Posted on February 20, 2023 07:08 PM by fstins1 fstins1 | 0 comments | Leave a comment