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A visit to The Nature Conservancy’s Platte River Prairies in central Nebraska has been on my to-do list since I started reading The Prairie Ecologist blog by Chris Helzer. My opportunity came last week when TNC hosted a field day. I learned about their patch-burn grazing system, grassland bird research, and prairie restoration efforts. Before … Continue reading
This morning I led a group on a bird-habitat tour, which focused on grassland and shrubland birds. The Bell’s vireo I had staked out in a plum thicket was a no-show but altogether it was a good day. While walking back to the road I glimpsed at the distant tower and saw a small black … Continue reading
90 plus degrees and I’m walking miles of road ditches. Today the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission surveyed roadsides for the Small White Lady’s Slipper, one of the state’s rarest plants. Along the survey route, trees were piled as bulldozers and backhoes make more room for king corn.
I had the passenger window rolled down while listening to the morning chorus of grasslands birds: the warm, melodious song of western meadowlarks, staccato notes of dickcissels, and the distant cackle of a rooster pheasant. Overhead, a soaring raptor caught my attention. I quickly fixed my binoculars on the bird and recognized the distinct markings … Continue reading
Heat advisory in effect for central Kansas. The current temp is 106.8 °F. Expected highs for the next few days are 108, 109, 109, and 102.
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