Birding/upland game birds

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Expert: - 3/5/2010


Question
What season is best to do controlled burining for upland game birds?

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That's a very complicated question, or answer, actually. It depends on a lot of things - where you live, what the game birds are, the weather that time of year, the local and state laws pertaining to this, what habitat you are burning, etc. Some agencies burn in the spring, some in the fall, some both. There are cool weather grasses that are usually burned in the spring and warm weather grasses usually burned in the fall. Then you have to consider how often to burn - every year or every other year or? You really need an expert in the area of controlled burning in your area to give you a specific answer.

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Any and all about WILD birds - the science of ornithology. Information about birdwatching, ecology, conservation, migration, behavior, banding, rehabilitation, feeding, songs, binoculars, identification, and careers in ornithology. No questions about pet or caged birds, please.

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Have a PhD and over forty years as a professional ornithologist - research, teaching, author, speaker, webmaster of Ornithology.com . Have written thirty scientific papers, three bird field guides, a textbook in ecology and two recent books entitled "Amazing Birds" and "Birds of New England". Have traveled to over 90 countries watching birds.

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PhD in Zoology/Ornithology; Emeritus Professor of Biological Sciences; former Dean of the College of Natural Sciences at California State University, Chico

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