tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30103302.post1261613122303363974..comments2023-12-02T03:25:00.936-05:00Comments on beginning to bird: Marsh madnessdguzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01811101661607351661noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30103302.post-5596642942886051302008-08-18T22:58:00.000-04:002008-08-18T22:58:00.000-04:00You're so lucky to have this in your backyard. I'd...You're so lucky to have this in your backyard. I'd be walkin' that boardwalk every day. Marshes attract such a wide variety of everything!<BR/><BR/>In some parts of the country, they've brought in an insect, maybe a small beetle (?) to eat the loosestrife. When an import becomes invasive, you have to import the solution.nina at Nature Remains.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07888238636692649668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30103302.post-81939796249844875192008-08-13T17:30:00.000-04:002008-08-13T17:30:00.000-04:00Regarding your weird cluster of items: I briefly e...Regarding your weird cluster of items: I briefly entertained the idea of a geocache but I think you're meant to leave something cool in geocaches and the evil rubber ducky and dryer sheets didn't strike me as fun rewards at the end of a long coordinate trail. <BR/><BR/>I wonder what will happen if you were to remove it? Why don't you do that and write us a post? :Oehunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03569526052414927140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30103302.post-50457106683274328632008-08-06T21:46:00.000-04:002008-08-06T21:46:00.000-04:00The purple flower looks like milkweed, as someone ...The purple flower looks like milkweed, as someone else commented. <BR/><BR/>The mess of stuff at the end looks like a geocache gone awry!<BR/><BR/>At least loosestrife is pretty. I get to look at ugly Melaleuca and Brazilian peppers for my invasives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30103302.post-63297010360102734402008-08-06T10:36:00.000-04:002008-08-06T10:36:00.000-04:00Dr Monkey--yup. You should come up here sometime a...Dr Monkey--yup. You should come up here sometime and wander around with me. I don't think we have any banana trees, though.<BR/><BR/>Fran--Yeah--the loosestrife is now the dominant feature. Ugh. Thanks, Fran!<BR/><BR/>KGMom--you got the college hoops reference, eh? It is a beautiful plant with beautiful flowers, but I HATE it. I should've dissected the pellet but it was still wet and gooey and I was kinda grossed out. hee hee a raisin! As far as that "collection" of stuff goes--boy, it looks like some kinda weird ritual, no?<BR/><BR/>DCup--I was afraid to touch anything!<BR/><BR/>John--I know you have to pull out roots as well, or it's useless. Someone suggested a controlled burn--but that sounds dangerous. Thanks for the butterfly and IDs! I suspected Cabbage White, but the other one was beyond me. I love those little guys though. Thanks for the info about the cabbage white--I'm guessing it came on imported veggies?<BR/><BR/>Texas Travellers--I'll come check it out.<BR/><BR/>Susan--NOOOOOOOOO!!!!! Really? I guess I didn't know because they didn't have the black. Oh man. They are EVERYWHERE. This is the first year we've had them out there, at least that I've seen at the feeders. ugh. Hey--swamp milkweed! I'll watch for the plant to go to seed (that's the only one I saw out there) and then I'll spread 'em around! oh gees--I better go check on that egg! I haven't seen (or heard) any ping-pong playing yet....<BR/><BR/>Rick--The owners (who've been working with the local conservancy, Fish & Wildlife, and ag ext agent) wanted to try biological controls before resorting to chemicals, but i think it's clear that chemicals are going to be the only way to resolve this infestation. It's also hitting a lot of other areas around our valley. Ugh. It's sad how quickly it spreads.<BR/><BR/>Katdoc--so much for my hope that it was a bunch of clay-colored sparrows! ha ha! And yup, that bittern was my spark bird. Kinda sets the bar way up high, no?<BR/><BR/>Earl--if you talk to the mgmt at the reserve, tell them to ACT NOW. When I think back to the first time I noticed the loosestrife, it was just a few plants here and there. I didn't know what it was then, or I'd have run out there and dug that shit out by the roots! If only. It kills me to think of it.dguzmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01811101661607351661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30103302.post-57567592179695145192008-08-06T10:07:00.000-04:002008-08-06T10:07:00.000-04:00We went to a bird sanctuary on Westham Island in B...We went to a bird sanctuary on Westham Island in British Columbia this weekend. Loosestrife is taking over all the marshes there too. As if the Himalayan blackberries weren't enough of a problem. Ugh.Earl Cootiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13204523494279709530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30103302.post-6392181114819215332008-08-05T22:40:00.000-04:002008-08-05T22:40:00.000-04:00Awe, Susan beat me to the only two IDs I knew for ...Awe, Susan beat me to the only two IDs I knew for sure - swamp milkweed and nasty HOSP. (Any sparrow that hangs out in huge groups like that is probably a HOSP, in my experience.) <BR/><BR/>Can't help with the flutter-bys.<BR/><BR/>Wow, your spark bird was an American Bittern? What an extraordinary bird! (At least, here in OH.) I only got my first ones this year - Lifer in Fla in Jan, and first Ohio Amer. Bittern at Magee Marsh this May.<BR/><BR/>The loosestrife is pretty, but I can see how badly it mucks up your view of the marsh.<BR/><BR/>~KathiKathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13186814675058675885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30103302.post-43903844544430568462008-08-05T22:08:00.000-04:002008-08-05T22:08:00.000-04:00I guess you are finding out about Integrated Pest ...I guess you are finding out about Integrated Pest Management with that nasty purple stuff. I would think that some sort of chemical treatment will be necessary to terminate that stuff. There are a number of products that are labeled for use in marsh lands. I think that your local ag agent in the county CO-OP extension office could help with some suggestions. Good luck<BR/>That stuff is a primary noxious weed in ND.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30103302.post-11957580636286180372008-08-05T16:23:00.000-04:002008-08-05T16:23:00.000-04:00By the way, how's the egg? Anything hatch yet?; ^...By the way, how's the egg? Anything hatch yet?<BR/><BR/><BR/>; ^)Susan Gets Nativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00216170589750418861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30103302.post-9701913997923522642008-08-05T16:21:00.000-04:002008-08-05T16:21:00.000-04:00Those nondescript brown birds are juvie house spar...Those nondescript brown birds are juvie house sparrows.<BR/>But to give you good news...that plant with the pretty pink flowers is swamp milkweed, girl! A GREAT plant among all the crappy loosestrife.Susan Gets Nativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00216170589750418861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30103302.post-48581053368767348132008-08-05T16:14:00.000-04:002008-08-05T16:14:00.000-04:00All of what kgmom said.Nice story and nature blog ...All of what kgmom said.<BR/><BR/>Nice story and nature blog with great photos.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Our "C" is <A HREF="http://troyandmartha.blogspot.com/2008/08/caterpillars.html" REL="nofollow">Here</A>.<BR/>Come visit,<BR/>Troy and MarthaTexas Travelershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16250697065385437368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30103302.post-63183508210224501402008-08-05T14:33:00.000-04:002008-08-05T14:33:00.000-04:00Too bad about the loosestrife. I wonder if there i...Too bad about the loosestrife. I wonder if there is anything that could speed up the process of removal. I would be tempted to rip some out myself, but I am not sure if that is an effective control method.<BR/><BR/>I think the butterflies are an Eastern Tailed Blue and a Cabbage White. Both are very common; the latter is an introduced species.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06567933367480378113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30103302.post-52277990441775895862008-08-05T13:59:00.000-04:002008-08-05T13:59:00.000-04:00I want to come out there and start yanking out tha...I want to come out there and start yanking out that loosestrife. Back before I knew it was an invasive plant, I had some, but I eradicated it as soon as I learned about how it crowds every thing out.<BR/><BR/>As for that mess of stuff next to the road? Very, very strange. If my kids had been there, I would suggest props. They're into movie making these days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30103302.post-53986820375457478562008-08-05T13:55:00.000-04:002008-08-05T13:55:00.000-04:00Marsh madness. . .very clever.Anyhoooo--you have p...Marsh madness. . .very clever.<BR/>Anyhoooo--you have posed so many issues in this post. Loosestrife--gee it sure is pretty in the distance, but obviously voracious as it chokes out native growth. Any way to control it?<BR/>At first, I thought the pellet was a really enlarged raisin (lol).<BR/>Finally, the weird collection. You don't have voodoo practitioners around, do you?KGMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165941950953938943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30103302.post-18299545221632376782008-08-05T11:24:00.000-04:002008-08-05T11:24:00.000-04:00Wow- what a great post D.The marsh looked so diffe...Wow- what a great post D.<BR/><BR/>The marsh looked so different back in March. Holy crap!<BR/><BR/>I love all of the things you say here- from what you experience as well as your commentary of concern.<BR/><BR/>You write so evocatively and the photos are great.Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181529277715646835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30103302.post-64666144671585722002008-08-05T10:34:00.000-04:002008-08-05T10:34:00.000-04:00Ahh nature. It's quite something isn't it.Ahh nature. It's quite something isn't it.Dr. Monkey Von Monkersteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14370062692837972451noreply@blogger.com