I haven't updated this blog in a long while, so this is just a quick update.
I completed the vegetation surveys around the nests and also for the random plots. Nest #10 survived for at least two days, at which time I was able to obtain measurements to show the growth of the young. Unfortunately it was empty after three more days, a likely victim of predation. Nest success is indeed quite low for lark sparrows at Sand Prairie.
Starting tomorrow I will be visiting Sand Prairie for four straight days, hoping to record the vocalizations of singing birds. I already have some songs of post-breeding males but not nearly as many as I would like.
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