tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15891819.post1881590705248583282..comments2023-10-18T04:26:36.875-04:00Comments on Roundtop Ruminations: Air thicker than waterCarolyn Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03179182853082650546noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15891819.post-1953982056131454252014-06-17T11:05:48.876-04:002014-06-17T11:05:48.876-04:00Scott: I'm still seeing turkeys all over the ...Scott: I'm still seeing turkeys all over the place but no poults yet, at least not out in the open. Carolyn Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03179182853082650546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15891819.post-52019287624913502232014-06-12T10:53:59.892-04:002014-06-12T10:53:59.892-04:00Amen, Carolyn! Same situation here. I'm tryi...Amen, Carolyn! Same situation here. I'm trying to complete the last of my annual forest breeding bird censuses, but if I were to go out in the woods like they are now, I would be soaked through after the first listening station. I'm looking forward to completing the census on Saturday or, more likely, Sunday--morning. I'll give the woods a day to dry out before I venture forth.<br /><br />Many of the hens in our large flock of turkeys have produce sizable clutches of poults, but I wouldn't be surprised if we have absolutely no recruitment of new individuals this year. Several of the hens escorting their offspring have been seeing the chicks picked off one by one until now there seem to be none left with any of the hens. Credit foxes (caught in the act at least once) and a diligent Cooper's Hawk.<br /><br />My staff hasn't reported fawns, either, but we did pick up a fawn that drowned in a neighbor's koi pond last week, so they must be out there hiding in the scrubby vegetation. Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04443352705506509732noreply@blogger.com