Snow Seeding

  • January 14, 2020
One of the strategies for planting seeds is to distribute them on top of the snow.  This strategy provides natural stratification, and brings the seed into contact with the soil, as the snow melts.  Prairie Moon provided two comparison photos to demonstrate the amount of settling that had taken place […]
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Dark-eyed Junco, Junco hyemalis

Winter Visitor

  • December 16, 2019
Dark-eyed juncos, Junco hyemalis are winter visitors to Illinois.  Although some may show up as early as October, they are regarded as winter migrants or snow birds. These are small sparrow-sized birds that are found on the forest floor and at bird feeders.  Most of their life activities are on […]
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