Rounds two and three of prairie prep....

Have completed two more rounds of herbicide treatment and disking the plots in the hopes that the native coastal prairie seed which I should be picking up from Marc Pastorek will grow unfettered  by invasives or noxious weeds. Only time will tell at this point, the challenge now will be finding a weather window conducive to the last dirt work/ seeding.

First few passes with the disk on the left, on the right the carpet of Rice-Field Sedge and mixed Sesbania. Nearly all other species seem to have been killed off by herbicide and disk treatments...this is all thats left.

First plot all disked up again....I'll hit it with roundup one more time before seeding if weather permits.

Second plot after two treatments before third disk.

Getting started on third round of disking.

Slow going! Takes me three passes to turn the ground sufficiently.

Some hours later....second plot half done.

On another note, I'm excited to see the cool weather and looking forward to upping my bird list for the property. Last I checked it was at 92.....I guess that count officially started two years ago and should be quite a bit higher. There are lots I have heard but not positively identified, most of the 91 thus far I  photographed so there is no question. I'm really learning as I go. I got two Great Horned Owls this evening as was walking to my truck (Nov 16, 2013)! Whew hooo!