Therefore, early summer mowing of hayfields is detrimental to meadowlark nests and young Reason for Decline Farmland fragmentation. Many remaining hayfields are too small to be suitable breeding habitat. More frequent field rotation. Meadowlarks prefer old, mature hayfields that contain a dense ground cover and diversity of grasses and forbs. Reduction in field diversity.
Meadowlarks prefer mixed fields over fields of pure alfalfa.
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