The other factor to consider this year is the wet and sometimes cool 
weather we have had recently. I suspect that many of the ground nests have 
already failed because of flooding or nestlings that died from exposure so I 
would say for this year mowing now may be less destructive than in June.

Paul Woodward
Fairfax City, VA
 

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