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Action 4: Carry out grassland management plan <br /> Implement grassland management plan as outlined in the resource <br /> management plan (Table 10). This plan will create variable grass depths, <br /> and grassland phenology thatrovides optimal cover and foraging <br /> P P g g <br /> opportunities for Swainson's hawk. <br /> Goal 3: Restore and manage seasonal marsh habitat to coincide with <br /> Swainson's hawk foraging needs. <br /> Action 1: Restore seasonal marsh habitat . <br /> Since Swainson's hawks raise their chicks during late spring through early <br /> summer, with fledging occurring between mid- July and mid-August, the <br /> proposed restoration and management plan for the seasonal marsh habitat <br /> will provide foraging habitat during a critical period of chick development <br /> (Table 9 of the resource plan). Seasonal marsh habitat in South Tracy Lake <br /> will be managed as a summer-dry and moist-soil marsh system. Both <br /> habitats will provide excellent cover for rodents, small birds and insects. <br /> This habitat type is a dramatic improvement on existing farmed land of the <br /> lake bottoms (sudan grass and other crops would exclude foraging during <br /> the summer months). Restoration of seasonal marsh habitat will create 30 <br /> acres of foraging habitat. <br /> Buckeye Ranch Resource Plan (November, 1993) <br /> 123 <br />