Refill with the soil that is there first and foremost. If the soil was too scattered to refill the entire hole, then use garden soil or sand. It should mound up slightly to allow the soil to settle in the next few years. If you have bermuda or Kentucky bluegrass, the grass will cover over by itself. If you have fescue (like the Marathon varieties), then you will need to reseed. I would reseed now and not wait until it gets warm. In your area it might be wet and warm enough for the seed to sprout by itself in January.

I've been surprised to see my new (small) rose bush missing approximately one branch a day for the past few days, it's not just rose buds but whole branches sliced off with not very strong bite marks.. I noticed some weeds nearby with broad leaves have had their leaves snipped off and wondering what on earth could be doing this??? I'm now left with just a few short branches coming out the base.. Although I do have squirrels I've had them for years and never seen anything like this... The only culprit I can think of is field mice which I have seen around recently, does anyone know if they do this kind of damage or what else it could be??

OMG! I just looked at this picture when I got home and there are three baby birds in it! I did not see them at all when I took the picture! I just seen the egg and nest and thought I would snap a quick picture as I was at work and have to walk by it a lot. Most of the time the daddy and mom don't move sometimes they do and flop on the ground playing like they are hurt. The killdeer made a nest right on a sun someone made out of white rocks right by a busy sidewalk and road. It's a odd spot I hope the family lives! cats are always around. I made fun of the parents I guess they knew what they were doing after all, pretty good camoflauge huh?

Hi, I just popped in here to find out how to get rid of wild strawberries in my grass and saw your post.I have a lot of those same holes in my yard this year. I have seen chipmunks(you may call them ground squirrels) disappear into them. I have always had these critters around,but this is the first year for so many holes in the yard. Maybe these new holes correlate to the 4 new cats that have started to hunt my yard this year. I don't know how you would get rid of them other than trapping or poison. If it is moles you would see the raised tunnels throughout your yard.