On a clear and windy morning, Friday, October 17, 2 Board and 2 Member volunteers gathered with Carlo of Wyoming State Parts at the Wyoming Territorial Prison to clean out and assess damage to the tree swallow nest boxes on site that Laramie Audubon Society has monitored in the past to provide data on tree swallows to Nest Watch.
Today's visit revealed several nest boxes with broken parts and missing screws, as well as some that are missing from their posts. (One of these was missing because a telephone pole it was attached to was replaced several years ago.) Other interesting observations included three nest boxes that had been used this season by northern flickers.
Laramie Audubon Society would like to repair and replace nest boxes and begin our monitoring program again. We welcome volunteers to help with activities. Please reach out to laramie.audubon@gmail.com if interested. We also look forward to the possibility of teaming up with Wyoming State Parks to make new boxes next fall during Public Lands Day.
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