Bluebird Trails at Harrison Hills Park

We now have three Bluebird trails at Harrison Hills Park completed.

The north trail is located in the meadows near the Harrison Hills  composting operation and horse jumping area off of Parks Lane.  There  are 26 nesting boxes there built and installed by the cub scouts  Troop 186.

The south trail is located at the soccer fields and meadow  surrounding the large pond.  There are 4 at the soccer fields and 6  in open areas near the pond.

The park entrance trail has 2 nesting boxes along the fence along  Hartford Drive.

These 12 were build by Hubert Kamer a volunteer from Fawn Twp. and  installed by the Friends.

We would like to have someone adopt each trail to check on the houses  and record Bluebird nesting successes and monitor the boxes in  general.  Bluebird nesting period run from now through July.

If anyone or group is interested please contact Patrick Kopnicky at  724-224-4102 and he'll explain the process of adoption and what's  involved in that responsibility.

Prior to these installations taking place there were NO BLUEBIRD  NESTING BOXES at Harrison Hills Park.  Now we are doing our part to  provide a home for the Bluebirds who's comeback is dependent on such  nesting boxes to provide nesting cavities formerly available in  wooden fence posts that for now are nonexistent.

When you first see a Bluebird at the Park on a nesting box you'll  know why we've gone through so much work.  They'll take your breath  away!  Good luck watching!

The Friends of Harrison Hills Park

PS:  Bluebirds are NOT the same as Blue Jays.
Here are two great Bluebird web sites: http://nabluebirdsociety.org/index.htm and http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/i7660id.html