Keep South Carolina Wild
January 19, 2023
Did you know it’s important to clean out bird boxes so Eastern Bluebirds and other cavity nesters, like the Carolina Chickadee and Tufted Titmouse, will return the following year to build a new nest?
On Tuesday, January 17, SCWF staff members, Jay Keck, Angi Fuller Wildt, and Bev Roberts, were joined by 9 volunteers as well as a group of home school kids, who cleaned out and collected data from over 30 bird boxes at Camp Discovery in Blythewood, SC.
Camp Discovery’s mission is engaging and inspiring through discovery in science and nature. This 116-acre outdoor learning environment is a perfect home for Eastern bluebirds, woodpeckers, and other cavity nesters!
SCWF’s volunteers removed old nests from last year to make space for the creation of new nests for this year’s breeding season. In addition to cleaning out dormant wasp nests and other debris, volunteers determined which boxes needed to be replaced. They also collected data about the contents of each box, which will be used to help educate the hundreds of students that will visit Camp Discovery in 2023.
If you would like a bluebird box for your yard, they are available to purchase in SCWF’s office.
Tags: Habitat, Jay Keck, Nesting Boxes, volunteers, Bluebirds, Camp Discovery
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