 Amy
Hanson and son Jefrey in Country Park |
The PBC has
taken on some jobs at Country Park, off Lawndale Drive in Greensboro, NC. The
Club’s duties include maintaining and checking the bluebird boxes and cleaning
up around the lakes. Cal Weimer is the leader of this project. You can
contact him at
cweimer@triad.rr.com
or Phone 288-2160
On
Saturdays the park is closed to vehicle traffic, so we meet at the parking
lot near the north end of the park. Turn off Lawndale Drive onto
Orman Road. Drive to the end of Orman and turn left, go to the open
parking lot, and you will see us there.
Check our Calendar
for dates of upcoming park activities.
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Conservation Committee
Report: Adopt-A-Park - Octob er
22
– story & photo by Susan Weimer
Mother Nature cooperated beautifully: the trees displayed their colors and
the light created a mirror image of the woods on the lake. The temperature was
quite cool when we started, but it gradually warmed up enough to enjoy a little
dip into a cup of coffee and some scrumptious cookies.
Seven volunteers showed up for Country Park clean-up: Rose Sims, Jane Blackburn,
Sally Howell, Carolyn Allen, Cynthia Soemita, Susan Weimer, and Cal Weimer. Many
thanks to all who helped. The lakes provided a treasure trove of trash,
including a child’s shoe. Bet somebody’s mother is mad!
It was the “animal parade” day. The gobbler from the Natural Science Center came
down to the fence, posing for pictures. We also spotted a Great Blue Heron, as
well as the usual Canada Geese and Mallards. And we heard a Red-bellied
Woodpecker and Eastern Bluebirds. The biggest surprise was not a bird, but a
local citizen walking his goat named Okie Dokie.
Cynthia and Cal
2011 Report by Amy
Hanson
The bluebird season
started out in early March with Cal Weimer cleaning and fixing up the boxes,
preparing them for the birds who would be looking for good nesting spots. Nest
building started about a week earlier than usual this year, with nests being
built as early as March 19.
Despite some evidence of predation, we had more chicks fledge this year than in
the past 4 years, with each of the 17 boxes being used for nesting at some point
in the season. The final results for successful fledgings were 53 Bluebirds, 22
Chickadees, 6 Brown-headed Nuthatches, and 6 House Wrens. Also, we were very
excited to have two younger participants this year. Jack Gregory, a rising 6th
grader and family friend, helped out on 3 of the weekly monitoring rounds, and
he brought a friend of his along on one of those days. Jack has a keen interest
in the natural world and science. Also, on one of the last days of monitoring,
Stephen Bryant, a 14-year old member of the Piedmont Bird Club and active
birder, came along. He plans to be involved in next year’s monitoring season.
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Here is a map of Country Park in
Greensboro, NC. . For a larger version, click on it.
Map drawn by
Cal Weimer |
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