In 2007, Potawatomi Audubon is sponsoring nine
bluebird trails in LaPorte
County. New trails have
been added at Bluhm County Park and Morgan Cemetery. The
second trail at
Bluhm
consists of nine boxes along a newly constructed path
connecting the park to New Durham mobile home park. The
Morgan Cemetery
trail has five boxes and is located on CR 1400 South near
Wanatah. Counting the new additions, the Potawatomi Chapter
is maintaining 72 boxes on these monitored trails. Volunteer
monitors check the condition of the boxes throughout the
breeding season and investigate any indications of damages to
nests by insects, predators, humans, or undesirable
competitors such as house sparrows. Monitors also record and
report egg production and fledging results.
Mr.
Ray Fear has generously donated his time and skill to build
the boxes and Donn Kelver has donated most of the lumber.
Current monitors are Elsa Jessup, Elisabeth Roman, Jan Baumer,
Vivian Dare, John and Mary Jo Pflum, Joan Mills, and the group
from the Purdue North Central Women’s Association. If you
would be interested in being a bluebird trail monitor for
2008, contact Mary Jo Pflum at 219-324-0649.
