We coordinate the maintenance and monitoring of nest boxes in open areas around the community, providing homes for cavity nesting birds such as Eastern Bluebirds and Tree Swallows. Explore the map below to see our box locations:
Special thanks to Ron Hunter and Keld Greflund of Uxbridge Rotary, who kindly built five new bird houses to replace deteriorating ones on the Uxbridge town trails.
After 10 years the Uxbridge Regan Gravel pit habitat has become a forest and is no longer suitable for the targeted cavity nesting bluebirds and swallows. A new location was needed and identified by Lafarge's area manager Chris Galway. Green Durham Association (GDA) (many joint NDN members) have stepped up and moved the bird houses to Lafarge’s Goodwood open field property. This new private location has no active gravel operation and is open field and meadow. GDA has indicated they will monitor its success as Derek is stepping back from the action.
“We will maintain our ties to Lafarge Regan Pit and keep an eye on Bank Swallows and sparrows which nest there each summer” Derek says. If you are interested in helping out with the Goodwood Project contact Ranald McKay ----ranald.mckay@gmail.com
See past cooperative conservation at Lafarge here
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