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[two-thirds]The open field behind the Community Garden is ideal habitat for bluebirds to come together and nest! The Downeast Audubon Society has a Bluebird Trail of almost 300 nesting boxes, two of which are currently located behind the Community Garden and are being monitored by Hancock residents. Due to loss of habitat in Maine, pesticides and competition from non-native birds, the bluebird population suffered greatly in the 1990s but in recent years thankfully has rebounded, partly due to programs such as these. Since the first box was erected in 2017, 11 fledglings hatched successfully.
With a second box added in the spring of 2019, five more eggs hatched successfully by June!
There is room for a few more nesting boxes on our property if you would like to be trained to monitor fledglings and be responsible for a nest. For more information,
http://www.downeastaudubon.org/p/conservation.html
If you would like to post and monitor a box on CNLT property, please email us at gro.tsurtdnalkceneertbarc@ofni.[/two-thirds]