Natural Lands Trust Preserve Blog

Mariton - Glad to be Wrong

I was wrong.  Last week, I posted that there were three bluebird eggs in one of the nest boxes, but that I didn't think they would hatch.  I checked the box today and three healthy chicks were looking back at me when I looked in!  The adults kept a close eye from a nearby perch.  I will keep monitoring this box and keep you posted.

Crow's Nest: Building restoration progress

I haven't written much lately about building projects—but the guys have been busy. They have taken all of the stucco off of the Jacob house and worked in the basement for a while shoring up the foundations and adding a concrete floor. Now they are pointing the outside walls and chimney. First a before photo:

And how it looks right now...