In May, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) Environment Committee members continued the bluebird box watching project with Mercer County Park Commission.
The Eastern Bluebird is a formerly threatened bird species that has made a tremendous comeback because of the efforts of amateur conservationists throughout the United States. Mercer County Park Commission staff and volunteers aid the nesting of bluebirds and other native bird species by monitoring boxes for nesting attempts by non-native birds.
The Mercer County Park Commission has five bluebird box monitoring locations available. One is at the Mercer Meadows Pole Farm/Princeton Country Club (Lawrence/Pennington), one at Mercer Oaks Golf Course (Hamilton/West Windsor), one is at Mountain View Golf Course (Ewing), and two at Mercer County Park (Hamilton/West Windsor). Monitoring is typically a once per week commitment from about March through July.
Amber Yu: This week of bluebird box monitoring was exciting. There were 5 chicks that hatched and more nests are being built. It looks like many GPA members are also interested in bluebird monitoring. We’ll be happy to share some presentations about the bluebirds.
Volunteer Participants: Kathie Wang (5/3, 2 hrs), Gina Shen (5/3, 2 hrs), Xiangcheng Ying (5/3, 3 hrs), Amber Yu (5/3, 3 hrs), Kathy Yang (5/4, 3 hrs).
