Operation Bluebird Takes Flight Once Again!

Tecumseh Land Trust is excited to announce that we re-launched the Operation Bluebird conservation education program this year. Earlier this month, McKinney Middle School seventh graders conducted nest box research at Xarifa Farm in Yellow Springs.  Over a 2-week period, students carefully observed nest box activity, recording their findings, such as bird species, the number of eggs laid, or successful fledglings.  Once the students are back in the classroom they enter their findings into the Cornell Lab of Ornithology Nest Watch which is used to track bluebird populations. The students are making meaningful contributions to science at a national level!  “It's a joy to witness learning in action,” says Kate Anderson, owner of Xarifa Farm and TLT board member.  Operation Bluebird is a true community collaboration, and we can’t do it without the help of the many volunteers who assist at each next box! Thanks also to the Ohio Bluebird Society.  Their support has allowed TLT to actively engage young Citizen Scientists in meaningful inquiry regarding their natural world.