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The theme of the Grassroots project at Leader Composite School is Interacting With Our Environment. The Grade 7 Science classes at Leader Composite School researched information about cavity nesters (bluebird and wrens), nest boxes, nest box trails, how to attract birds, birding trails, and habitat. We emailed our questions about birds to an expert, Myrna Pearman. The most exciting part of the project was having Myrna as a guest speaker. Myrna is the only paid bluebird biologist in the country. You can read her bio on the Expert Page. |
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She spent a day at our school making presentations and helping us build our nest boxes. She brought really cool things for us to see: slides, duck nest boxes, bird eggs, a martin house made from a gourd, a leaf cutter bee house, a bee house, a sparrow trap, and everyone's favorite -- dead bats. One interesting thing she showed us was part of a tree trunk it had a cavity in it which was excavated by a woodpecker. We learned alot about birds during her presentation. |
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Did you know??? Cats kill 4.4 million birds a day in North America? |
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We built 35 bluebird and wren nest boxes. The wren nest boxes went to farms in the area. Bluebird nest boxes were put up on a birding trail on the north east side of the South Saskatchewan River -- our effort to attract bluebirds. There are sightings of bluebirds there every spring; however, there are no known bluebird nesting sites. If bluebirds do not nest in these boxes they will make good homes for tree swallows. A person who lives across the river informed us that the bluebirds returned on March 28; he reported seeing a female bluebird, perched on a fence post right across from one of our nest boxes! This web site is a result of our efforts and research. Enjoy! |
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