Rick Murphy, at left, was the winner of the Bluebird birdhouse, created by Bob Mosshammer, at right, who was the program presenter for the Ouabache State Park’s Lunch & Learn event Thursday, March 14, at the park. (Photo by Barbara Barbieri)
By BARBARA
BARBIERI
Friends of Ouabache State Park hosted the first Lunch & Learn event of the season on Thursday as Bob Mosshammer presented a program about Bluebirds.
A slide presentation part of the program was cut short by a power outage in the area with Mosshammer continuing to offer information in the dark. He also explained how to construct a bluebird house and how to keep it ready for bird occupancy.
He presented each program attender a fact sheet that had basic information about the birds as well as information on how to learn more about them. Suggested sites for more information included:
Lesley the Bird Nerd—A bird once almost gone forever the Eastern Bluebird (Youtube)
Bluebird Man—Al Larsen Bluebird Recovery Documentary (Youtube)
And https://www.bird.cornell.edu
Those attending provided their own picnic lunch and Corner Depot Catering provided cookies featuring a bluebird decoration. Mosshammer provided a bluebird house as a door prize won by Mick Murphy.
The next Lunch & Learn event will be held at noon on Thursday, April 18th with Curt Burnette, Naturalist with the Limberlost State Historic site will talk about the “Wonders of the Loblolly Marsh.” The event is free, however gate fees apply.
