Rocking the Boat’s Tree Swallows Breeding Project
My students and I love this photo by Joseph Morales (a retired teacher who has been working with us) of Tree Swallows on a box that students built with Rocking The Boat and installed in Soundview Park in the Bronx.
Notice how the conversations are growing:
http://youthvoices.net/discussion/tree-swallows-project-days-1-and-2
http://youthvoices.net/discussion/bird-watching-482013
http://youthvoices.net/discussion/bird-observation-soundview-park
And check out these posts, comments, and replies:
http://youthvoices.net/discussion/tree-swallow-takes-over
http://youthvoices.net/discussion/tree-swallows-and-how-we-can-help
http://youthvoices.net/discussion/students-building-nest-boxes-swallows-their-neighborhoods
http://youthvoices.net/discussion/reclaiming-topic-importance-building-homes-swallows
You can keep up with the students’ (and the birds’) progress here:
http://youthvoices.net/swallows