Thursday, April 30, 2015

Sweet New Ride

After driving 3200 miles from Big Pine Key, Florida, we have arrived at Farragut State Park in Idaho.  We are in the same RV spot and will have the same volunteer jobs.

We immediately started one of our jobs - monitoring 50 bluebird houses.  So far, out of 50 houses, we have 28 nests, 10 of the nests have eggs for a total of 41 eggs.  2 houses had a bluebird sitting on a nests and we were not able to count the number of eggs.  2 of the houses had squirrels.  It looks like we are in for a very busy summer!
Mark opening a bluebird house
Since the houses are spread over several miles of roads and trails, we take a Park vehicle.  Last year we had a old, persnickety, Kawasaki Mule that stranded us a few times.

As an incentive to get us to come back this year, we were told we would have a brand new UTV to drive this year. 

Take a look at our sweet new ride: 
Kubota
We’re looking forward to the following 4 months and hope to get out and see some new areas this summer.

Stay tuned.

Teri
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8 comments:

  1. The Odd EssayMay 1, 2015 at 6:58 AM

    WoooHooo... nice wheels! Our refuge in Maine told us they got a brand new zero turn John Deere mower (I think I wore the last one out over the years)... and I told them I'd be afraid to use it... don't want to get the first scratch on it ;-)

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    1. TeriMay 2, 2015 at 2:28 PM

      We've been in places where they don't want anyone to use the new stuff. Fortunately, the park got rid of the old 'mules' so we only have the new rides to use.

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  2. PennyMay 1, 2015 at 9:21 AM

    Glad you guys made it safely there! Your bluebird boxes are doing much better than mine here at home, I have to keep chasing the sparrows out of them! Been working hard on the house, they came last week to put the drywall up and they are now taping and mudding! Whoo Hoo! :)

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    1. TeriMay 2, 2015 at 2:29 PM

      Your house will be finished soon! Send pictures.

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  3. Travels with EmmaMay 1, 2015 at 9:51 AM

    Are those red squirrels that use the boxes?

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  4. Mark & TeriMay 1, 2015 at 11:58 AM

    We had both Red Squirrels and Northern Flying Squirrels in the boxes last year. This year we can tell that one was is a Red Squirrel because we saw it. The other is unknown for now.

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  5. Wallace and Carolyn SternbergMay 2, 2015 at 9:10 AM

    Sounds like y'all went right to work too!!!

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  6. AnonymousMay 5, 2015 at 9:10 PM

    Looks like great weather!
    Sharon

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