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Eastman maintains a bird nesting box program at its site near Longview, Texas for native, cavity-nesting species. There are approximately 12 Eastern Bluebird boxes, 8 Wood Duck boxes, 10 Tree Swallow, and 2 Purple Martin boxes on site. The boxes provide nesting places that these cavity-nesting species would not otherwise have on plant grounds. Each spring and summer, our native birds use these nesting boxes

Bradley Holman, as part of his Boy Scout Eagle Project, coordinated the installation of these boxes. Coot Rash, an Eastman retiree, constructed the boxes. Guy Luneau, a current Eastman employee, oversees the maintenance of these boxes to assure they provide the correct habitat for our feathered friends.

In the case of Bluebirds and Tree Swallows, the parents produce two and sometimes three sets of young over the course of the breeding season. Each bluebird and swallow clutch produces from three to six young, and fledging success is high from the Eastman boxes. Approximately 100-150 new Eastern Bluebirds, 50-100 new Wood Ducks, 50-100 new Tree Swallows, and 50-100 new Purple Martins enter the world through the Eastman Nesting Box Program.

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various nesting boxes at Eastman <