Man Made Boxes are Lifeline for Battlefield Blue Birds
The boxes hanging over the park roads of Antietam National Battlefield are supposed to be life saving boxes for blue birds. Actually these boxes are positioned at the 100-yard intervals along the road, and due to these boxes, visitors can see one, two, or may be a bunch of bluebirds during their journey. No doubt, these boxes are lifeline for the bluebirds.
It is said that Mark and Jean Raabe are the people who have placed these boxes for the birds and they are about 100 in number. Besides, they are generally checked by Rabees once a week. It is said that he checks these boxes from March to November to ensure safety of the birds and they are replaced after every 5 or 6 years for better nesting.
Lilga and her husband said in their statement that people should help Raabes for maintain...