Eagle Scout project improves SCNP bird blind’s amenities

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Text and photos by Bill Johnson, TMNCPC bird sanctuary and bird blind director. Condensed by TMNCPC Blogmaster Paula Dittrick (full article can be found in the Coastal Prairie Chapter Courier, Aug. 1, 2020).

Hikers and photographers take note: the bird blind at Seabourne Creek Nature Park features a new floor and roof along with an improved water feature following the July completion of an Eagle Scout Project.

bird blind roof at Seabourne Creek Nature Park
A new roof covers the SCNP bird blind. Photo by Bill Johnson TMNCPC bird sanctuary-blind director.
floor in Seabourne Creek Nature Park
SCNP bird blind features a new floor. Photo by Bill Johnson TMNCPC bird sanctuary-blind director.

Boy Scout Andrew Dittmar and fellow scouts, under parental leadership, completed the project despite pandemic-related and other delays. The onsite work took 2 days with very little Master Naturalist intervention.

The Scouts brought all their own materials and provided the labor. Parental leadership provided a little supervision for the scouts to assemble, install, and complete a new shingle roof and a new floor in the bird blind.

Scouts positioned a limestone slab to provide a splash in the drip at the pond near the SCNP bird blind. Photo by Bill Johnson TMNCPC bird sanctuary-blind director.

One piece of limestone was placed to create a splash under the drip in the water feature, which includes river rocks. TMNCPC member Blair Margot provided the plumbing. TMNCPC bird sanctuary and blind director Bill Johnson filled the pond.