Boxes for Birds is a Kinglake community nest box project, in partnership with Birdlife Australia. In late 2024 and early 2025, we will install 85 nestboxes on members' properties and public reserves across the Kinglake Ranges.

The majority of the nestboxes will be purchased from LaTrobe University, funded by the Victorian State Government through the Victorian Landcare Program. Further boxes will be constructed at a nestbox construction workshop early next year, funded by our FRRR Rural Skills grant.

Five boxes of varying sizes will be installed on each property to accommodate different size birds including Small bird/Treecreeper size, Pardalote size, Small/medium parrot, Duck or Kookaburra and Owl size boxes.

Property owners will monitor their nest boxes twice yearly and record the birds or other animals that are using them (or not). We have purchased a new nest box inspection camera for that purpose (funded through the grant) and remote motion cameras that can also be used.

We look forward to sharing updates and photos of our nestbox dwellers in due course!