This time of year, the areas around where we live that are being restored to prairie, using native species of plants, trees and shrubs, are often burned by trained professionals to promote the native species and suppress invasives. Depending on how well-established a prairie restoration is, these burns can be every year or only every several years. It's quite an experience to see a large prairie burn, and it's also exciting to see the prairie plants rapidly reappearing after a burn. Many homeowners where we live also have small prairies in their yards, and are allowed to burn these provided they are trained at "burn school" and have certain qualified homeowners present to make sure the burn is conducted safely.
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The bluebird box I monitor has no bluebirds (yet), although I did have a nesting pair last year. I did have Tree Swallows investigating the box this morning, and I was dive-bombed by one as I was checking the box for sparrow intruders - there were none, so perhaps the swallows will take up residence even if bluebirds don't.
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