Bird House 'Condo' FEMA Fire Academy - Emmitsburg, MD
Posted by: NorStar
N 39° 41.669 W 077° 19.567
18S E 300551 N 4396434
This multi-unit 'condo' is located on the campus of the FEMA Fire Academy between two memorials - the Fallen Firefighters and the 9/11 Memorial.
Waymark Code: WMMTAH
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 11/02/2014
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In Emmitsburg, just off Highway US 15, is the FEMA Fire Academy, which has this multi-unit birdhouse on the campus.
The campus is located on the south side of Emmitsburg, along S. Seton Ave., just north of the intersection with U.S. 15. To get to the birdhouse, first, you have to go through security at the entrance. This involves a conversation with the security person posted, having government issued photo-IDs reviewed and held in the office while visitor badges are issued, then a map is present with directions to follow a certain route and park at the spaces designated - and don't stray from this route and stay in the quad area. The bird house is located almost in a bee-line between the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial and the 9/11 Memorial.
The birdhouse is a a cubic shaped structure on a rough post, with supports to each corner. There are four levels of holes, with eighteen holes on a side.
Is this a functional box ?: Yes
Is this birdhouse for display only?: No
Is this box occupied?: I don't know
Species: Purple martins commonly are found here.
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