Boy Scout builds bird tower at DS Ranch Park

Staff Report

DRIPPING SPRINGS — To give a home to a threatened family of birds, Boy Scout Alexander Seshan,15, donated a Chimney Swift Tower for the Dripping Springs Ranch Park.

Seshan, a scout with Life Scout Troop 280, constructed the 12-foot tower for Chimney Swift (Chaetura Pelagica) birds, a species that is decreasing in size. The project spanned a total of 150 hours for completion — Seshan started in July and finished at the beginning of August.