by A. T. Baron | Mar 23, 2024 | Education, NestWatch Data, Updates
Our local volunteers met at our spring meeting recently, and we are eager to start checking boxes. Unfortunately, we still have six inches of snow on the ground. We were spoiled for a few weeks with unusually warm weather, and many birds were checking out the nest...
by A. T. Baron | Jun 17, 2023 | Education, Updates
When managing Bluebird nest boxes, we try to keep our checks quick and non-invasive. Sometimes that is easier said than done, especially regarding nest box maintenance. We would love for every one of our boxes to have Bluebird young survive to fledge, but accidents...
by A. T. Baron | Jun 22, 2022 | Education, Updates
When checking nest boxes during the breeding season, caution is essential. We don’t want to stress the adults while they are laying eggs or feeding their young. As the chicks grow, we can count them, determine their approximate age, and address any issues...
by A. T. Baron | Jun 26, 2020 | NestWatch Data, Updates
Well, here we are in June. I would typically write more posts about our little group’s preparation for the new Bluebird season earlier. This year we were hit with a pandemic and some extra chilly weather in late spring. Although we started checking boxes in...
by A. T. Baron | Jan 16, 2019 | Updates
Since we changed the name of our organization to honor our founder the late Len Anderson, we had to make a few changes to our site. Of course, that meant we also had to change our logo. I was able to apply the changes to our old logo without modifying the theme. This...
by A. T. Baron | Apr 27, 2017 | Updates
We had our first meeting of 2017, but that doesn’t mean the birds waited for us. Even before we sat down to discuss plans for some of our boxes and review our previous year’s stats, the birds were busy making nests and laying eggs. The weather has been...