by A. T. Baron | Mar 23, 2018 | Education
Bluebird nestbox in winter. Photo by A. T. Baron We still have snow on the ground, but The Clarence Bluebird Trail is getting ready for spring. I spent a sunny but chilly afternoon checking all of our nest boxes for winter damage. Some of our boxes were easily...
by A. T. Baron | Sep 22, 2017 | NestWatch Data
Well, folks, the breeding season has come to a close and our little Bluebirds are getting ready for winter. Like every year, we had successes and failures. Most of our failures are due to nature’s fury and there isn’t much we can do about it. Our job is to...
by A. T. Baron | Jul 2, 2017 | NestWatch Data
Well, after collecting a lot of data, we can show off some of our numbers. Our feathered friends came out early this year, and there have been many successful nest attempts. A successful attempt is when at least one bird fledges from the nest. Of course, we hope for...
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...
by A. T. Baron | Mar 8, 2017 | Updates
If this crazy weather has you wondering when spring will arrive, you’re not alone. If you’re wondering when the Bluebirds will return, well, some may already be here looking for the perfect home to start their family. Spring officially won’t begin...
by A. T. Baron | Nov 30, 2016 | NestWatch Data, Updates
Well, here they are. We have the results of this year’s nest box data. Honestly, I hate to close out the year. We did well with our Bluebird (Sialia sialis) fledgling numbers, and I was hoping our group could meet to review them. Unfortunately, scheduling conflicts...
by A. T. Baron | Jul 31, 2016 | NestWatch Data, Updates
Even though many of our lawns are brown from lack of rain, we have been busy with our nest boxes this year. I intended to post an update earlier in the season, but we ran into a few hiccups with entering data on the NestWatch site. After spending a couple of days...
by A. T. Baron | Apr 15, 2016 | Updates
It’s that time again. The snow is gone—we hope, the birds are chirping, and we have a little spring-cleaning to do, but not before we make a plan. The Clarence Bluebird Trail will be having their spring meeting of 2016 on Saturday, April 23 at 1:00 pm, at the...
by A. T. Baron | Feb 9, 2016 | Education
It’s February and that means many things to the bird enthusiasts. First, The Great Backyard Bird Count is fast approaching. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon Society launched the event in 1998. It was the first online citizen-science project to...
by A. T. Baron | Sep 19, 2015 | NestWatch Data, Updates
Our busy year has come to a close. All of our nest boxes have been empty for a while, and we doubt we will have any more new nests. We have had great success at many of our sites. Here are some of our stats. 2015 Stats Our 18 nest sites are at Memorial Park, the Bike...
