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...
by A. T. Baron | Aug 1, 2015 | NestWatch Data, Updates
We are coming close to the end of the summer, but nesting is still in progress. At the moment, all active nests are from House Wrens, but we still have vacancy for any Bluebirds that want to give it one more shot. Eastern Bluebirds typically have more than one...
by A. T. Baron | Jul 15, 2015 | Education
If you keep up with our group, and the escapades of Bluebird Nest Box monitoring, you will know that House Sparrows (Passer domesticus) are a major problem. This invasive species will not only take over a box, but also kill nestlings and adults of other species. While...
by A. T. Baron | Jun 20, 2015 | Education
Our organization was created to help the Bluebirds increase their numbers. As the state bird of New York, we aim to provide them with nesting boxes for a better chance, but they are not the only bird we should think about. The American Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus...
by A. T. Baron | Jun 16, 2015 | NestWatch Data, Updates
The month is almost over and we have been seeing some good results from our monitoring. Like a lot of areas in the country, we have been dealing with a good amount of rain. Rain brings a few problems that we have to deal with, namely Blowflies. The adults lay eggs in...
by A. T. Baron | May 13, 2015 | Updates
With all of the warmer weather, there has been a flurry of activity at our nest box sites. We have 5 total sites and 18 boxes to check. That means man power and our volunteers have been working hard. So where to begin with this update? I guess I will start with our...
