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Mountain Bluebird

Trail Monitoring Guide

by Myrna Pearmen

The aim of the booklet is to encourage more people to become interested in Mountain Bluebird conservation and establishing bluebird trails and also encourage current trail monitors to communicate with each other so that Mountain Bluebird trail data can be compiled from across this bird's range.
There is so much about the life cycle and natural history of the Mountain Bluebird that is still unknown: Where do non-resident Mountain Bluebirds go foe the period of time between fledging and when the bird regroup prior to migration? What are the dynamics of courtship and nest site selection? Do clutch sizes vary geographically, with latitude or altitude, over the course of the breeding season, according to box floor size and/or according to the age of the female. Bluebird trail monitors can contribute significantly, through careful observation and data collection, to our understanding of the ways of the Mountain Bluebird.

Copies of this 64-page booklet sell for $7.00 each, which includes shipping and handling.  To get your, contact your area coordinator or any board member, or they can be ordered by mail for membership, Mountain Bluebird Trails, P.O. Box 1183, Emigrant, MT 59027.

When you become a new member of MBT you will be given a copy of this book free with membership.

Bluebird Trails: A Guide to Success 3rd Edition, edited by Dorene Scriven. This comprehensive guide will provide everything you need to know to set up your own bluebird trail - types of houses, selecting locations and monitoring bluebird activity. You learn about the competition from other birds for the nest boxes, predators and other problems. Plus, the 209 page full color, soft cover book contains an in-depth account of the natural history of the bluebird. An excellent reference source.

Thanks to Connie Toop for permission to use photo from the book

Bluebirds Forever by Connie Toops. (128 pages) a delightful book on bluebirds across the U.S. featuring Eastern, Western, and Mountain species, plus 16 pages on bird box plans.  Includes an excellent section on references.  Vayageur Press

  

The Bluebird Book: The Complete Guide to Attracting Bluebirds
by Donald Stokes and Lillian Stokes

ttract the "bluebird of happiness" to your backyard!.

Bluebirds-an uncommon sight in recent years-are now coming back, thanks to conservation efforts throughout North America. And, with the Stokes Bluebird Book, you can bring these charming and beloved birds into your own yard. This comprehensive, fully illustrated guide tells you all you need to know about attracting, observing, and protecting bluebirds. It covers everything from landscaping tips for making bluebirds welcome to how to construct a bluebird feeder.

The book also includes:

-Complete information on bluebird nesting and breeding behaviors -Instructions for building a bluebird nest box and starting a bluebird trail -Detailed identification clues and range maps for all three bluebird species -Lists of bluebird societies and sources of bluebird supplies -More than 80 beautiful full-color photographs.

The Bluebird Monitor's Guide to Bluebirds and other Small Cavity-Nesters By Cynthia Berger, Keith Kridler, and Jack Griggs

From coast to coast, in every state and province across North America, homeowners are attracting bluebirds to nest in their backyards and nearby open areas. In The Bluebird Monitor's Guide, experts from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Birdhouse Network and the North American Bluebird Society reveal how it¹s done - and how, once they begin nesting in your backyard, you can help ensure that nestlings develop and fledge successfully. Some of the experts in this book monitor hundreds of boxes and have fledged thousands of bluebirds; others monitor only a few backyard boxes. All have learned the secrets of bluebird behavior by observing the birds closely and continuously, and now they're sharing those secrets with you! The book includes information on about other birds, too - in all, the 10 cavity-nesting species most often reported to The Birdhouse Network. Proceeds benefit The Birdhouse Network!

Bluebirds, Inside the Nest Box

North Carolina Bluebird Society (NCBS) is pleased to offer this wonderful sneak peek at a family of Eastern Bluebirds as they go from nest building to fledging. Recorded in the summer of 1999 in partnership with the Cornell Birdhouse Network, "Bluebirds, Inside the Nest Box" is a proven crowd pleaser for folks of all ages. Many speakers use it as part of their programs when talking about Bluebirds - and it is always a hit! Get one today to enhance your program or order several as gifts! Now available in VHS or DVD for only $13.85!

To get your copy today, by clicking here it will take you to NCBS web site for all the orderig details!

"Bluebirds, Inside the Nest Box"
is presented by the
North Carolina Bluebird Society and the Cornell Birdhouse Network.
Produced in memory of Peter Van Duser

by the
North Carolina Bluebird Society
P.O. Box 4191
Greensboro, NC 27404
Producer: Helen Munro
Editor: David Huffine
Run time: 15:36

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  Bluebird Crossing  Sign

12"x 12" Metal sign only $12.00 includes S/H.         

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Hats

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                                                           Sweatshirts come in light gray only

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