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THE BLUEBIRD REFERENCE GUIDE
Updated July 15, 2001
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Included in this REFERENCE GUIDE is a wellspring of information to help broaden your bluebirding experience. We suggest you make a hard copy for your files.Happy Bluebirding!
Notes:
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PLEASE CONSIDER JOINING:
The North American Bluebird Society (NABS)
PO Box 74, Darlington, WI 53530-0074
http://www.nabluebirdsociety.org/The Birdhouse Network (TBN)
formerly the Cornell Nest Box Network (CNBN)
159 Sapsucker Woods Road, Ithaca, NY 14850
1-800-254-BIRD
http://birds.cornell.edu/birdhouse/
This section highly recommended for newcomers NABS Fact Sheets
- Getting Started with Bluebirds
- Nest Box Specifications
- Monitoring Bluebird Nest Boxes
- Predator Control
- House Sparrow Control
- Mealworms
The House Sparrow (Passer domesticus), a threat to Bluebirds
http://www.tsuru-bird.net/sparrows2/sparrow_house_m1.jpgBooks recommended for the new bluebirder: (other books listed below)
The Bluebird Book by Don and Lillian Stokes
Enjoying Bluebirds More by Julie Zickefoose
More links at the bottom of the Guide
For more in depth discussions on many bluebird questions ~~ Jim McLochlin:
Search Best Of Bluebird-L http://audubon-omaha.org/bbbox/bestofbbml/bblindx.htm
Search The Bluebird Box http://audubon-omaha.org/bbbox/
BLUEBIRD-L FAVORITE BOOKS & PAMPHLETS
Don and Lillian Stokes' Birds at Home
http://www.StokesBirdsAtHome.com
http://www.stokesbirdsathome.com/tvseries/episodes.html
http://www.nabluebirdsociety.org/catalog/vidslide.html Bluebird Basics Video
HOUSE SPARROWS & CONTROL
North American Bluebird Society (NABS)
http://www.nabluebirdsociety.org/sparrow.htmPhoto and sound bite
http://www.mbr.nbs.gov/id/framlst/i6882id.htmlDrawing of male and female
http://www.pclink.com/rlovgren/nature9p.htmHouse Sparrow Control, The Huber Trap ~~ Joe Huber
http://community.webtv.net/hubertrap/HOUSESPARROWCONTROLHOSP control ~~ Ed Nied, Jr.
http://members.tripod.com/~herper/housesparrow.htmlHouse Sparrow ID and Control ~~ Barry Whitney
http://www.crosswinds.net/~barryw/bluebird/hosp.htm
Wendell Long -- Photographs
http://www2.go-concepts.com/~mrsimple
http://home.earthlink.net/~mrsimple/
Nestbox Monitoring Sheets http://birds.cornell.edu/birdhouse/fieldsheet.pdf
BLUEBIRD VIDEOS
http://www.nabluebirdsociety.org/catalog/vidslide.html
BIRD SONGS & PHOTOS FOR IDENTIFICATION
Voice of the Bluebird
http://bluebirdia.8k.com/images/bluebird.wavBirdwatchers Digest
http://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/audio_index.htmlPatuxent--Bird Songs
http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/bbs/song.html
PREDATOR CONTROL
NABS Predator Page
http://www.nabluebirdsociety.org/predator.htmStovepipe Predator Guard
http://audubon-omaha.org/bbbox/nabs/rk1.htm
Snake Traps
http://audubon-omaha.org/bbbox/nestbox/hksnake.htmPredators and other problems
http://www.cobleskill.edu/scbs/predator.htmDiagnosing Predator Problems
http://audubon-omaha.org/bbbox/bbtabl2.htmCATS AND YOUR BLUEBIRDS
http://www.audubon.org/bird/cat/
http://wildlife.wisc.edu/extension/catfly3.htm
http://www.audubon.org/local/cn/98march/cats.html
http://www.abcbirds.org/catsindoors.htm
FIND OUT YOUR LATITUDE AND LONGITUDEhttp://www.geocode.com/eagle.html-ssi
Bluebird Chat Room http://bluebird-l.tripod.com
- Sunday: 5-10 pm EDT <= Main Chat
- Monday: 8-10 pm EDT
- Tuesday: 8-10 pm EDT
- Wednesday: 8-10 pm EDT
- Thursday: 8-10 pm EDT
NABS AFFILIATE BLUEBIRD GROUPS (CANADA & USA)
Please consider joining your region's BB group!
http://www.nabluebirdsociety.org/affiliate.htmIs Your Group Interested In Becoming A NABS Affiliate?
For more info: http://www.nabluebirdsociety.org/
SUBMITTING NEST-BOX MONITORING DATA
(Please submit your nesting bird data - easy and much needed!)Birdhouse Online
http://birds.tc.cornell.edu/birdhouseThe North American Bluebird Society (NABS)
PO Box 74, Darlington, WI 53530-0074
http://www.nabluebirdsociety.org/
TRANSCONTINENTAL BLUEBIRD TRAIL
http://www.bluebirdtrails.org/tbt/tbt.htm Instructions
ALPHA CODES
These are the alpha codes used when referring to birds on Mailing lists.EABL = Eastern BluebirdCOMPLETE list of ALPHA CODES at:
MOBL = Mountain Bluebird MOBL
WEBL = Western Bluebird WEBL
AMGO = American Goldfinch
AMKE = American Kestrel
ATFL = Ash-throated Flycatcher
BCCH = Black-Capped Chickadee
BNOW = Barn Owl
CACH = Carolina Chickadee
CBCH = Chestnut-backed Chickadee
EUST = European Starling
HOSP = House Sparrow
HOWR = House Wren
MOCH = Mountain Chickadee
OATI = Oak Titmouse
TRES = Tree Swallow
TRUS = Trumpeter Swan
ETTI = Tufted Titmouse
VGSW = Violet-Green Swallow
WODU = Wood Duck
CARW = Carolina Wren
http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bbl/manual/aspeclst.htm
TRAPS & NEST BOXES
hubertrap@webtv.net (Joe Huber)Steve Gilbertson (Traps & boxes)
HC5 Box 31
Aitkin, MN 56431 (218) 927-1953Mel Bolt (Traps)
1571 Oil City Rd
Wooster, OH 44691-4009The Bird's Paradise (Andrew Troyer) (Traps & boxes)
20835 Morris Rd. Conneautville, PA 16406
1-800-872-0103Real Bird Homes (Gary Springer) NABS approved
706-677-3857
http://www.realbirdhomes.comhttp://www.purplemartin.org/ - HOSP traps, etc.
http://www.stillwaterbirder.com. Stuart Roth
Peterson Style Boxes - Dave Ahlgren
Ahlgren Construction, Inc.
12989 Otchipwe Ave. N.
Stillwater, MN 55082-8564
612-430-0031
FEEDING BLUEBIRDS
Armstrong Crickets (mealworms, crickets)
http://www.armstrongcrickets.com/worms.htm"Bluebird Banquet" Recipe
http://audubon-omaha.org/bbbox/ljrecipe.htmGrubco: 1-800-222-3563 (mealworms)
http://www.grubco.com/Jack Finch (dogwood berries)
http://www.danfinch.com/jack.htm http://www.danfinch.com/order.htmNature's Way: 1-800-318-2611 (mealworms)
http://www.herp.com/nature/nature.htmlRainbow: 1-800-777-9676 (mealworms)
http://www.rainbowmealworms.com/mealworm.htmSoutheastern Insectaries
606 Ball Street PO Box 1546
Perry, GA 31069
TOLL FREE #: 1-877-967-6777
HOW TO GROW MEALWORMS
http://www.nabluebirdsociety.org/mealworm.htm
http://audubon-omaha.org/bbbox/bbrp/mealworm.htm
http://www.crosswinds.net/~bluebirdguide/mealworm.htm
http://www.birdcottage.com/worms.htm
http://www.nyworms.com/mealworms.htm
http://www.wbu.com/edu/mlwrm.htm
FEEDERS for Sale
http://www.birdcottage.com/feeders.htm
http://www.bluebirdsforever.com/feeders.html
http://www.nabluebirdsociety.org/catalog/feeding.html
http://www.bluebird-love.com/
BB NESTBOX WARNING PLACARDS
Copper tags for nestbox vandalism 10/$2.50 postpaid.
Bluebird Recovery Program, c/o Mary Kalinoski, 1411 Camwood Trail South, Baxter, MN 56425NESTBOX NUMBERING TAGS
500 3"x7/8" heavy duty aluminum (Aluma-boss) tags/ties (use ballpoint pen to add #'s onto tags) = $39+shipping and come with light aluminum wire ties.
A.M. Leonard, Inc., 241 Fox Drive, Piqua, OH 45356. 800.543.8955/ FAX 800.433.0633 / to order on-line: http://www.amleo.com, Item OAT
HOUSE WRENS
The Great Wren Debate Revisited
http://audubon-omaha.org/bbbox/wren.htm
BIRDER'S EXCHANGE
Donate your good used birding equipment to Latin American and Caribbean countries. The work is being done in support of ornithological research and conservation work being done by schools, universities and governmental agencies in those countries.
Lina DiGregorio, Program Director, <edcon@aba.org> 719.578.9703
BIRD CAM SITE
http://birds.cornell.edu/birdhouse/camframe.html
OTHER THREATS
Hanta Virus
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hanta/hps/index.htmEuropean Paper-wasps: A New Threat to Cavity-nesting Birds
http://www.crosswinds.net/~bluebirdguide/paperwasp.htmBlowflies (Protocalliphora)
http://www.birdblowfly.com
WHERE TO SEND YOUR NESTS FOR RESEARCH ON PARASITES
WPCTWBUG@AOL.COM
Terry Whitworth, PhD
Entomologist
3707 96 ST E
Tacoma WA 98446
REPORT BANDED BIRDS
http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bbl/homepage/call800.htm
HUMMINGBIRDS
The Hummingbird Society
http://hummingbird.orgLanny Chambers
http://www.hummingbirds.net
Other BB WEBSITES WITH FAQ'S, TIPS, QUICK INFO, & LINKS FAQ Each site has a wealth of info & super links! FAQ
North American Bluebird Society - NABS
http://www.nabluebirdsociety.org/ (home page) (FAQ, everything)The Birdhouse Network (TBN) (formerly the Cornell Nest Box Network):
http://birds.cornell.edu/birdhouse/ (home page) (detailed info on all other cavity nesters)
We hope this Bluebird Reference Guide has answered your questions and inspired your bluebirding activities. Happy bluebirding!
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