SEEMS EVERYONE IS INTERESTED IN THE "WORLD
OF BLUEBIRDS!!!
I BECAME MUCH MORE INTERESTED IN "BLUEBIRDS" WHEN I LEFT THE SPORT OF
RACING PIGEONS SEVERAL YEARS AGO AFTER TWENTY YEARS, DUE TO DECLINING
MEMBERSHIP. I HAD ALWAYS HAD A FEW HASTILY CONSTRUCTED BLUEBIRD BOX'S
PLACED AROUND MY HOUSE AND YARD AREA HERE IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS, AND
HAD ACHIEVED MODERATE SUCCESS.
I JOINED THE NORTH AMERICAN BLUEBIRD
SOCIETY (NABS) SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND BECAME MORE TOTALLY INVOLVED IN "BLUEBIRDING".
AFTER ABSORBING ALL THE INFORMATION I POSSIBLE COULD ON BLUEBIRDS AND
BLUEBIRD BOX CONSTRUCTION, I DEVELOPED MY OWN BLUEBIRD BOX AND HAD IT
OFFICIALLY APPROVED BY NABS. I HAVE A SMALL WOOD SHOP AND USE IT TO
CONSTRUCT MY BOX'S OUT OF WESTERN CEDAR, LOCAL RED CEDAR, CYPRESS AND
HARDWOOD.
MY WIFE, SAMMIE, AND I ARE CURRENTLY IN
THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING "TRAILS" OF BLUEBIRD BOX'S IN OUR LOCAL AREA FOR
PUBLIC VIEWING AND TO ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC TO HAVE A MORE KEEN AWARENESS
OF THE FRAGILE WORLD IN WHICH BLUEBIRD SURVIVE. WE CURRENT HAVE SIX
"BLUEBIRD TRAILS" ACTIVE AND IN OPERATION IN THE LOCAL AREA AND ARE
WORKING ON TWO MORE TRAILS FOR THE COMING YEAR 2006. WE HAVE A TOTAL OF
172 BLUEBIRD BOX'S UP AND IN OPERATION. HAVING A "BLUEBIRD TRAIL" REQUIRES
MONITORING SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR IN THE BREEDING SEASON AND IF POSSIBLE
MAKING REPORTS TO THE NORTH AMERICAN BLUEBIRD SOCIETY, AS WELL AS CORNELL
UNIVERSITY OF ORNITHOLOGY, AND TO YOUR LOCAL CLUB, IF ONE IS OPERATING.
THE HEAVY USE OF POISON'S, RESIDENTIAL
DEVELOPMENT AND CLEARING OF PRIME BLUEBIRD HABITAT IN PAST YEARS SEVERALLY
DECIMATED THE BLUEBIRD POPULATION. BLUEBIRDS ARE CURRENTLY MAKING A
SURPRISING COMEBACK DUE TO THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND OTHER CLUBS AND
INDIVIDUALS CONSTRUCTING AND PLACING BLUEBIRDS BOX'S AROUND THE COUNTRY.
BLUEBIRDS ARE CAVITY NESTING BIRDS AND
SEEK OUT HOLES IN THE CAVITY'S OF OLD WOODS, FENCE POST ETC. DUE TO THE
TIMIDNESS AND SMALLNESS OF BLUEBIRDS AND THE HEAVY COMPETITION FROM OTHER
BIRDS THE AVAILABILITY OF NESTING HOLES HAS BECOME SOMEWHAT LIMITED.
FORTUNATELY BLUEBIRD PEOPLE HAVE CAME TO THE RESCUE AND THEY WILL NOW
SEARCH FOR A BLUEBIRD BOX RATHER THAN THEIR ORIGINAL INSTINCTIVE HOLE IN
TREES AND FENCE POST ETC. THEY SEEM TO RETURN TO THE SAME AREA YEAR AFTER
YEAR.
I AM AN APPROVED SPEAKER ON "BLUEBIRDS" BY
THE NORTH AMERICAN BLUEBIRD SOCIETY GIVING INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTION ON
NEST BOX CONSTRUCTION AS WELL AS ALL OTHER ASPECTS OF "BLUEBIRDING". I AM
AVAILABLE TO SPEAK ON BLUEBIRDS OR GIVE A WOODWORK SHOP LESSONS ON THE
CONSTRUCTION OF PROPER BLUEBIRD BOX'S.
WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO
THANK THE FINE FOLKS AT HOLLEY MOUNTAIN AIRPARK FOR ALLOWING US TO PLACE
12 BLUEBIRD NEST BOX'S AT "HOLLEY MOUNTAIN AIRPARK" NEAR CLINTON,
ARKANSAS. THIS IS AN EXCELLENT AND BEAUTIFUL PLACE FOR BLUEBIRD BOX'S. WE
WERE A BIT LATE IN PLACING THE BOX'S THIS YEAR, BUT SAW SEVERAL BLUEBIRDS
LOOKING FOR A HOME AND I AM SURE WE WILL EXPERIENCE BLUEBIRD ACTIVITY AND
NESTING IN SHORT ORDER.
FOR FUTHER INFORMATION ON "BLUEBIRDING" GO
TO "GOOGLE" AND TYPE IN
"NORTH AMERICAN BLUEBIRD SOCIETY" OR CALL ME, 1-501-745-6103
JIM & SAMMIE BERRY
- CLINTON, ARKANSAS
