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CBRP UPDATES
8/7/2010 Updated link to plans for Burring Owl nest box click here
8/6/2010 Updated information on NABS Presentation click
here
7/29/2010 Added newsletter (BBF v16no2) – click
here
7/2/2010 Updated CBRP – Audubon
Nestbox Grant Program – click here
7/2/2010 Added Article on Available data and analysis – click here
6/17/2010 Added Trail-level Data 1999-2009 – click here
2/24/2010 Added Brittain/Howington PP presentation
2/14/2010 Added information in nestbox page about Audubon Grant program
2/6/2010 Added page for nestbox
construction
1/28/2010 Corrected typos, bad links, etc.
1/19/2010 Added/updated 2009 Annual
Report, 14 year summary and County Coordinator List, Newsletter v16 no 1
11/25/2009 Corrected several weblinks, added presentation info
11/15/2009 Updated County Coordinator
List
01/26/2009 Added K-12 educational
material - see below
01/18/2009 Latest reports uploaded - click here
12/14/2008 Changes in past few months
– click here
02/19/2008 Bluebirds Fly, Spring 2008
available – click here
02/16/2008 2007 Annual Report
available – click here
02/16/2008 1996-2007 Summary available
– click here
02/16/2008 CBRP County Coordinators
updated – click here
06/11/2007 On-line database available
for end-of season reports click here
01/20/2007 Changes in CBRP click here
INTRODUCTION:
The background and aims of the
California Bluebird Recovery Program are described in Don
Yoder’s flyer. Click here.
Following are documents,
worksheets, forms, and resources relevant to nest box monitoring and
reporting. Some of the following files
use Adobe’s PDF format and require the free Acrobat Reader program: click the following link to download.  Download Acrobat Reader
REFERENCE MATERIAL:
Ø Abbreviations
for Cavity Nesting Birds
Ø CBRP County Coordinators
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Nestbox and Retriever Construction Plans and References
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Taking Care of Your Nest Box
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Educational Material (K-12)
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Presentations
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Internet
Discussion Groups
Many regional and national
discussion groups are available on the Web.
Following are the names of a few popular local groups supported on
Yahoo:
Birding_and_Gardening_in_California
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Calbirds
Cabluebirds (Primary Bluebird Chat group)
California-Birdchat
SFbirds
Click on the following link to Yahoo and enter the name of one of the
discussion groups (above) or “California Birding” into the search box on the
main page. Discussion groups on Yahoo
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Graham,
Hatch Monitoring Guide: Monitoring Your
Bluebird Trail in California.
Applicable to all cavity nesting
species.
(reproduced with the permission of
Hatch Graham) Click here
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Myrna Pearman's Mountain Bluebird Trail
Monitoring Guide. Applicable to other cavity nesting
species. Available from the SCVAS
office. Suggested donation of $5.
PROGRAM RESULTS:
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State
Result Summary 1996-2009
Ø State
Trail-level Data 1999-2009
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Annual Reports
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Data Availability and Analysis
NEWSLETTERS:
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Bluebirds
Fly Issues
FORMS:
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Individual
Nest Box Record - CBRP Form #1
Print and record the status by nest box.
Keep for your records:
Individual Nest
Box Record Side 1 - Form #1
Individual Nest Box Record Side
2 – Form #1
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Trail
Worksheet Form
Alternate form to record nest box status by trail. Keep for your records.
Individual Nest Box Recording Form by Trail
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Current
Status of Nest Boxes - CBRP Form #3
Another type of form to record nest box activity by trail. Keep for your records:
Current Status of Nest Boxes – CBRP Form
#3
END OF SEASON REPORTING:
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Article from Bluebirds Fly:
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Instructions/options for reporting
RELATED WEBSITES:
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Southern California Bluebird Club
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Bluebirds of San Diego County
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Violett's Bluebirds
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Tree Swallows Nesting Project
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Cornell - The Birdhouse Network
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North American
Bluebird Society
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The Raptor Trust
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Audubon - The
Bluebird Box
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Audubon
- Bird Boxes
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USGS - Building Nest Structures, Feeders and ...
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Links to lots of other sites
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