California Bluebird Recovery Program (CBRP)

 

Don Yoder, Founder (Deceased)
Dick Blaine, Program Director

Dave Cook, Board Member

Georgette Howington, Assistant Program Director
Dick Purvis, Recruiting

Jim Semelroth, Editor Bluebirds Fly
Mike Spohn, Board Member

 

 


 

 

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

Ø     Nestbox and Retriever Construction Plans and References

Ø     Taking Care of Your Nest Box

Ø     Educational Material (K-12)

Ø     Presentations

Ø     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

Ø     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

Ø     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

Ø     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:

Ø     State Result Summary 1996-2009

Ø     State Trail-level Data 1999-2009

Ø     Annual Reports

Ø     Data Availability and Analysis

NEWSLETTERS:

Ø     Bluebirds Fly Issues

FORMS:

Ø     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

Ø     Trail Worksheet Form
Alternate form to record nest box status by trail. Keep for your records.
Individual Nest Box Recording Form by Trail

Ø     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:

Ø     Article from Bluebirds Fly:

Ø     Instructions/options for reporting

 

RELATED WEBSITES:

Ø     Southern California Bluebird Club

Ø     Bluebirds of San Diego County

Ø     Violett's Bluebirds

Ø     Tree Swallows Nesting Project

Ø     Cornell - The Birdhouse Network

Ø     North American Bluebird Society

Ø     The Raptor Trust

Ø     Audubon - The Bluebird Box

Ø     Audubon - Bird Boxes

Ø     USGS - Building Nest Structures, Feeders and ...

Ø     Links to lots of other sites

Visit Counter Since 2/15/2007