CALIFORNIA BLUEBIRD RECOVERY PROGRAM UPDATE 1/17/2007

Hello CBRP birders - there have been significant changes in CBRP - following is a status report.  See our new web site, http://cbrp.org and the Winter 2006-2007 Bluebirds Fly issue for more information.

Retirements:
*Don Yoder, founder and program manager for 14 years.  He did a great job in organizing and operating CBRP and will be a hard act to follow.
*Hatch Graham, who is well known for his monitoring guide, prepared the annual reports over the past years and maintained the membership list.
*Patsy Kahl, Bluebirds Fly Editor, who diligently prepared the newsletters, has retired after preparing the Winter 2006-2007 issue.

New Board of Directors:
*Program Director - Dick Blaine (Santa Clara County)
*Assistant Program Director  - Georgette Howington (Contra Costa County)
*Bluebirds Fly Editor - Mike Spohn (San Diego County)
*Recruiting - Dick Purvis (Orange County)
*At Large - Dave Cook (Santa Clara County)

2006 Annual Report:
*Completed on in the Annual Report Section of http://cbrp.org
*Posted on the CBRP web page and to be distributed with the newsletter in February

Newsletter:
*The Winter 2006-2007 issue of Bluebirds fly is to be mailed in February

CBRP Web Site:
*See http://cbrp.org
*Contains reporting forms, contact information, results, references, previous annual report/newsletters and information on end-of-year reporting.

2007 Goals:
*Recruit additional County Coordinators
*Simplify end-of-season reporting - use on-line data entry rather than paper
*Build a strong relationship between the Audubon and CBRP
*Provide box-by-box CBRP data to TBN (Cornell University) for scientific study

2007 Season:
*Time for trail monitors to start getting nest boxes ready for the 2007 season.

Happy birding from the CBRP board