The 2021 Nesting Season is coming to an end!

We have ended our nesting season with the fledging of six birds from NestBox number #1 a week ago on Monday. This year we have fledged 233 birds from the 30 NestBoxes at Green Meadows Preserve Bluebird Trail and 7 other NestBoxes at other locations. 

This year we have monitored and reported to Cornell Lab of Ornithology NestWatch on the 37 NestBoxes, versus last year we monitored and reported on 51 NestBoxes.

With the ending of the 2021 Nesting Season with 233 fledged, that gives a total for the past 9 Nesting Seasons since we started the Bluebird Trail Project, a total of 2,099 birds fledged.

With those numbers anyone with a safe and properly installed NestBox should have bluebirds. As they don’t migrate, they stay with us year round.

This is the NestBox that the last baby birds fledged from on Monday August 2nd, 2021.

If you are looking foe suitable built and properly installed NestBoxes for your home yard with open spaces that would attract Bluebirds. I build and sell these units installed at your home location.

I charge $150.00 installed and that includes a one year membership in the North American Bluebird Society. It is a way of fund raising to help offset some of the cost of the dried mealworms I feed at Green Meadows Preserve Bluebird Trail.

I have probably built and installed 150 of these in Cobb CO, Atlanta and throughout Georgia. I just finished two units today that are being installed in Alabama.

I hope you will make plans to join us on one or more of our Fall Bluebird Walk and Talk Tours. Please see the dates and times on the flyer shown below.

Also we would like for you to also make plans to visit the old historical 1840’s Bullard house, which is now a Museum. It is open to the general public on the second Saturday of each month from 10:00am to 12:00 noon. Go online and make reservations for either the 10:00 or 11:00am tour.

While you are touring the old Bullard House, make sure you check out the displays in the 4th or back room of the house. These are displays for all the active projects that take place at Green Meadows Preserve PARK.

This photo shows the Bluebird Dad feeding one of the young fledgling’s, did you know that for the first 30 days after the babies fledge the nest, they have to be feed by their parents and taught how to feed themselves. 

Insects count for 80 % of the Eastern Bluebirds diet! Fruit and berries make up the other 20 %.

Help us ensure that the next generations growing up in this beautiful would of ours have these same beautiful birds to enjoy. Plant native plants and avoid using harmful chemicals that kill insects. Save the insects for the birds to feed on!

Until next time thanks for your support of the Bluebird Trail Project, hope to see you on the trail one day soon.

Jim B 🐦