Bluebird Notes PUBLISHED BY The North Carolina Bluebird Society NCBS Logo with Carolina Blue by Dempsey Essick NCBS is an www.ncbluebird.org affiliate of NABS.
Summer 2013 Volume 28 Issue 3
North Carolina Bluebird Society 2013 NCBS Annual Meeting Highlights Mission Statement Bluebird Rescue Group, was one of the days highlights. Mr. Newell has Our goal is to done so much for bluebirds and oth- support activities er wildlife. He is also a poet and a that foster the great speaker. He had us all laugh- resurgence of ing with his explanation of his hear- bluebirds and other cavity nesting birds in our home areas.
The North Carolina Bluebird Society Inside this issue: had its annual meeting on May 4th 2013 at the Haw River State Park in Bluebird Tales/Pictures 2-3 Brown Summit, NC. It was a beautiful Annual Meeting place to walk with gorgeous river and lake scenes to enjoy. The facility of- Arbor and Abbey 4-5 Success Story fered motel type cabins for those that wanted to spend the night, right on ing problems. His right ear, he said New Dir. Dave Helston 6-7 campus. It had excellent meeting rooms was damaged in the military and the Annual Meeting 2014 throughout the building for our use and left ear was “the one his wife al- Bluebird Pictures 8-9 a great dining facility for our delicious ways screamed in,” so he brought a Susie Miller luncheon. The day was spent greeting and New Dir. Bev Frassinelli 10-11 meeting other bluebird enthusiasts with Unusual Nest Sites a great meal, exceptional speakers, a silent auction, many vendors, Nels and Nancy Anderson’s video presentation, Red-cockaded Wood- 12-13 and singing entertainment by talented pecker, Poetry F.N. NCBS member Kay Hindsley. The Donation event ended with a wonderful informa- tional question and answer session, Membership Form 14-15 Pics and On-Line Store where all who had experience pitched in with their tips and suggestions. A special guest appearance by Frank Contact Numbers 16 Newell, the founder of the Eastern (Continued on page 3)
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Bluebird Notes Vol. 28 Issue 3 Bluebird
Ray Welch– 2014 President Tales Co-Chair County Coordinator Program (336)-764-0226 [email protected]
Ken Kernodle - 2014 Vice-President (919) 489-0095 [email protected] Dad sits atop this feeder waiting his turn as his four Bob Wolk-2014 Recording Secretary kids eat meal worms. Mom’s on the new nest with (919)848-4812 [email protected] five new eggs which will probably hatch around 6/15
David Hindsley – 2014 Records Chair SUBMITTED BY DON ELSASS [email protected] NEW BERN, NC
Kay Hindsley – 2014 Corres. Sec. (252) 823-0737 correspondingsecre- [email protected]
Carrie Helston -2014 Treasurer (919) 539-1746 [email protected]
Helen Munro Immediate Past President
Joye Stephenson- 2014 Director (919) 632-0736 [email protected] County Coordinator Administrator
Glenda Ryan - 2015 Director, Web Administrator (919)-266-0500 [email protected]
Dave Helston– 2015 Director (919)-577-6824 [email protected]
Beverly Frassinelli– 2015 Director David Helston, one of our new directors, (919) 942-1776 with a handful of baby bluebirds [email protected]
Tony Nicosia– 2014 Director (919)-553-7973 [email protected]
Lynn Siefferman– 2015 Director (828)-262-7062 (828)-355-9149 [email protected]
Stella Rideout– 2015 Director (252)-257-3137 [email protected]
Bill Satterwhite—Honorary Director (919) 787-5248 [email protected]
Risa Jarman Editor Newsletter [email protected]
VOLUME 28 ISSUE 3 BLUEBIRD NOTES PAGE 3 Bluebird Tales
Highlights from the Annual Meeting
Fran (Continued from page 1) Outhwaite, lot of laughs with his great sense of humor and ex- member cellent presentation on the bluebird rescue group. since 1986, Dr. Lynn Siefferman, associate professor of Be- making her havioral Ecology at Appalachian State University picks for and her graduate student, Tina Morris, gave an up- the Silent date on things in the Auction bluebird world in the mountains and did a presentation on how color affected Bluebird Displays the sexual prefer- ence of bluebirds. Three new direc- Dr. Siefferman tors were elected, Dave Helston, Beverly Frassinelli, and Stella Rideout. After the lunch there was a panel discussion on predator control, where many great ideas to help with these issues Checking out the Silent Auction were dis- cussed. Kay Hindsley Risa in Song, and designer Jarman of the rainbow display above.
The Haw River State Park Facility
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Arbor Acres and Bill Abbey
Rarely do I accept an invitation to conduct an on site assessment of a bluebird trail, but since I was already scheduled to make a presentation at Arbor Acres Methodist Retirement Community in Winston-Salem, NC, I accepted Mr. Ray Branton’s invitation. He wanted me to take a walk to offer advice related to an existing trail of twenty-five or more nest-boxes on the campus. Ray, the retired 32 year veteran minister of music of Cen- tenary Methodist Church in Winston-Salem, is a delightful gentleman with a grand sense of humor who moves at a fast pace. Mr. Branton and I quickly found that we had several traits in common:
-we both have a well developed love of the bluebird… -we are willing to suffer long, leisurely strolls, in gorgeous sunshine and fresh morning air with no complaint… -we have made a personal commitment to help the bluebird species
As Ray guided me about the campus I made notes at each stop. The property offers significant swaths of in- viting open green, much of which is the “back yard” of many of the residents homes. A number of these folks have come to believe that “the nest box out back must sort-of belong to me, so I will move it to a better spot for me to view.”
This “down-home” non-science thought process has generally led to a localized congestion of nesting boxes well in excess of the territorial requirements of bluebird pairs. This has, perforce, slowly lead to abandonment and deterioration of the boxes and take-over by other native or alien species. Bluebirds are present on campus in moderate numbers but few are observed near existing nest boxes.
Ray offered that Arbor Acres provides considerable support to these trails. The president of Arbor Acres, Da- vid Piner, has indicated his personal interest in the program and has devoted adequate budgetary funds for the purchase of mounting posts, nesting box repair or replacement, and has committed maintenance personnel to make it happen! Ray has also recruited several interested residents to help with monitoring and to identify box- es in need of repair.
Ray’s and my advice to readers of this newsletter focuses on a few simple guidelines that may be appropriate to the establishment of a bird-friendly habitat on the campus of their own community. Before attempting to es- tablish a new trail or nesting site it could be wise for residents to contact the “King of the Grass Cutters” (aka Ground’s Maintenance Manager) to learn or establish some basic rules for installation of support posts for nest- ing boxes; especially to avoid the normal paths of landscape machinery. (Note: If he or she agrees they become your “defacto” accomplice.)
The maintenance person may know of and encourage mountings for nest boxes that take advantage of existing suitable sturdy poles, posts or fences throughout the community, saving you time. On an undeveloped site, the maintenance person may suggest that newly installed nest boxes should be attached to substantial mounts such as 4”x4” poles or posts, not on flimsy metal poles or the like. Installation guidelines should be simple and clear and regularly posted to any in-house newsletter to reinforce organizational norms along with current nesting success and advice. The whole idea of course is to nudge people who wish to feed or shelter the birds to place nest boxes and feeders in a safe, orderly and attractive and environmentally sound schema.
By Bill Abbey, Forsyth County Coordinator (With advice offered by Mr. Ray Branton)
VOLUME 28 ISSUE 3 BLUEBIRD NOTES PAGE 5 Success Story!
Dear Family and Friends of Bluebirds,
As you might remember, last year we did not see a single bluebird in our yard. We bought, fed and threw away dried up mealworms the entire spring and summer. Here's the story of the beautiful bluebirds in our back yard this year:
Starting the first of March we started feeding mealworms constantly. A pair of Bluebirds started coming dai- ly to feed about mid March.
April 10 - Birds diving at me while I am giving them mealworms. New nest must be under construction.
April 26 - Found four eggs in the new nest.
May 10 - Now there are 5 eggs in the nest.
May 12 - Eggs are hatched. Birds are taking worms to the babies in the nesting box.
May 29 - Babies have fledged. Mom and Pop birds are taking beaks full of worms to little ones in a tree some- where in the neighborhood.
May 31 - Cleaned out and dumped the old nest. Hosed out the nesting box. There was one egg left in nest - not hatched, so four eggs hatched in May.
Continued to feed mealworms to bluebirds. Adults are now bringing young birds to the feeding box for worms. Adults are getting 8 - 10 worms in the beak, and feeding the youngsters beak to beak outside the feed- ing box on the fence.
June 18 - Still feeding mealworms to birds, both old and young. Adults are again diving down at me as I place worms in the feeder. A second new nest must be under construction.
June 27 - Checked the nesting box. There is now a new nest with four baby blue eggs in the nest.
THEY ARE AT IT AGAIN! I now have fed the bluebirds over 3,000 mealworms this year. Boy, they are glutton- ous.
I know that I might be boring you, but this is a hobby that I thoroughly enjoy, and I love to share it with you. I will take more pictures as the second batch little ones hatch.
Bud (and Bobbie)
Hello Bud and Bobbie, To a “bluebirder” this is not boring! It is an excellent narrative of the nesting process from start to finish and then start over. Bluebirding becomes addictive very quickly! Thanks for sharing!! Cute picture through the hole-
Ray chicks waiting for dinner! Submitted by Steve McDaniel
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MEET NEW DIRECTOR, DAVE HELSTON
Like most species of the aviary persuasion, I migrated further south from my birthplace in the Great White Canadian North, first to the tropics of Minnesota then finally to the deep south of North Carolina. Carrie and I settled in the small community of Willow Spring just south of Raleigh in 2001 and since then have enjoyed the more temperate climate the Carolinas offer as well as the wide range of flora, fauna and wildlife (although after raising three incredi- ble sons and watching them fledge resulted in decrease of wildlife of another kind). Carrie and I have three sons, two beautiful daughter-in -laws and are anxiously an- ticipating our upcoming trip to Germany where our third and youngest son will be get- ting married in July, com- pleting the proverbial “hat trick.” DAVE AND CARRIE HELSTON We are thrilled to have been surrogate "parents" to our seventh group of bluebirds and eagerly watch the activities at the two houses we have positioned in our yard as both Mama and Papa Blue tirelessly attend to their charges. Carrie has been Min- ister of Finance at NCBS for a few years now and I have been privileged to attend a number of the annual, quarterly and county meetings where each time I get further insight into these mag- nificent and colorful little birds. Our yard has turned into a regular Union Station throughout the year and continues to provide great entertainment for us and our two permanently indoor cats, Bosleigh and Magnolia who love to sit out on the screened porch and watch the daily birding rit- uals.
I have spent the last 35 years or so in the IT industry predominantly involved in Govern- ment Medical systems both in Canada with the universal healthcare system and here in the USA with implementing Medicaid systems for various State governments. Working at home as a telecommuter has given me the opportunity to be available at a moment’s notice when notable and memorable events take place in our yard as well. I have watched the first tenta- tive flights of bluebirds and nuthatches in our yard and helped chronicle the daily growth of these incredible young aviators from first hatched to preparations for flight. It is so wonder- ful to see the plethora of colors in the backyard when our visiting Hummingbirds, Cardinals, Goldfinches, Brown-headed Nuthatches, Indigo Buntings, Blue Jays and Woodpeckers all show up at the same time for dinner.
I look forward to my term as Director and to helping promote the continuing growth and prolifera- tion of the bluebirds here in North Carolina and continuing to help find ways for them to flourish and bring similar joy to others as they have to Carrie and me. By Dave Helston
BLUEBIRD NOTES VOLUME 28 ISSUE 3 PAGE 7 Annual Meeting Planned at Dupont Fayetteville Works Saturday April 26, 2014
mitment to biodiversity and conserva- tion education. The Fayetteville Works site was one of only 21 WHC-certified programs to receive this award. The Fayetteville Works site volunteer wildlife team manages 2,187 acres of ag- ricultural fields with multiple types of flora for a variety of wildlife species. The team installed and monitors nest boxes for bluebirds and wood ducks. The team Wildlife Habitat share data on bluebird nesting with the DuPont Fayetteville Works owns the 2,150 NCBS. A raptor perch was positioned be- acres that the plant sits on, which is located side one of the power transmission corri- just south east of Fayetteville, only about dors to provide a hunting perch for resi- 400 acres of this is developed. Much of the dent birds of prey. remaining property is recognized as a wild- Additional information regarding this life habitat. Because of DuPont's efforts to meeting is forthcoming but, mark April maintain the health and beauty of the natu- 25, 2014 for the NCBS Board meeting ral environment, the site has been recog- and the general membership meeting on nized by the International Wildlife Habitat Saturday, April 26, 2014. Council with several awards, including: * Corporate Lands for Learning Award * Corporate Lands for Learning Site-of- The North Carolina the-Year Award * Corporate Lands for Learning Rookie- Bluebird Society is a of-the-Year Award 501(c) (3) * Signature of Sustainability Award organization. We * Wild Turkey Award Finalist welcome your tax The DuPont Fayetteville Works site has been recognized as a Signature of Sustaina- deductible contributions! bility by the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) for its employees’ outstanding com-
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This is Mom and Dad….They are just hanging close by their fledglings. They have a brood of four to watch over and feed. I took this shot of this fledging as she made her first trip out- She landed on this huge side the nest. This couple had Submitted by tree looking up to her par- four babies in the first brood, ents who were above her Russ Bowman trying to coax her to move four in the second. Her nest is Biltmore Lake, NC higher. She stayed for ready for the third, but she some time, unsure of hasn’t laid eggs yet. where to go.
8:00 A.M. feeding just as the sun was peeking over the mountains!
Sweet little babies inside the hole being protected Steve from the “BIG BAD Mc Daniel, BOOGIE SNAKE” across holding a the way in Ken Kernodle’s basement! snake found in Ken Kernodle’s basement “This is the biggest black snake I have ever caught!” Measured 5’8”!
VOLUME 28 ISSUE 3 BLUEBIRD NOTES PAGEPAGE 99 SPOTLIGHT ON ALLEGHANY COUNTY COORDINATOR
SUSIE MILLER
Susie was born and raised in Alleghany County. She grew up on the family’s dairy farm in the beauti- ful Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. After earning a BS degree from Appalachian State Universi- ty, she returned to Alleghany County where she taught as an elementary teacher for thirty-five years. During this time she also earned an MA degree from Gardner Webb University and National Board Certification. With a keen interest in science and nature she also presents workshops for edu- cational programs including current NASA missions to other educators and communities across the state. Susie recently retired and now believes she has time to pursue other hobbies and interests. One being her love for nature and God’s beauty that surrounds the mountains where she resides. She has always loved birds of any kind. Her bluebird interest amplified while designing a bird and butterfly natural habitat area at her school. Students and community members supplied bird houses, natural cavities, and feeders for a variety of birds. Bluebirds flourished in this area and were a major topic of discussion among faculty and students. Butterflies were also a major educational opportunity for classes as Susie’s 6th grade students found one-hundred twenty Monarch butterfly eggs. They were observed the entire life cycle from “egg to adult” and then the adult but- terflies were released to begin their journey to Mexico. The bluebird house in her back yard has three broods each year. She and her husband, Tom both enjoy seeing the bluebirds’ activity in their yard. In fact, Susie has decided to try her hand at writing children’s books. She is currently doing research on Eastern Bluebirds and the Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly. She would love for anyone to send her pictures and information or unusual facts about bluebirds or swallowtails that she may use in her books. Contact information: [email protected] 336-372-5292 1778 Memorial Park Drive Sparta, NC 28675
PAGE 10 PAGE 10 BLUEBIRD NOTES VOLUME 28 ISSUE 3 PAGE 10 BLUEBIRD NOTES VOLUME 28 ISSUE 3 ORANGE COUNTY COORDINATOR AND NEW DIRECTOR, BEVERLY FRASSINELLI
I grew up in Fort Worth, Texas. I moved to North Car- olina in 1989 to begin a new career in court reporting. For the first time in my life I was away from family and friends I had grown up with, and soon became quite homesick. Someone suggested that I get a bird feeder. Shortly after putting up my feeder, all sorts of beautiful songbirds appeared. Not knowing what they were, I bought several books and started educating myself about the different species. I can’t remember when it was that I saw my first East- ern Bluebird. The one thing I distinctly remember, though, is that it was love at first sight. Again, I pur- chased several reference books on bluebirds and began learning as much as I could about them. Within a few years, with the help of a friend, I put up about 25 houses and began a bluebird trail in 1995. That was eighteen years ago, and the bluebird trail is still going strong. Last year about seventy-two bluebirds successfully fledged from the houses. Two of my good friends help me monitor the trail every weekend. It’s not only fun, and good exercise, but so rewarding to help these beautiful birds succeed. We got a late start this year because of the cold weather and rain, but we’re already on our second brood in most of our houses. Of course, we battle the predator issues, but we are always trying to learn new ways to deal with that. When I’m out in public and have on my bluebird T-shirts, invariably people want to talk about bluebirds, and how thrilled they are when they have attracted them to their feeders or nest boxes. As we bluebird lovers know quite well, just the mere sighting of a bluebird can brighten your day. I have been the North Carolina Bluebird Society’s Orange County Coordinator for about a year, and have recently been elected to the Board of Directors. I hope to expand my knowledge about bluebirds through my roles in this organization so that I can then teach others what I know. I have never been a public speaker, but one of these days I want to stretch my comfort zone and give some presentations about the bluebirds, and how oth- ers can join us to help them survive and thrive.
May you always have bluebirds in your life ~ Bev
BLUEBIRD NOTES PAGE 11 VOLUME 28 ISSUE 3 UNUSUAL NEST SITES
Carolina Chickadees are nesting in this 2” steel pipe holding a street sign. The nest is very deep and they have to squeeze by a 5/8 di- ameter bolt that holds the sign to the pipe.
Photos by Keith Kridler of TX
Black Capped No one is giv- Chickadees ing these Car- nesting in a steel olina Wrens gate post the “BOOT!” Material Reprinted Kridler permission www.salis .org Photo by Bet Zimmerman of NC
Kridler has seen bluebirds and titmice both nest in this 6” pipe. The nest in the photo is 17” away from the end of the pipe. In 2007 it was occupied by a black widow spider.
Bluebirds nest inside electrical “Square D” Karen Ouimet of CT breaker panels Kridler left her bathroom win- dow open one day... and came home to a Carolina Wren nest in a container used to hold her hair scrun- chies (She is leaving the window open for them. It is the only bathroom in the house, This one is particularly funny because this but they don't seem to wreath says “Home is Where You Build mind her showering, Your Nest.” Four house finches grew up flushing the toilet, or in this nest lodged between the houses! even blow drying her Bob and Kim Wolfe GA hair three feet away.
PAGE 12 BLUEBIRD NOTES VOLUME 28 ISSUE 3 MEET THE CAVITY NESTERS 4. Red-cockaded Woodpecker
Although they are not a secondary cavity nesting species like bluebirds, Red-cockaded Woodpeckers are totally dependent on finding enough longleaf or loblolly pine savannas so that they can excavate nests in trees suf- fering from red heart fungus. The disease enables the birds to drill relatively complex cavities more easily. They are the only woodpeckers that nest in living trees. Other woodpeckers utilize only dead standing trees. Such a spe- cialized nesting habit is part of the reason Red-cockaded Woodpeckers have been designated as Endangered for the past 45 years. These small woodpeckers inhabit open pine woodlands in the southeastern United States. During the nineteenth century, pine savannas extended across the eastern United States. These woodlands were subjected to decades of harvesting naval stores (turpentine and pitch), clear cutting for timber, and sporadic severe storms top- pling large numbers of trees, thereby seriously reducing the species’ population size.
When the birds prepare the nest cavity, they benefit from a unique method of predator control. Drilling into the outer living tissue of the tree trunk enables sticky resin to ooze out and cover the bark around the nest hole. This process seems to discourage ants, snakes, and other potential predators from accessing the nest and eating the eggs or the nestlings. For those of us who seek the nests in order to observe this rare bird, the sap around the nest hole helps identify an active Red-cockaded Woodpecker nest cavity. The birds place the cavities from about 20 to 100 feet above the ground and, because they use the cavity year after year, an active nest is sometimes found in trees that are nearly a century in age.
Both parents incubate the 2 to 5 bright white eggs with the male on the eggs mostly at night. The young hatch in about ten days, a very short incubation period among birds, and are totally helpless for several days. After about a month, the young are capable of leaving the nest.
Red-cockaded Woodpeckers are cooperative breeders. That is, they nest in loosely organized colonies or “clusters.” It is not uncommon to observe young males from earlier broods helping with raising the young. Food consists primarily of insects found under bark and in crevices on pine trunks.
Although the overall distribution throughout the southeastern United States appears to be extensive, these woodpeckers occur only in widely discrete localities largely because the required habitat of mature open pine savan- nas are also scattered throughout their range. In order to see the birds, a birder needs to know almost exactly where they can be found. One of my favorite places to find Red-cockaded Woodpeckers in the North Carolina coastal plain is at the 17,000-acre Green Swamp Preserve, that is near Supply in Brunswick County, and is managed by The Nature Conservancy. Here, one can experience a longleaf pine savanna that supports, in addition to Red-cockaded Woodpeckers, a variety of rare plants, including Venus’ Flytrap and other insectivorous species and many orchids.
Local conservation agencies have made efforts to help the woodpecker population increase in size. Refor- estation of longleaf pines is clearly a long-term project; more immediate results can be achieved with an “implantation” of nest cavities that are artificially constructed and inserted in an existing pine trunk. Another tech- nique is to maintain a savanna habitat by regularly clearing the understory from a pine forest.
If you haven’t already had the pleasure of watching this cavity-nester, seek it out when you can. It is a re- warding experience derived from both enjoying the rare environment as well as the rare woodpecker. Robert G. Wolk
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Bluebird Valley A NOTE FROM OUR PRESIDENT
I awoke one night from a restless sleep The North Carolina Bluebird Society And standing there beside my bed (NCBS) has made a donation of one hundred Was the vision of an angel with golden hair Who looked at me and smiled and said dollars ($100.00) to the Eastern Bluebird Rescue Group (EBRG) located in Warrenton, “Your life has not been perfect, my friend. You’ve made mistakes and committed sins NC. Frank Newell, who was a presenter at But I know you’ve asked to be forgiven our 2013 Annual meeting at The Conference And that’s where the Good Lord’s love comes in. Center, Haw River State Park, is the CEO of The good things you’ve done in life the group. Out weigh the bad, the sins, and all the rest And I’ve been sent down here from Heaven With the exception of one salaried employ- To tell you that you will be blessed. ee, this is a totally volunteer organization. In
One of the good things that you have done 2005, the EBRG was granted tax-exempt sta- Just happened to catch the Good Lord’s eye tus under section 501 (c) (3) provisions of And that will be your one salvation When the time comes for you to die. the IRS tax codes. Recently, the EBRG ob- tained a matching grant for the purpose of Of all God’s many wondrous creatures expanding their operation. So, our $100.00 He loves the little bluebirds best And the work that you have done for them donation will become $200.00 for the pur- Has helped you pass life’s greatest test. pose of restoration of a third operational
Tell your friends who come to help you building They will receive God’s blessings, too. Frank Newell and the ERBG have been When you all were looking out for His bluebirds God was looking out for you. recognized by numerous organizations, such as the North American Bluebird Society and God’s made a special place for you. It’s as pretty as it can be. with the Long Leaf Pine Award for their A big green valley with sky so blue preservation efforts. I personally believe And a bluebird sitting in every tree. that this donation to the EBRG and Frank All your animals will be there waiting Newell will also be a NCBS recognition of The bobcats, deer, wolf, and bear And when it’s time for you to go the efforts of the “FOFs” (Friends of I’ll come back and take you there. Frank’s) as he has become known!
Tell those you love that when you’ve gone Ray Welch, President & FOF There’ll be no need for them to grieve For you’ll be happy in Bluebird Valley And that’s one thing they can believe.” (Address correction for Mr. Frank Newell, I drifted into peaceful sleep zip code was left off last time.) And later on, when came the dawn I awoke and looked around the room Mr. Frank Newell But back to Heaven the angel had gone. 126 Newell Farms Road Warrenton, NC 27589 And now I know that beautiful valley Or Is up there somewhere waiting for me. Mr. Frank Newell It’s God’s promise from the angel When I’ve gone, that’s where I’ll be. The Bluebird Factory 532 West Ridgeway
Warrenton, NC 27589 by Frank Newell
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VOLUME 28 ISSUE 3 BLUEBIRD NOTES PAGE 15 SOME GREAT PHOTOS FROM ANGELA CHRISTIE Burlington, NC
From Dr. Joe Graedon: Tip: Be careful when handling birdhouses, birdcages and bird feeders both old and new. It is possible to catch pigeon fever . (psittacosis) through a cut or even from breathing the dust.
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Bill Abbey County Coordinator Co Coordinator County Greasamar Linda Carol Gilliam Carol
David Hindsley David Ammons Christine Dr. Edward Davis Dr. Edward Tim Hart Tim Stella Stella Rideout Ken Roberson Phil Walters Matthew Grant Matthew Jim Kunkle Jim Mary Beth Moore Beth Mary Taylor B.J. Allen Ethelene Chuck Bliss Chuck Pat Probst Bill Satterwhite Jim Jochum Jim
Ken Kernodle Ken Kernodle Plummer Mike Lawhorne Andrea Lloyd Edwards Edwards Lloyd Reid Carol Sanders Joe Siefferman Lynn Dr. Pickles Virginia
Karen Gilliam Karen Halford W. David Susie Susie Miller Sharon, Dave, Sharon, Frassinelli Beverly Stephenson Joye Juanna Wooten Juanna McGuire Ann Glenn Dana Mike Jackson Mike Wendy Herrmann Wendy Ray Welch Ray Steve McDaniel Steve & Katie Edwards Edwards & Katie
Kristin Dzimitrowicz Kristin
Stephenson Joye – Administrator Coordinator County
FRANKLIN ANSON ANSON ASHE BLADEN BUNCOMBE BURKE CALDWELL CARTERET CASWELL CATAWBA CHATHAM CLAY CLEVELAND DAVIDSON DAVIE DURHAM EDGECOMBE FORSYTH GASTON GRANVILLE GUILFORD HENDERSON IREDELL JOHNSTON LINCOLN MCDOWELL MITCHELL MOORE PENDER PITT RANDOLPH RICHMOND RUTHERFORD TRANSYLVANIA WAKE WARREN WATAUGA WAYNE
ALLEGHANY ORANGE
North CarolinaNorth Bluebird Society County Coordinators