Tag Archives: bluebird nest boxes

The question.

Posted on Wednesday, November 27, 2013 by Bluebird Annie

The question dawned on me this evening.  May I still call myself Bluebird Annie?  After all, I went out last Saturday to close up the nest boxes on my bluebird route for the winter and for the last time.  I … Continue reading →

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Septuplets

Posted on Sunday, May 19, 2013 by Bluebird Annie

Ralph and Alice have been flying in and out of their nest box.  There has been so much activity!  There MUST BE hatchlings in that box, I thought.  So, time for a monitoring. I really didn’t think enough time had … Continue reading →

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She was camera shy

Posted on Sunday, May 12, 2013 by Bluebird Annie

Last week I spied six eggs in Ralph and Alice Chickadee’s nest. I wondered if the clutch was complete or if there might be more eggs on the way. Last year, Lucy and Ricky had a clutch of seven eggs … Continue reading →

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Today’s Bluebird Monitor Trail Results

Posted on Saturday, April 27, 2013 by Bluebird Annie

This was the first day on the route that the weather seemed spring-like.  I saw my first dandelion on the trail.  Only one dandelion – as if it was brave enough to come out while the others continued to snooze … Continue reading →

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Nests!

Posted on Saturday, April 20, 2013 by Bluebird Annie

It’s still unseasonably cold.  It was 32 degrees – freezing – when I stepped onto the Bluebird trail this morning to monitor the nest boxes.  Last week they were still empty with no sign of Bluebirds.  This morning I spied … Continue reading →

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Sealing my houses for winter

Posted on Monday, November 5, 2012 by Bluebird Annie

I went out on the bluebird trail this morning.  It was cool, cloudy and somewhat damp.  I took a guess at how many layers I needed to keep me snug.  My mission: to close the entry holes in the bluebird … Continue reading →

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Angry Birds

Posted on Tuesday, October 9, 2012 by Bluebird Annie

October 9th was my annual Day-After-Columbus-Day trip to the arboretum.  The peaceful day after the place goes crazy with bus loads of visitors and automobile grid-lock.  I arrived at 9:00 a.m., camera and binoculars in hand, feeling satisfied that I just came from … Continue reading →

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Hot Town, Summer in the City and along the bluebird trail

Posted on Saturday, June 30, 2012 by Bluebird Annie

It’s been hot and steamy.  Typical summer days and nights in America’s Heartland.  It reached 100°F during the past week.  Afternoon and evening storms roll in with Thor (the Old Norse god of thunder and lightning – not the guy in … Continue reading →

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Bluebird Ankle Bracelets

Posted on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 by Bluebird Annie

I contacted Lisa several weeks ago when I received news that the forest preserve district natural resources department put my route on the list for having bluebird nestlings banded this season.  A first for me!  Lisa, a fellow volunteer bluebird monitor, is … Continue reading →

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It’s Opening Day!

Posted on Saturday, March 10, 2012 by Bluebird Annie

It’s Opening Day … and I bet you think this post is gonna be about baseball, huh?  Not a chance. I made a few brief notes over on the My Bluebird Journal page.  But because it’s Opening Day, the day I opened my Bluebird … Continue reading →

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