Summer 2012 – August

• Bluebird Friends! Three Baby Blues in a Tree
• Changing of the Guard
• About Eastern Bluebirds, Tony Nicosia, Clayton, NC
• The Bird House, Betty Polyzos, Sun City, SC
• Mealworms for Fledglings
• Bluebirds Love Mealworms: A True Story
• Another Cavity Nester: Prothonotary Warbler
• Well Fed Bluebirds

Spring 2012 – May

• NCBS 2012 Annual Meeting
• Alamance County Coordinator, Fran Outhwaite, Honored by Burlington Bird Club
• 2011 Bluebird Survey Comments
• Christine Ammons, Store Manager Extraordinaire, Honored with a picture copy of Summer Blues by Dempsey Essick.
• Tim Hart, New Caldwell County Coordinator
• Jim Jochum, Guilford County, presented a Bluebird Con-
  servation program to 33 teachers in the ADK Lambda Sorority in
  Greensboro.

Winter 2012 – February

• Blue Birds aren’t Really Blue, Jayne Owen Parker, PH.D.,
  Director of Conservation Education N.C. Zoo
• 2011 Bluebird Survey Data
• The Xbox for Bluebirds
• David Halford, New Transylvania County Coordinator
• Where did the birds go this fall?

Fall 2011 – November

• Baffles for Feeders
• Wildlife and Industry Together
• Basic Bluebird Monitoring
• Mountain Bluebirds vs. Western Bluebirds
• So, You Want to Raise Mealworms?

Summer 2011 – August

• Response to wasp infestation
• Bluebirds in Natural Cavities
• Bluebirds Safer At Cedarock Park In Burlington
• A Retirement Hobby
• Saving the Bluebirds
• Bluebirds in Decorative Golf Bag: A pair of blues built a nest, had five eggs, hatched all five babies and fledged all five.
• Twigs in Bluebird Nestbox

Spring 2011 – May

• BurMil Park Bluebird Trail
• Wake Forest Bluebirds
• 2010 NCBS Nesting Survey Comments
• Nest Cups for Nest Boxes
• Saving the Bluebirds
• 2011 Annual Meeting in Hickory, NC

Winter 2011 – February

• Accidental Bluebird Enthusiast
• Noel Guard Warning
• Tanglewood Bluebird Trail Goes Digital
• An Aristocracy among Bluebird Lovers?
• Bluebirds face a hard winter
• 2010 Nesting Survey Data

Fall 2010 – November

• The Computer Age & Bluebirds
• Cats in the Yard
• Cats Indoors
• Baffles: A Defense Against Snakes, Cats & Raccoons
• Some Activities to help Bluebirds in the Winter
• Bluebird Feeding Sequence
• Artist welcomes bluebirds to sanctuary

Summer 2010 – August

• Fostering Baby Birds
• Birds Hitting Windows
• County Coordinator Responsibilities
• Unorthodox Bird Houses
• Pictures for the Birds: Bluebird Adults, Fledglings, and other Feathered Friends

Spring 2010 – May

• NCBS 2010—Garner Senior Center
• Whispering Woods Bluebirds enjoying snacks outside kitchen window by Frank Ripp
• Thoughts about Bluebirds Roosting at Night
• 2009 Nesting Data Survey
• Bluebird Friends
• Flying Squirrels

Winter 2010 – February

• Giving Brown-Headed Nuthatches a Helping Hand
• Where Do Bluebirds Go in the Fall?
• Another Food Choice Option for Bluebirds
• Great Crested Flycatcher
• 2009 Nesting Survey Data
• Help for Bluebirds in Winter

Summer 2009 – August

• Cedarrock Park Bluebird Trail
• A True Tale of Seven Bluebirds
• Bluebirders at Earth Day
• Sparrow Spooker
• Adopting Bluebirds

Spring 2009 – May

• Honoring Jack Finch, whose Home for Bluebirds, Inc. is known throughout North Carolina and North America
• Children & Bluebirds
• Original FeederWatchers: 20 Years and Counting!
• Nest Box Survey 2008 Comments
• Bluebirds, Blueberries & Pottery

Winter 2009 – February

• Bluebird Nesting in October? is known throughout North Carolina and North America
• 2009 Nest Survey Data
• North Carolinian Author of a Children’s Bluebird Book: Pamela Kirby – What Bluebirds Do
• Moore County Bluebird Houses
• Top Ten Tips for Successful Bluebirding by Keith Radel/Minnesota Bluebird Recovery Program

Fall 2008 – November

• Educational Bluebird Material: Bluebirds Forever, Bluebird Tips, Inside the Nest Box DVD, Bluebird Poster
• Hope for Bluebirds
• Julie Zickefoose Blog: juliezickefoose.com/blog
• Top 10 Bird Feeding Myths from Bill Thompson, III, Bird Watcher’s Digest Editor

Summer 2008 – August

• Bluebirds & Global Warming
• White Bluebird Eggs
• Union County Nest Box Report from Christine Ammons: Home for Carolina Wrens and Eastern Bluebirds
• Ten Bluebird Eggs in one nest in Raleigh.
• Top 10 Ways to Help Nesting Birds from Bill Thompson, III, Bird Watcher’s Digest Editor

Spring 2008 May

• 2008 Conference @ Southern Pines, NC
• Guilford County Bluebird Pictures from Katy of Browns Summit
• No Melt Suet Recipe, Bluebird Photos & Report from Whispering Pines
• Tarboro woman loves bluebirds: Kay Hindley has been hooked on Bluebirds for 20 years
• Jack Finch in Natural History Museum
• Birdfeeder Hindsight: Tips from Helen Munro

Winter 2008 – February

• First Bluebird Experience by Doyle Robertson, Jr.
• 2007 Nest Box Survey Data, Charts, & Comments
• Bluebird pictures & tidbits by 1st & 2nd grade students

Fall 2007 – November

• NABS 2007 Athens, GA
• -Snakes & Unhatched Eggs
• Bluebirds nesting in men’s boot in Missouri
• Tips for feeding bluebirds
• Mealworm feeder

Summer 2007 – August

• Brunswick County: Bluebird enjoyment at Winding River Plantation
• -Bluebird Predators
• Whispering Pines Bluebirds
• No Melt Suet Recipe from Jean Ripp
• Bluebird Friendly Trees
• Protect Nest Boxes from Rat Snakes
• Bluebird Life Span
• House Sparrow verses House Wren
• Bluebird from New Bern
• Bluebird News from Franklinton, NC

Spring 2007 – May

• Sleeping Baby Bird in eggshell
• Welcome Stella Rideout, Warren County Coordinator
• Nest Box Building Party for Children
• Penny Road Bird Trail
• County Coordinator Workshop @ Tanglewood Park in Clemmons

Winter 2007 – February

• Honoring Jack Finch – Mr. Bluebird of North Carolina
• Woodpecking Bluebirds
• Bluebirds of Angier
• 2005 Nesting Survey Summary
• Orphaned Bluebirds Rescued
• New Cumberland County Coordinator: Tom Cain

Fall 2006 – November

• Bluebird Booth at NC State Fair
• Bluebirds Food for Winter
• Bluebirds on the Appalachian Trail
• No Melt Suet Recipe by Susan Campbell
• 2006 Nesting Survey Data
• Elementary Bluebird Story in Cary
• Penny Road Elementary School Bluebird Trail

Summer 2006 – August

• Migratory Bluebird Treaty
• Bluebirds vising Suet Feeder in Cary now have Bird House
• Kenly Kindergarten Bluebird Collage
• Wildlife Rehabilitator Rescues Bluebird Baby in Moore County
• Nest Guide for Cavity Nestors: Eastern Bluebird, Tree Swallow, Black-Capped Chickadee, House Wren, House Sparrow

Spring 2006 – May

• Birdhouse Quiz
• Woodpecker proofing bluebird house entrance holes
• Bill Abbey devoted to Tanglewood Park Bluebird Trail
• Bluebird Booth at Finch Pottery Open House in Bailey
• Randy Senzig: Bluebirds in the Classroom
• Raleigh Green Elementary School Nest Box Project
• First Year Bluebird Report from Foxfire Village

Winter 2006 – February

• Waterfowl & Bluebird Education
• Hummingbird Rescue from former NCBS President
• Interesting Story that resulted in new NCBS Member
• 2005 Nesting Data Summary

Fall 2005 – November

• Nesting Platforms: Alternatives to Nest Boxes
• 2005 Nesting Data
• Kurger Snake Trap
• Mealworks: Sweet Treat for Backyard Birds

Summer 2005 – August

• 2004 Nest Box Survey Data
• Bluebird Trail @ Green Elementary School
• NABS Meeting – Featured Speakers

Spring 2005 – May

• Homes for Bluebirds
• Memorial Bluebird Trail in Rockingham County: 1st bluebird house up with goal for 100’s of bird houses
• You are always the right age for bluebirds!
• Bluebirds are Good for Your Health
• A Way to Mount a Bluebird House

Winter 2005 – February

• Julie Zickefoose, natural history writer and artist
• Bluebird houses on The Bryant Trail (6 houses) and the West Course of Foxfire Golf Course (13 houses)
• Heated Bird Bath & Roosting Box
• Susan Petrie (Foxfire Village) creates Bluebird Wall Hanging Featured in Raffle at NABS 2005

Fall 2004 – November

• 2004 Nest Box Survey Data
• Bluebird Trail @ Green Elementary School
• NABS Meeting – Featured Speakers