CALIFORNIA BLUEBIRD RECOVERY PROGRAM (CBRP)

California Bluebird Recovery Program (CBRP)

Don Yoder, Founder (Deceased)
Dick Blaine, Program Director

Dave Cook, Board Member

Georgette Howington, Assistant Program Director
Dick Purvis, Recruiting

Jim Semelroth, Editor Bluebirds Fly
Mike Spohn, Board Member

CBRP UPDATES

01/26/2009 Added K-12 educational material - see below

01/18/2009 Latest reports uploaded - click here

12/14/2008 Changes in past few months – click here
02/19/2008 Bluebirds Fly, Spring 2008 available – click here

02/16/2008 2007 Annual Report available – click here
02/16/2008 1996-2007 Summary available – click here
02/16/2008 CBRP County Coordinators updated – click here

06/11/2007 On-line database available for end-of season reports click here

01/20/2007 Changes in CBRP click here

INTRODUCTION:

The background and aims of the California Bluebird Recovery Program are described in Don Yoder’s flyer. Click here.

Following are documents, worksheets, forms, and resources relevant to nest box monitoring and reporting. Some of the following files use Adobe’s PDF format and require the free Acrobat Reader program: click the following link to download. Download Acrobat Reader

REFERENCE MATERIAL:

Ø Abbreviations for Cavity Nesting Birds

Ø CBRP County Coordinators

Ø Bluebird Nest Box & Retriever Plans

Ø Taking Care of Your Nest Box

Ø Educational Material (K-12)

Ø Presentations

Ø Internet Discussion Groups
Many regional and national discussion groups are available on the Web. Following are the names of a few popular local groups supported on Yahoo:
Birding_and_Gardening_in_California

Ø Calbirds
Cabluebirds (Primary Bluebird Chat group)
California-Birdchat
SFbirds
Click on the following link to Yahoo and enter the name of one of the discussion groups (above) or “California Birding” into the search box on the main page. Discussion groups on Yahoo

Ø Graham, Hatch Monitoring Guide: Monitoring Your Bluebird Trail in California. Applicable to all cavity nesting species.
(reproduced with the permission of Hatch Graham) Click here

Ø Myrna Pearman's Mountain Bluebird Trail Monitoring Guide. Applicable to other cavity nesting species. Available from the SCVAS office. Suggested donation of $5.

PROGRAM RESULTS:

Ø State Result Summary 1996-2008

Ø Annual Reports

NEWSLETTERS:

Ø Bluebirds Fly Issues

FORMS:

Ø Individual Nest Box Record - CBRP Form #1
Print and record the status by nest box. Keep for your records:
Individual Nest Box Record Side 1 - Form #1
Individual Nest Box Record Side 2 – Form #1

Ø Trail Worksheet Form
Alternate form to record nest box status by trail. Keep for your records.
Individual Nest Box Recording Form by Trail

Ø Current Status of Nest Boxes - CBRP Form #3
Another type of form to record nest box activity by trail. Keep for your records:
Current Status of Nest Boxes – CBRP Form #3

END OF SEASON REPORTING:

Ø Article from Bluebirds Fly:

Ø Instructions/options for reporting

RELATED WEBSITES:

Ø Southern California Bluebird Club

Ø Bluebirds of San Diego County

Ø Violett's Bluebirds

Ø Tree Swallows Nesting Project

Ø Cornell - The Birdhouse Network

Ø North American Bluebird Society

Ø The Raptor Trust

Ø Audubon - The Bluebird Box