Bluebirds are on the rise...
This season, I was glad to have two helpers because bluebirds are on the rise again, although they have not yet fully bounced back (see...
A leucistic bluebird in a healthier population
Last year was dreadful as we had lost about 90% of the population and only a little more than a dozen pairs survived to reproduce. This...
A lethal snowstorm
Arkansas experienced a record snowstorm in February 2021 with more snow, longer, and below-freezing temperatures for over a week. With...
Monitoring during a pandemic
Bluebirds did not go into quarantine! This year, we almost tied our 2017 record with 676 chicks reaching day 13. We had to make some...
2019 Nesting season summary
2019 was not a new record year, but remains among the top productive years with 589 chicks reaching day 13. Snakes seemed to have come...
Egg kaleidoscope
In just a few weeks, I have seen various odd and mixed-color clutches. First, we have the rare clutch of pink eggs. This one got...