A 6-year record productivity
We were sad that our oldest male did not come back this year. However, this 2017 nesting season, which has come to an end this past...
A productive season
This season has been relatively productive but has not broken the record of 2013. However, we did record 4 successful clutches from 2...
Oddities
This year, we have the same sad situations with a male who has avian pox on one of his legs, clutches with tiny sterile eggs, one case of...
Handicap
Box 312 - All eggs have hatched. We thus need to capture (by sight or physically in the box) the parents for banding and identification....
Bat Invasion
In 3 years, I have found just 2 bats in bluebird nest boxes. During this (not yet finished) 2015 season, I have recorded 6 bats in 13...
Cowbird Brood Parasitism
The nesting season 2015 on the Jonesboro Bluebird Trail has known several cases of Brown-headed Cowbird (BHCO) brood parasitism. I have...
Bluebird Ectoparasites
After my post about avian pox, another annoyance for birds: ectoparasites. Nest mites are common on bluebird chicks (picture below with...
Ssssssnakessss
There is a variety of snakes on the Jonesboro Bluebird Trail: speckled kingsnake, racer, black rat snake, cottonmouth... but it's always...
Avian pox
Avian pox is a common disease in bluebirds. The main symptom is wart-like overgrowths on feet and beak. We have seen several individuals...
Unpopular nest boxes
With all the questions raised by Jessica's research, I have decided to keep conducting winter field seasons. Monitoring has started Nov....
