To all Seabrook Island Birders – The Seabrook Island Bluebird Society is looking for volunteers to assist with the inventory of Bluebird Nesting Boxes for the 2019 Season. Please read the note below from coordinator Melanie Jerome and contact her if you are interested to support this initiative. There are still four team spots available.
Dear Bluebirders,
A new season is about to begin for the Seabrook Island Bluebird Society. There are lots of Eastern Bluebirds flying around beginning to look for mates and nesting sites right now.
I had mentioned in prior emails, that I was working on getting baffles to deter our predators, and that is going along very well. I have attached a picture of #7 at the Lake house, I hope you can open it.
The Seabrook Island Birders agreed to help pay expenses for this project at the Lake House. And, the Seabrook Island Club has agreed to pay for all the baffles at the two golf courses. The Lake House is almost done. We are moving two of them to see if the Bluebirds might like it better and make a nest this year. The rest all will have baffles. The golf courses are being done by the Maintenance crew at the club. The last update from my contact, was that all the parts were ordered and they would have them on by March 1st. This will be close, because our bluebirds will be checking out their nest sites and moving in really soon in the month of March.
March 8th is the official start of bluebird box monitoring this year. It will end Aug 9.
(MARCH 8-AUGUST 9)
Team Slots are :
- March 8- April 26- need 4 teams for Ocean Winds, Crooked 1, Crooked 2, and Lakehouse
- May 3-June 21 Need 4 teams for Ocean Winds, Crooked 1, Crooked 2 and Lakehouse
- June 28-August 09 4 teams for Ocean Winds, Crooked 1, Crooked 2 and Lakehouse
I am sending this email to official start our volunteers monitor spots schedule. There are 12 team spots. Are you coming back this year to help out? Let me know via email as soon as possible.
It will be first come first pick. 2 spots are already filled by Rob and I and the Aisenhauers. I will try my best to get everyone where they want and the time they want.
Just a refresher:
- commitment is once a week to check your route rain or shine. Try to stay on the same day, give or take a day.
- document everything you see at the boxes, for example egg colors are important and predation, etc.
- fill free to take pictures of issues you see when you’re reporting.
- contact me with any issues via text 614-570-3951
- Once the schedule is set, I will have buckets ready for monitoring. My front porch pickup and drop off worked really good last year for me.
Thanks everyone!
Melanie Jerome
Seabrook Island Bluebird Society
SeabrookBluebirds@gmail.com
614-570-3951
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