Bluebird Monitoring Class - Denver Metro Area

[KevyG...@aol.com]

   The folks at the Colorado Bluebird Project are planning to host an educational session for anyone interested in monitoring nestboxes and/or learning about bluebirds in general.  It will be held at the Audubon Center at the south end of Chatfield State Park (no Parks Pass required) on Saturday, March 21st, from 10 AM till Noon.  We will have a 45-minute presentation on the birds' nesting cycle, nestbox design and installation, nest monitoring protocols, reporting to Cornell's NestWatch database, handling problems and predators, etc.  We will also show a 10-minute nestcam video that shows the entire nesting cycle inside the nestbox, from nest-building to fledging.  There will be display boxes containing the nests and eggs of various box users such as bluebirds, tree swallows, etc., a variety of literature to peruse, and we will have the best nestboxes in the world available for sale (we know they're the best because we made them!)  There will be several experienced nestbox monitors available to chat with and answer your questions.  Refreshments will be served.

 

   Please RSVP to 303.973.9530 so we know how many chairs to set out and how many cookies to bake!

 

   Directions to the Audubon Center from C-470 and Wadsworth:  Drive south on Wadsworth about 4.4 miles, just to the point where it starts turning west.  Turn left onto Waterton Road.  Drive about 100 yards and make the first left at the large stone sign that says: "Audubon Center at Chatfield State Park / Discovery Pavilion".

 

   For those of you who have a group of folks interested in setting up and monitoring nestboxes, but are not in the Denver area or just can't attend on the 21st, we can also bring our 1-hour program to you at no cost to you.  Contact Kevin Corwin at CBPK...@aol.com to learn more about it.

 

Kevin Corwin
Colorado Bluebird Project

 

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