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Bluebird Tales/Pictures
Annual Meeting
2-3
Arbor and Abbey
Success Story
4-5
New Dir. Dave Helston
Annual Meeting 2014
6-7
Bluebird Pictures
Susie Miller
8-9
New Dir. Bev Frassinelli
Unusual Nest Sites
10-11
Red-cockaded Wood-
pecker, Poetry F.N.
Donation
12-13
Membership Form
Pics and On-Line Store
14-15
Contact Numbers 16
Inside this issue:
Volume 28 Issue 3 Summer 2013
Bluebird Notes PUBLISHED BY
The North Carolina Bluebird Society
www.ncbluebird.org
North Carolina
Bluebird Society
Mission Statement
Our goal is to
support activities
that foster the
resurgence of
bluebirds and other
cavity nesting birds
in our home areas.
NCBS Logo with Carolina Blue by Dempsey Essick NCBS is an
affiliate of NABS.
2013 NCBS Annual Meeting Highlights
The North Carolina Bluebird Society
had its annual meeting on May 4th
2013 at the Haw River State Park in
Brown Summit, NC. It was a beautiful
place to walk with gorgeous river and
lake scenes to enjoy. The facility of-
fered motel type cabins for those that
wanted to spend the night, right on
campus. It had excellent meeting rooms
throughout the building for our use and
a great dining facility for our delicious
luncheon.
The day was spent greeting and
meeting other bluebird enthusiasts with
a great meal, exceptional speakers, a
silent auction, many vendors, Nels and
Nancy Anderson’s video presentation,
and singing entertainment by talented
NCBS member Kay Hindsley. The
event ended with a wonderful informa-
tional question and answer session,
where all who had experience pitched
in with their tips and suggestions.
A special guest appearance by Frank
Newell, the founder of the Eastern
Bluebird Rescue Group, was one of
the days highlights. Mr. Newell has
done so much for bluebirds and oth-
er wildlife. He is also a poet and a
great speaker. He had us all laugh-
ing with his explanation of his hear-
ing problems. His right ear, he said
was damaged in the military and the
left ear was “the one his wife al-
ways screamed in,” so he brought a
(Continued on page 3)
PAGE 2 BLUEBIRD NOTES VOLUME 28 ISSUE 3
Bluebird Notes
Vol. 28 Issue 3 Bluebird
Tales
Dad sits atop this feeder waiting his turn as his four
kids eat meal worms. Mom’s on the new nest with
five new eggs which will probably hatch around 6/15
SUBMITTED BY DON ELSASS
NEW BERN, NC
David Helston, one of our new directors,
with a handful of baby bluebirds
Ray Welch– 2014 President
Co-Chair County Coordinator Program
(336)-764-0226 [email protected]
Ken Kernodle - 2014 Vice-President
(919) 489-0095 [email protected]
Bob Wolk-2014 Recording Secretary
(919)848-4812
David Hindsley – 2014 Records Chair
Kay Hindsley – 2014 Corres. Sec.
(252) 823-0737 correspondingsecre-
Carrie Helston -2014 Treasurer
(919) 539-1746
Helen Munro Immediate Past President
Joye Stephenson- 2014 Director
(919) 632-0736 [email protected]
County Coordinator Administrator
Glenda Ryan - 2015 Director,
Web Administrator (919)-266-0500
Dave Helston– 2015 Director
(919)-577-6824
Beverly Frassinelli– 2015 Director
(919) 942-1776
Tony Nicosia– 2014 Director
(919)-553-7973
Lynn Siefferman– 2015 Director
(828)-262-7062 (828)-355-9149
Stella Rideout– 2015 Director
(252)-257-3137
Bill Satterwhite—Honorary Director
(919) 787-5248 [email protected]
Risa Jarman
Editor Newsletter
Bluebird Tales
PAGE 3 BLUEBIRD NOTES VOLUME 28 ISSUE 3
Highlights from the Annual Meeting
(Continued from page 1)
lot of laughs with his great sense of humor and ex-
cellent presentation on the bluebird rescue group.
Dr. Lynn Siefferman, associate professor of Be-
havioral Ecology at Appalachian State University
and her graduate student, Tina Morris, gave an up-
date on things in the
bluebird world in the
mountains and did a
presentation on
how color affected
the sexual prefer-
ence of bluebirds.
Three new direc-
tors were elected,
Dave Helston,
Beverly Frassinelli, and Stella Rideout. After
the lunch there was a panel discussion on
predator control, where many great ideas to
help with
these issues
were dis-
cussed. Risa
Jarman
Dr. Siefferman
Checking out the Silent Auction
Bluebird Displays
The Haw River
State Park Facility
Fran
Outhwaite,
member
since 1986,
making her
picks for
the Silent
Auction
Kay Hindsley
in Song, and designer
of the rainbow display
above.
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Arbor Acres and Bill Abbey
Rarely do I accept an invitation to conduct an on site assessment of a bluebird trail, but since I was already
scheduled to make a presentation at Arbor Acres Methodist Retirement Community in Winston-Salem, NC, I
accepted Mr. Ray Branton’s invitation. He wanted me to take a walk to offer advice related to an existing trail
of twenty-five or more nest-boxes on the campus. Ray, the retired 32 year veteran minister of music of Cen-
tenary Methodist Church in Winston-Salem, is a delightful gentleman with a grand sense of humor who moves
at a fast pace. Mr. Branton and I quickly found that we had several traits in common:
-we both have a well developed love of the bluebird…
-we are willing to suffer long, leisurely strolls, in gorgeous sunshine and fresh morning air with
no complaint…
-we have made a personal commitment to help the bluebird species
As Ray guided me about the campus I made notes at each stop. The property offers significant swaths of in-
viting open green, much of which is the “back yard” of many of the residents homes. A number of these folks
have come to believe that “the nest box out back must sort-of belong to me, so I will move it to a better spot for
me to view.”
This “down-home” non-science thought process has generally led to a localized congestion of nesting boxes
well in excess of the territorial requirements of bluebird pairs. This has, perforce, slowly lead to abandonment
and deterioration of the boxes and take-over by other native or alien species. Bluebirds are present on campus in
moderate numbers but few are observed near existing nest boxes.
Ray offered that Arbor Acres provides considerable support to these trails. The president of Arbor Acres, Da-
vid Piner, has indicated his personal interest in the program and has devoted adequate budgetary funds for the
purchase of mounting posts, nesting box repair or replacement, and has committed maintenance personnel to
make it happen! Ray has also recruited several interested residents to help with monitoring and to identify box-
es in need of repair.
Ray’s and my advice to readers of this newsletter focuses on a few simple guidelines that may be appropriate
to the establishment of a bird-friendly habitat on the campus of their own community. Before attempting to es-
tablish a new trail or nesting site it could be wise for residents to contact the “King of the Grass Cutters” (aka
Ground’s Maintenance Manager) to learn or establish some basic rules for installation of support posts for nest-
ing boxes; especially to avoid the normal paths of landscape machinery. (Note: If he or she agrees they become
your “defacto” accomplice.)
The maintenance person may know of and encourage mountings for nest boxes that take advantage of existing
suitable sturdy poles, posts or fences throughout the community, saving you time.
On an undeveloped site, the maintenance person may suggest that newly installed nest boxes should be attached
to substantial mounts such as 4”x4” poles or posts, not on flimsy metal poles or the like. Installation guidelines
should be simple and clear and regularly posted to any in-house newsletter to reinforce organizational norms
along with current nesting success and advice.
The whole idea of course is to nudge people who wish to feed or shelter the birds to place nest boxes and
feeders in a safe, orderly and attractive and environmentally sound schema.
By Bill Abbey, Forsyth County Coordinator
(With advice offered by Mr. Ray Branton)
PAGE 5 BLUEBIRD NOTES VOLUME 28 ISSUE 3
Success Story!
Dear Family and Friends of Bluebirds, As you might remember, last year we did not see a single bluebird in our yard. We bought, fed and threw away dried up mealworms the entire spring and summer. Here's the story of the beautiful bluebirds in our back yard this year: Starting the first of March we started feeding mealworms constantly. A pair of Bluebirds started coming dai-ly to feed about mid March. April 10 - Birds diving at me while I am giving them mealworms. New nest must be under construction. April 26 - Found four eggs in the new nest. May 10 - Now there are 5 eggs in the nest. May 12 - Eggs are hatched. Birds are taking worms to the babies in the nesting box.
May 29 - Babies have fledged. Mom and Pop birds are taking beaks full of worms to little ones in a tree some-
where in the neighborhood. May 31 - Cleaned out and dumped the old nest. Hosed out the nesting box. There was one egg left in nest - not hatched, so four eggs hatched in May. Continued to feed mealworms to bluebirds. Adults are now bringing young birds to the feeding box for worms. Adults are getting 8 - 10 worms in the beak, and feeding the youngsters beak to beak outside the feed-ing box on the fence. June 18 - Still feeding mealworms to birds, both old and young. Adults are again diving down at me as I place worms in the feeder. A second new nest must be under construction. June 27 - Checked the nesting box. There is now a new nest with four baby blue eggs in the nest. THEY ARE AT IT AGAIN! I now have fed the bluebirds over 3,000 mealworms this year. Boy, they are glutton-ous. I know that I might be boring you, but this is a hobby that I thoroughly enjoy, and I love to share it with you. I will take more pictures as the second batch little ones hatch. Bud (and Bobbie)
Hello Bud and Bobbie,
To a “bluebirder” this is not boring! It is an excellent narrative
of the nesting process from start to finish and then start over.
Bluebirding becomes addictive very quickly!
Thanks for sharing!!
Ray
Cute picture through the hole-
chicks waiting for dinner!
Submitted by Steve McDaniel
VOLUME 28 ISSUE 3 BLUEBIRD NOTES PAGE 6 PAGE 6 BLUEBIRD NOTES VOLUME 28 ISSUE 3 BLUEBIRD NOTES
MEET NEW DIRECTOR, DAVE HELSTON
Like most species of the aviary persuasion, I migrated further south from my birthplace in
the Great White Canadian North, first to the tropics of Minnesota then finally to the deep
south of North Carolina. Carrie and I settled in the small community of Willow Spring just
south of Raleigh in 2001 and since then have enjoyed
the more temperate climate the Carolinas offer as well as
the wide range of flora, fauna and wildlife (although
after raising three incredi- ble sons and watching them
fledge resulted in decrease of wildlife of another kind).
Carrie and I have three sons, two beautiful daughter-in
-laws and are anxiously an- ticipating our upcoming trip to
Germany where our third and youngest son will be get-
ting married in July, com- pleting the proverbial “hat
trick.”
We are thrilled to have been surrogate "parents" to our
seventh group of bluebirds and eagerly watch the activities at the two houses we have positioned
in our yard as both Mama and Papa Blue tirelessly attend to their charges. Carrie has been Min-
ister of Finance at NCBS for a few years now and I have been privileged to attend a number of
the annual, quarterly and county meetings where each time I get further insight into these mag-
nificent and colorful little birds. Our yard has turned into a regular Union Station throughout the
year and continues to provide great entertainment for us and our two permanently indoor cats,
Bosleigh and Magnolia who love to sit out on the screened porch and watch the daily birding rit-
uals.
I have spent the last 35 years or so in the IT industry predominantly involved in Govern-
ment Medical systems both in Canada with the universal healthcare system and here in the
USA with implementing Medicaid systems for various State governments. Working at home
as a telecommuter has given me the opportunity to be available at a moment’s notice when
notable and memorable events take place in our yard as well. I have watched the first tenta-
tive flights of bluebirds and nuthatches in our yard and helped chronicle the daily growth of
these incredible young aviators from first hatched to preparations for flight. It is so wonder-
ful to see the plethora of colors in the backyard when our visiting Hummingbirds, Cardinals,
Goldfinches, Brown-headed Nuthatches, Indigo Buntings, Blue Jays and Woodpeckers all
show up at the same time for dinner.
I look forward to my term as Director and to helping promote the continuing growth and prolifera-
tion of the bluebirds here in North Carolina and continuing to help find ways for them to flourish and
bring similar joy to others as they have to Carrie and me.
By Dave Helston
DAVE AND CARRIE HELSTON
VOLUME 28 ISSUE 3 PAGE 7 BLUEBIRD NOTES
Annual Meeting Planned at Dupont Fayetteville Works
Saturday April 26, 2014
Wildlife Habitat DuPont Fayetteville Works owns the 2,150
acres that the plant sits on, which is located
just south east of Fayetteville, only about
400 acres of this is developed. Much of the
remaining property is recognized as a wild-
life habitat. Because of DuPont's efforts to
maintain the health and beauty of the natu-
ral environment, the site has been recog-
nized by the International Wildlife Habitat
Council with several awards, including:
* Corporate Lands for Learning Award
* Corporate Lands for Learning Site-of-
the-Year Award
* Corporate Lands for Learning Rookie-
of-the-Year Award
* Signature of Sustainability Award
* Wild Turkey Award Finalist
The DuPont Fayetteville Works site has
been recognized as a Signature of Sustaina-
bility by the Wildlife Habitat Council
(WHC) for its employees’ outstanding com-
mitment to biodiversity and conserva-
tion education. The Fayetteville Works
site was one of only 21 WHC-certified
programs to receive this award.
The Fayetteville Works site volunteer
wildlife team manages 2,187 acres of ag-
ricultural fields with multiple types of
flora for a variety of wildlife species. The
team installed and monitors nest boxes
for bluebirds and wood ducks. The team
share data on bluebird nesting with the
NCBS. A raptor perch was positioned be-
side one of the power transmission corri-
dors to provide a hunting perch for resi-
dent birds of prey.
Additional information regarding this
meeting is forthcoming but, mark April
25, 2014 for the NCBS Board meeting
and the general membership meeting on
Saturday, April 26, 2014.
The North Carolina
Bluebird Society is a
501(c) (3)
organization. We
welcome your tax
deductible contributions!
VOLUME 28 ISSUE 3 PAGE 8
Sweet little babies inside
the hole being protected
from the “BIG BAD
BOOGIE SNAKE” across
the way in Ken Kernodle’s
basement!
Steve
Mc Daniel,
holding a
snake found in
Ken
Kernodle’s
basement
“This is the
biggest black
snake I have
ever caught!”
Measured
5’8”!
This is Mom and Dad….They
are just hanging close by their
fledglings. They have a brood
of four to watch over and feed.
I took this shot of this fledging
as she made her first trip out-
side the nest. This couple had
four babies in the first brood,
four in the second. Her nest is
ready for the third, but she
hasn’t laid eggs yet.
She landed on this huge
tree looking up to her par-
ents who were above her
trying to coax her to move
higher. She stayed for
some time, unsure of
where to go.
8:00 A.M. feeding
just as the sun was
peeking over the
mountains!
Submitted by
Russ Bowman
Biltmore Lake, NC
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SPOTLIGHT ON ALLEGHANY COUNTY COORDINATOR
Susie was born and raised in Alleghany County.
She grew up on the family’s dairy farm in the beauti-
ful Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. After
earning a BS degree from Appalachian State Universi-
ty, she returned to Alleghany County where she taught
as an elementary teacher for thirty-five years. During
this time she also earned an MA degree from Gardner
Webb University and National Board Certification.
With a keen interest in science and nature she also presents workshops for edu-
cational programs including current NASA missions to other educators and
communities across the state.
Susie recently retired and now believes she has time to pursue other hobbies
and interests. One being her love for nature and God’s beauty that surrounds
the mountains where she resides. She has always loved birds of any kind. Her
bluebird interest amplified while designing a bird and butterfly natural habitat
area at her school. Students and community members supplied bird houses,
natural cavities, and feeders for a variety of birds. Bluebirds flourished in this
area and were a major topic of discussion among faculty and students.
Butterflies were also a major educational opportunity for classes as Susie’s
6th grade students found one-hundred twenty Monarch butterfly eggs. They
were observed the entire life cycle from “egg to adult” and then the adult but-
terflies were released to begin their journey to Mexico.
The bluebird house in her back yard has three broods each year. She and her
husband, Tom both enjoy seeing the bluebirds’ activity in their yard. In fact,
Susie has decided to try her hand at writing children’s books. She is currently
doing research on Eastern Bluebirds and the Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly.
She would love for anyone to send her pictures and information or unusual
facts about bluebirds or swallowtails that she may use in her books.
Contact information: [email protected] 336-372-5292
1778 Memorial Park Drive Sparta, NC 28675
SUSIE MILLER
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ORANGE COUNTY COORDINATOR AND NEW
DIRECTOR, BEVERLY FRASSINELLI
I grew up in Fort Worth, Texas. I moved to North Car-
olina in 1989 to begin a new career in court reporting. For
the first time in my life I was away from family and
friends I had grown up with, and soon became quite
homesick. Someone suggested that I get a bird feeder.
Shortly after putting up my feeder, all sorts of beautiful
songbirds appeared. Not knowing what they were, I
bought several books and started educating myself about
the different species.
I can’t remember when it was that I saw my first East-
ern Bluebird. The one thing I distinctly remember,
though, is that it was love at first sight. Again, I pur-
chased several reference books on bluebirds and began
learning as much as I could about them. Within a few years, with the help of a friend, I put
up about 25 houses and began a bluebird trail in 1995.
That was eighteen years ago, and the bluebird trail is still going strong. Last year about
seventy-two bluebirds successfully fledged from the houses. Two of my good friends help
me monitor the trail every weekend. It’s not only fun, and good exercise, but so rewarding
to help these beautiful birds succeed. We got a late start this year because of the cold
weather and rain, but we’re already on our second brood in most of our houses. Of course,
we battle the predator issues, but we are always trying to learn new ways to deal with that.
When I’m out in public and have on my bluebird T-shirts, invariably people want to talk
about bluebirds, and how thrilled they are when they have attracted them to their feeders or
nest boxes. As we bluebird lovers know quite well, just the mere sighting of a bluebird can
brighten your day.
I have been the North Carolina Bluebird Society’s Orange County Coordinator for
about a year, and have recently been elected to the Board of Directors. I hope to expand
my knowledge about bluebirds through my roles in this organization so that I can then
teach others what I know. I have never been a public speaker, but one of these days I want
to stretch my comfort zone and give some presentations about the bluebirds, and how oth-
ers can join us to help them survive and thrive.
May you always have bluebirds in your life ~ Bev
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BLUEBIRD NOTES
Carolina Chickadees are nesting
in this 2” steel pipe holding a street
sign. The nest is very deep and
they have to squeeze by a 5/8 di-
ameter bolt that holds the sign to
the pipe.
Photos by Keith Kridler of TX
Black
Capped
Chickadees
nesting in a steel
gate post
Kridler
No one is giv-
ing these Car-
olina Wrens
the “BOOT!”
Photo by Bet
Zimmerman of
NC
Kridler has seen bluebirds and titmice
both nest in this 6” pipe. The nest in
the photo is 17” away from the end of
the pipe. In 2007 it was occupied by a
black widow spider.
This one is particularly funny because this
wreath says “Home is Where You Build
Your Nest.” Four house finches grew up
in this nest lodged between the houses!
Bob and Kim Wolfe GA
Bluebirds nest inside
electrical “Square D”
breaker panels Kridler
Material Reprinted
permission
www.salis .org
Karen Ouimet of CT
left her bathroom win-
dow open one day...
and came home to a
Carolina Wren nest in
a container used to
hold her hair scrun-
chies (She is leaving
the window open for
them. It is the only
bathroom in the house,
but they don't seem to
mind her showering,
flushing the toilet, or
even blow drying her
hair three feet away.
UNUSUAL NEST SITES
VOLUME 28 ISSUE 3 PAGE 12 BLUEBIRD NOTES
MEET THE CAVITY NESTERS
4. Red-cockaded Woodpecker
Although they are not a secondary cavity nesting species like bluebirds, Red-cockaded Woodpeckers are
totally dependent on finding enough longleaf or loblolly pine savannas so that they can excavate nests in trees suf-
fering from red heart fungus. The disease enables the birds to drill relatively complex cavities more easily. They
are the only woodpeckers that nest in living trees. Other woodpeckers utilize only dead standing trees. Such a spe-
cialized nesting habit is part of the reason Red-cockaded Woodpeckers have been designated as Endangered for the
past 45 years. These small woodpeckers inhabit open pine woodlands in the southeastern United States. During the
nineteenth century, pine savannas extended across the eastern United States. These woodlands were subjected to
decades of harvesting naval stores (turpentine and pitch), clear cutting for timber, and sporadic severe storms top-
pling large numbers of trees, thereby seriously reducing the species’ population size.
When the birds prepare the nest cavity, they benefit from a unique method of predator control. Drilling into
the outer living tissue of the tree trunk enables sticky resin to ooze out and cover the bark around the nest hole. This
process seems to discourage ants, snakes, and other potential predators from accessing the nest and eating the eggs
or the nestlings. For those of us who seek the nests in order to observe this rare bird, the sap around the nest hole
helps identify an active Red-cockaded Woodpecker nest cavity. The birds place the cavities from about 20 to 100
feet above the ground and, because they use the cavity year after year, an active nest is sometimes found in trees that
are nearly a century in age.
Both parents incubate the 2 to 5 bright white eggs with the male on the eggs mostly at night. The young
hatch in about ten days, a very short incubation period among birds, and are totally helpless for several days. After
about a month, the young are capable of leaving the nest.
Red-cockaded Woodpeckers are cooperative breeders. That is, they nest in loosely organized colonies or
“clusters.” It is not uncommon to observe young males from earlier broods helping with raising the young. Food
consists primarily of insects found under bark and in crevices on pine trunks.
Although the overall distribution throughout the southeastern United States appears to be extensive, these
woodpeckers occur only in widely discrete localities largely because the required habitat of mature open pine savan-
nas are also scattered throughout their range. In order to see the birds, a birder needs to know almost exactly where
they can be found. One of my favorite places to find Red-cockaded Woodpeckers in the North Carolina coastal
plain is at the 17,000-acre Green Swamp Preserve, that is near Supply in Brunswick County, and is managed by The
Nature Conservancy. Here, one can experience a longleaf pine savanna that supports, in addition to Red-cockaded
Woodpeckers, a variety of rare plants, including Venus’ Flytrap and other insectivorous species and many orchids.
Local conservation agencies have made efforts to help the woodpecker population increase in size. Refor-
estation of longleaf pines is clearly a long-term project; more immediate results can be achieved with an
“implantation” of nest cavities that are artificially constructed and inserted in an existing pine trunk. Another tech-
nique is to maintain a savanna habitat by regularly clearing the understory from a pine forest.
If you haven’t already had the pleasure of watching this cavity-nester, seek it out when you can. It is a re-
warding experience derived from both enjoying the rare environment as well as the rare woodpecker.
Robert G. Wolk
PAGE 13 BLUEBIRD NOTES VOLUME 28 ISSUE 3
Bluebird Valley
I awoke one night from a restless sleep
And standing there beside my bed Was the vision of an angel with golden hair
Who looked at me and smiled and said
“Your life has not been perfect, my friend. You’ve made mistakes and committed sins
But I know you’ve asked to be forgiven And that’s where the Good Lord’s love comes in.
The good things you’ve done in life
Out weigh the bad, the sins, and all the rest And I’ve been sent down here from Heaven
To tell you that you will be blessed.
One of the good things that you have done Just happened to catch the Good Lord’s eye
And that will be your one salvation When the time comes for you to die.
Of all God’s many wondrous creatures
He loves the little bluebirds best And the work that you have done for them
Has helped you pass life’s greatest test.
Tell your friends who come to help you They will receive God’s blessings, too.
When you all were looking out for His bluebirds God was looking out for you.
God’s made a special place for you.
It’s as pretty as it can be. A big green valley with sky so blue
And a bluebird sitting in every tree.
All your animals will be there waiting The bobcats, deer, wolf, and bear And when it’s time for you to go
I’ll come back and take you there.
Tell those you love that when you’ve gone There’ll be no need for them to grieve For you’ll be happy in Bluebird Valley
And that’s one thing they can believe.” I drifted into peaceful sleep
And later on, when came the dawn I awoke and looked around the room
But back to Heaven the angel had gone.
And now I know that beautiful valley Is up there somewhere waiting for me.
It’s God’s promise from the angel When I’ve gone, that’s where I’ll be.
by Frank Newell
A NOTE FROM OUR PRESIDENT The North Carolina Bluebird Society
(NCBS) has made a donation of one hundred
dollars ($100.00) to the Eastern Bluebird
Rescue Group (EBRG) located in Warrenton,
NC. Frank Newell, who was a presenter at
our 2013 Annual meeting at The Conference
Center, Haw River State Park, is the CEO of
the group.
With the exception of one salaried employ-
ee, this is a totally volunteer organization. In
2005, the EBRG was granted tax-exempt sta-
tus under section 501 (c) (3) provisions of
the IRS tax codes. Recently, the EBRG ob-
tained a matching grant for the purpose of
expanding their operation. So, our $100.00
donation will become $200.00 for the pur-
pose of restoration of a third operational
building
Frank Newell and the ERBG have been
recognized by numerous organizations, such
as the North American Bluebird Society and
with the Long Leaf Pine Award for their
preservation efforts. I personally believe
that this donation to the EBRG and Frank
Newell will also be a NCBS recognition of
the efforts of the “FOFs” (Friends of
Frank’s) as he has become known!
Ray Welch, President & FOF
(Address correction for Mr. Frank Newell,
zip code was left off last time.)
Mr. Frank Newell
126 Newell Farms Road
Warrenton, NC 27589
Or
Mr. Frank Newell
The Bluebird Factory
532 West Ridgeway
Warrenton, NC 27589
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NORTH CAROLINA BLUEBIRD SOCIETY (NCBS)
MEMBERSHIP FORM
NC Bluebird Dues:
( ) 1 Year ($10.00) ( ) 3 Years ($25.00)
ADDITIONAL TAX DEDUCTABLE DONATION
$_______________
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GIVEN TO:
Name _________________________________________
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Member email addresses will be used for NCBS official busi-
ness only and will be considered confidential information.
( ) Check box if you prefer to access the NCBS Bluebird
Notes newsletter via the Internet.
Please complete this form and send it with your check made
payable to "NCBS" to:
North Carolina Bluebird Society
ATTN: David Hindsley
135 Lakeview Drive
Tarboro, NC 27886
I am interested in:
_____ Assisting with the annual meeting
_____ Serving as a NCBS Board Member
_____ Helping with the newsletter
_____ Conducting a bluebird workshop
_____ Contacting my local paper with news
_____ Volunteering to be a NCBS County Coordinator
_____ Other (please explain) _____________________
NCBS is an affiliate of the
North American Bluebird Society
GIVE A FRIEND THE GIFT OF THE NC
BLUEBIRD SOCIETY
MEMBERSHIP! Just fill out the form to the left and indicate it is a
gift membership and we will put a note in their
membership packet that they are the recipient of
your wonderful gift of bluebird events, stories
and pictures!!
North Carolina Bluebird Society
Henry David Thoreau said "The bluebird carries the sky on his back." Our male with the sun on his back made me think of this quote. I took this in April as the world began to bloom. He and his mate were building their first nest of the year. This couple has just had their third brood and are busy feeding and caring for three babies. This is one of my favorite shots of our beautiful birds. Taken by Russ Bauman
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SOME GREAT PHOTOS FROM ANGELA CHRISTIE
Burlington, NC
NORTH CAROLINA BLUEBIRD
SOCIETY “ON-LINE STORE”
GET NOTICED BY OTHER BLUEBIRD ENTHUSIASTS!
Wear your bluebird attire and enjoy the conversations it brings about our fine
feathered friends!!
Visit www.ncbluebird.org click on line store link or go directly to www.myfortune3cart.com/ncbs
From Dr. Joe Graedon: Tip: Be careful when handling birdhouses, birdcages and bird
feeders both old and new. It is possible to catch pigeon fever .(psittacosis) through a cut or even from breathing the dust.
COLLECT YOUR 2013 NESTING DATA
If you haven’t already, please start saving your
2013 nesting data. We are working on revising the re-porting form to hopefully
ease the task of collecting and reporting this infor-mation. The reporting of
your data is very important!
Ray Welch NCBS President
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