Bluebird News published quarterly by the Bluebird Recovery Program, Audubon Chapter of Minneapolis PO Box 3801 Minneapolis MN 55403 info@bbrp.org
Volume 17  Number 1	February 2004

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• Bluebird Recovery Program Celebrates 25 years! Come celebrate our silver anniversary at this year's conference in Monticello, Minnesota on Saturday, April 17, 2004

• Annual Conference to feature Carrol Henderson (biology of hummingbirds), Dave and Carol Fiedler (30 year study of bluebird houses), Tom Nicholis (West Nile Virus), Keith Radel (on bluebird basics), auction, photography board (new this year) and much more! Come, its free. Optional lunch available for $8.50. Please register by email, phone or mail to facilitiate conference preparations. April 9th deadline for pre-registrations. You can also register the day of the Conference.

• Call for Bluebirder of the Year. Awards will be presented at the Conference. Individuals or organizations can be nominated. New this year, the Dick Peterson Award for significant contributions to BBRP. Send nominations to BBRP.

• Texas Bluebirder hosts Prothonatory Warblers in Peterson Boxes .. Sandy Campbell and Doug LeVasseur maintain trail of 50 boxes. 57 p. warblers in 14 Peterson boxes!

• Flicker Egg Dumping. Allen Bower of SE Michigan reports that between 1966 and 1991 (25 year period) the population of yellow shafted flickers dropped by 52%.

• Black fly controls. Article suggests how modifications to Peterson boxes can address this problem

• Updated list of County Bluebird Coordinators. Keith Radel is acting state-wide coordinator. Send him your up-to-date information, including e-mail address and telephone numbers.

• Ten Ways to Raise More bluebirds

• Bluebird items for Sale, from books to boxes to videos.

Watch for Spring issue due out in May, 2004

Bluebirds have been spotted in Stillwater (mid-March), North Branch (late-March) and should be in your area today. Prepare your boxes. Consider meal worms to attract them. Send photos to jim@omahawebsol.com and we will include them on our website.