Bringing Back the Bluebirds: Best Practices for Conservation
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Bringing Back the Bluebirds: Best Practices for Conservation
In this presentation by Bethany Gray, we will learn about the plight of eastern bluebirds and other native cavity-nesting birds and what we can do to offset the damage done by the loss of nesting habitat, harsh weather, pesticides, and fierce competition from non-native species such as house sparrows and European starlings. We will also review best conservation practices for installing nest boxes and troubleshooting/ protecting against predators and learn which native trees and shrubs support bluebirds through winter.
About the Instructor:
Bethany Gray has been a bluebird trail monitor since 2010. She has a degree in education from Wittenberg University, and for the past 15 years her focus has been environmental education. Bethany completed the Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalist (OCVN) program and the Habitat Ambassador program of the National Wildlife Federation. She is co-founder of "Operation Bluebird," a citizen science partnership with a local public school district and the subject of an article published by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology (at NestWatch.org). She is a regional contact for the Ohio Bluebird Society and a past board member of the Glen Helen Association and Tecumseh Land Trust. Starting in 2020, she has also served on a committee that helped the Village of Yellow Springs achieve certification as a "Wildlife Habitat Community" with the National Wildlife Federation.