Welcome!

Hello! I am doing a conservation project for Boy Scouts of America. I am trying to increase the bluebird population in Orange County by building boxes for the birds to nest, then monitoring them every week.

I am working with the Southern California Bluebird Club and get most of my information regarding bluebirds and procedures on handling the boxes from them.

Over the summer, I built ten boxes with my BoyScout troop, according to the specifications provided by the SCBC. We painted them a light blue color, because the bluebirds prefer this color, and numbered them so that they would be easier to track on the map.

I currently have a total of ten boxes. 5 are located at a cemetary, which provides open areas and plenty of food for the bluebirds, and the other 5 are scattered around a few different cities, sort of as an experiment to see if the bluebirds will live in more urban areas.

I have been monitoring boxes since October 2008. My sister is the historian and photographer of the team and we set up this blog to keep track of the bluebirds and help to educate others about bluebirds in general and how to start their own bluebird trail.

Enjoy following the bluebirds and if you have any questions, feel free to comment!