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I have a male Eastern Bluebird beating itself against my bedroom window every spring. For two years years I have ignored him, but this year I decided to embrace him. A little history, I believe he is one of the birds hatched in a shoe box in my bedroom after Hurricane Katrina. My house was damaged, the windows open and the room abandoned that year. A family of "Birds" nested in a shoe box on the bookcase the following spring. I just let them.
He is back. I put a bluebird box next to the window. blueberries and sliced apple on the window ledge, what next? Now that I don't want him to go.
That is normal spring bird action. He is fighting his reflection. It will go away when the nesting season is over. If it bothers you you can soap the window, cover it with cloth or paper, hang garden netting, put up a screen or hang ribbon, cloth or mylar strips. If you would like to receive a free 20 page Bluebird book send your mailing address to walshaw1@cox.net. Bluebird Bob.
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Bluebird Bob Walshaw
Expertise
I can answer almost any question on Eastern Bluebirds and small cavity nesters such as Chickadees, Titmice, Wrens, etc. Also general questions on other songbirds. No pet bird questions please.
Experience
I have had a 100+ nestbox trail for more than 20 years, I do a lot of writing, public speaking and educational work in this field. My hands-on Bluebird talks include more than 1000 people each year.
Organizations
Oklahoma Bluebird Society, North American Bluebird Society, National Audubon Society, Oklahoma Audubon Society, Oklahoma Fur Bearers Alliance
Publications
Bluebird Magazine, Oklahoma Today, Fur-Fish-Game, Birds & Blooms, Nature Society News,Back Woodsman Magazine, Tulsa World, Broken Arrow ledger, Teaching Tolerance magazine,Trappers World, OK Hole Story, Birders World
Education/Credentials
Degree in Mechanical Engineering, an MBA, Graduate of the Home Study Course in Bird Biology from the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, Oklahoma Master Naturalist. I am also a pofessional speaker and writer.
Awards and Honors
Chosen as a public speaker for the North American Bluebird Society, Bluebird trail accepted as part of the Transcontinental Bluebird Trail, Chosen as a panel speaker at the 2006 NABS Convention.
Past/Present Clients
Many
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