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Expert: Bluebird Bob Walshaw - 8/8/2011


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How old can the Blue Bird Nestings, be when you make your last inspection of the nest box?

Answer
We tell inexperienced people not to open boxes after the young are 13 days old (they fledge 18 to 19 days after hatching)as there is a slight chance that they will try to leave the box too soon. However a lot can happen in those last few days (ants, snake attacks, etc.) and I always check very carefully after that. Just block the opening with a rag and do not open the box if the adults are making a fuss.

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Expertise

Questions about setting up and monitoring Eastern Bluebird houses. This includes where and how to put up houses, trouble shooting, fighting predators, especially the killer house sparrows and helping other small cavity nesters such as Chickadees, Titmice, Carolina Wrens, etc.

Experience

20 years with a 100+ box Bluebird trail which has been accepted as part of the Transcontinental Bluebird Trail. Talks on Bluebirds to many organizations.

Organizations
North American Bluebird Society, Audubon Society local and national, Oklahoma Bluebird Society, OK Furbearers Alliance

Publications
Bluebird Magazine, Birds and Blooms, Oklahoma Today and many other publications.

Education/Credentials
BS, MBA, Cornell University Bird Biology course

Awards and Honors
Blue Cross Ageless Hero, Red Cross Everyday Hero, North American Bluebird Society Awards, Oklahoma Bluebird Society Lifetime Award.

Past/Present Clients
Many

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