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Volume 12 - Year 2013
- 2013 Summer Symposium registration form and details
- Tufted and Black-crested Titmouse Favor Texas
- Dirty Egg Mystery Solved
- Mealworm Feeder Foils Mockingbird
- A Real Cutie – The Carolina Chickadee
- 2013 Season Kickoff Recap
- Behind The Boxes…Silent Auction FUNdraiser
- Mistletoe - Good For The Birds
- State Of The Organization
- Photo Caption Contest
Volume 11 - Year 2012
Issue
1
- Monitoring Reports from Hornsby Bend and Ft. Worth
- Inside look at the State Of The Organization
- Master makes a "point"
- Why So Blue?
- Neighborhood Watch: Keeping Native Cavity Nesters Safe
- Musings from the Master: Before The Break Of Day
- NestWatch Update
- Brown-headed Nuthatch + TBS = Success
- Raccoons Raid Everything!
- Time To Register For Summer Symposium
- Sneak Peek At Upcoming Symposium Activities
- Members Share Stories/Photos
- Board Elections In November
- Symposium Another Success
- Holidays Are Coming Soon – Think Bluebirds
- Season Kickoff Details & Registration Dates
Volume 10 - Year 2011
Issue
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- 2010 Blue Feather Award
- Luke's Story
- Nestboxes: Start To Finish
- Fire Ants Kill Babies and Birds
- Fort Worth Bluebird Project
- Symposium Registration
- Summer Symposium Details
- Strategies For Fire Ant Management
- Susan Shares Success Story
- Musings ABOUT The Master
- New Heat Study - Cool Solutions!
- Board Elections Via Email
- Happy 10th Birthday TBS!
Volume 9 - Year 2010
Issue 1
- Status Of Bluebirds In Texas
- Raising Mealworms
- Spring Chores
- Who's Sleeping In Your Nestbox?
- Nestbox Mail (Q&A)
- Musings From The Master - Too Hot? Too Cool? Or Just Right>
- Summer Symposium
- True Blue Friends Program
- Nestbox Mail (Q&A_
- Board of Directors Elections
- Members Share Experiences
- Bluebirds Across Texas
- Member's Winning Photos
Volume 8 - Year 2009
Issue 1
- Digital Camera - Makes Nestwatching a Snap
- TBS Drops "individual" Option
- Eastern Bluebird Population Down 19% in Texas
- Azle Trailblazer - Harry Evans
- Open Shade
- Welcome New Members
- Special Thanks to Volunteers!
- Thank You For Your Donations
- Matthew Duerr Completes Eagle Scout Project
- Classifieds
- Plumage, Molt and Feathers
- From The Mailbox
- Symposium Registration
- Planning The Future
- Happy Bluebirds Trails
- Blues News
- In Memorium
- Texas Tree Swallows
- Keith Kridler Lifetime Achievement Award
- Bluebirds Beat The Heat
- Mealworms Are Fun?
- Meet Meg - New Board Member
Volume 7 - Year 2008
Issue 1
- A Day for the Birds Tuesday, December 11, 2007
- Behind the Scenes of "A Day for the Birds" - By Keith Kridler
- How we did it - By Keith Kridler
- Welcome to our New Members!
- Dozens of "One Nestbox" Nestboxes Are Going Up "Across Texas" (unless new members are leaving them in their garage…)
- What plants provide food for bluebirds in Texas?
- Letters from the TransTexas Nestbox Network
- nestwatch.org news release
- News Roundup
- TBS President Pauline Tom Receives 2008 NABS President's Award
- My Bluebirds of Unhappiness - By Nancy Nichols
- Special Thanks to...
- 6th Annual Summer Bluebird Symposium and Silent Auction
- Barb Ohlman's "Big Thank You"
- Nature's Niche Nestbox: Deathtrap!
- Welcome New Members!
- 497 Nestboxes Ready to Roll!
- Prolific Presenter Linda Crum
- Nature Quest promotes Bluebirds
- Donations Needed for Symposium
- Online Bluebird Forum
- Nestbox Management for Landowners
- 1st Bluebird Egg of 2008!
- CLASSIFIEDS
- TBS Board of Directors & You
- TBS Annual Meeting & Dinner
- 2008 EXPO Accommodations
- Albino Bluebird
- Book Review: Bringing Nature Home
- From the Mailbag
- Special Thanks to...
- The Dangers of Supplemental Feeding
- Welcome New Members!
- No Violation for Removing Cowbird Eggs from Nests
- Nestwatch
- TBS Photo Stream rolling on Flickr easy to access, fun to use
- Signmaker Needed
- Mountain Bluebird in Central Texas
- Early Birds — SYMPOSIUM 2009
- Two abnormal bluebird eggs saved, donated to TBS
- Gratitude and thanks!
- Hornsby Bend Bluebird Trail restored to successful habitat
- TBS Volunteers are Awesome
- Linda is TBS Volunteer Extraordinaire!
- Welcome, New Members!
- Nestbox building is booming for Bluebirds of Happiness
Volume 6 - Year 2007
Issue 1
- NestWatch
- Annual Meeting Site Changed!
- A-PLUS
- From the E-box
- 2007 TBS Calendar
- Bryan Earth Day Festival
- NABS 2007
- Sparrow Spooker Protects Bluebirds
- NestWatch
- Annual Meeting & Silent Auction - October 5, 2007
- Texas Parks & Wildlife Expo - October 6 & 7, 2007
- NestWatch
- In Memorium June Osborne
Volume 5 - Year 2006
Issue 1
- Ivory-bill gets top billing at NABS 2006
- Bluebird Blue - by Ruth Beasley
- … one nestbox at a time
- Yeehaw!!!!
- Elizabeth Withrow reflects on her recent honor
- R E D , W H I T E & B L U E B I R D S
- Annual Get-Together - Celebrate 5 Years!
- Renewed Nestboxes Continue Mr. Ross' Legacy
- Across Texas ... drought!
- 2007 Texas Bluebird Society Calendar
- Annual Meeting at McKinney Roughs—More Than Bluebirds
- Hand-crafted Nestlog© Provides Unique Bluebird Habitat
Volume 4 - Year 2005
Issue 1
- NABS 2006 - "Red, White & Bluebirds"
- True Blue Friend plaques - New!
- Plumage, molt crucial to "feathers" - by JOHN C. ARVIN
- Winter bluebird nests? - by KEITH KRIDLER
- February's "To Do" List for Bluebirds
- Happy Blue Year! - by Pauline Tom
- Wills Point Bluebird Festival - April 23
- TBS Bluebird Ambassadors promote TBS mission
- Nesting season underway for bluebirds... and wrens!
- Many due thanks for helping feather the TBS nest
- NABS 2006 - "Red, White & Bluebirds"
- New coordinator needed for "Start with Five"
- Bluebird moms are unflappable
- Bird Butter with Natural Ingredients
- NABS 2006 announced for San Antonio, Texas
- NABS 2006 CONVENTION SONG
- Wills Point Bluebird Festival was winderful
- Secrets from inside the nestbox
- NABS 2006 "Red, White & Bluebirds"
- Groesbeck Nestbox Trail
- How's NABS 2006 coming along?
- President's Column
- House sparrows are bluebird killers
- TBS annual convention is Saturday, October 29, at Cibolo Nature Center in Boerne
- Snake poses mysterious problem in nestbox
- Fire Ants: major threat
- You can help TBS!
- Bluebirding in Tyler County, A personal story - by Thomas M. Wheeler, M.D.
- TBS Annual Convention, October 29th 2006, Cibolo Nature Center, Boerne - Afterglow
Volume 3 - Year 2004
Issue 1
- HELP WANTED NOW & LATER
- To Tree or Not to Tree?
- NEST, EGG & FEATHER COLLECTIONS: not for hobbyists - by Clifford Shackelford
- House Sparrow Nests & Eggs good ONLY for display
- TBS BOOTHS - by LeAnn Sharp
- Bluebird Season is warming up!
- Come join in on the TBS Bluebird Booth fun!
- Wills Point Bluebird Festival ... TBS moves up to front and center!!!!
- Dates in 2004 for Annual Events
- WHY ARE BLUEBIRD EGGS BLUE? by Megan Miller
- INSTRUCTIONS FOR "WEEKLY FIELD WORKSHEET"
- From the TransTexas Nestbox Network
- What is the "TransTexas Nestbox Network"?
- Financial Report - Year 2003
- On-line Season Summary Form Debuts SOON
- Bluebird Symposium
- BLUEBIRD FIDELITY By Megan Miller
- Shared Nesting by John M. Cys
- From the TransTexas Nestbox Network...
- Welcome to the new president, Doug Rohde! by Pauline Tom
- TBS is preparing for its annual Convention!
- TBS has another major calendar date ... the Texas Parks & Wildlife Expo
- Decisions, decisions: Should you to rush out and build (or buy) a horizontal nestbox (or not)
- Keith Kridler encourages bluebirders to keep up the good work in the off-season in a variety of activities
- Our thoughts are steering toward to an event 18 months away ... the North American Bluebird Society Convention
- Unveiled! New TBS Logo
- Launched! Nestbox Dedication Plaques
- ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER
- Bluebird Trail Brings Christmas Gifts With Meaning
- AFTERGLOW
- From the President's Kitchen
Volume 2 - Year 2003
Issue 1
- TBS Partners with 5th Graders of Douglas Intermediate in Sulphur Springs
- HEAT-SHIELD EXPERIMENT - Protecting Bluebird Boxes from the Sweltering Texas Heat - by David Shiels
- Texas Bluebird Society Applies for Conservation Action Grants - by Mark Klym
- President's Corner - by Pauline Tom
- Will Bluebirds Use the Same Nestbox in Repeated Years? - by Keith Kridler
- Did You Know
- Wills Point Bluebird Festival Saturday, April 26th
- FOLLOW-UP ON HEATSHIELD...
- Texas Bluebirds Society Website Upgrade
- Visit us at the Wills Point Bluebird Festival - Saturday, April 26th
- Is TBS Still Active?
- TBS in Print
- Visit us at the Wills Point Bluebird Festival
- Texas selected to host North American Bluebird Society Convention in 2006!!
- David Shiels makes Presentation at Wills Point Bluebird Festival
- Snakes are active!
- An entry in the nature journal of Keith Kridler, Mount Pleasant Texas
- CONDUCTING SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENTS - A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO SUCCESS - by R. David Shiels
- Interested in conducting experiments on your own by recording nestbox temperatures?
- Participate in research by monitoring weekly and sharing nesting data at season end.
- Saturday, August 9 2003 TBS Mid-Year Event - Gulf Coast Bluebird Symposium
- Saturday, November 15th TBS Annual Convention - LCRA Riverside Conference Center near Bastrop's Fisherman Park
- President's Corner - by Pauline Tom
- Please hold on to your trail results
- Test Your BLUE IQ
- Find Home at Sky Creek Ranch - by Stephen Best, Golf Course Superintendent
- President's Corner - by Pauline Tom
- Getting to Know the TBS Board Members who serve you
- Keith Kridler receives CORNERSTONE award
- Test Your BLUE IQ
- Resilience of bluebird embryos astonishes researcher
- Life is tweet to bluebirders
- How many eggs in the bird? How many birds in the egg?
- LeAnn Sharp, nominee, Board Member election on November 15th
- Love lasts with bluebirds
- Be There for the Blues!
- TIDBITS, a report from the convention - by Lysle Mockler
- President's Corner - by Pauline Tom
- Special thanks to Billy & Ricky Walker for $400 gift
- Special thanks to ExxonMobil and Doug & Karen Rohde for $2,000 gift
- The Silent Auction
Volume 1 - Year 2002
Issue 1
- NEW HORNSBY BEND BLUEBIRD TRAIL IN AUSTIN!
- DID YOU KNOW...
- President's Corner - by Pauline Tom
- CHOOSING A NESTBOX - by Keith Kridler
- Kaufman's Boy Scout Troop 332 Assists TBS and TP&W in building a Bluebird Trail - by David Shiels
- North American Bluebird Society Convention
- Texas Bluebird Society Spring Event - April 19-21, 2002
- BLUEBIRD HOUSE DAY
- Planning
- Planning The Future
- The Birds are Nesting, and That Means Monitoring Time
- Did You Know
- Texas Bluebird Society Spring Event
- Smart Monitoring... by the Eastern Bluebird Nesting Cycle - by Doug Rohde
- Handy Monitoring Items Gear you might carry - by Kate Oschwald
- lease keep records!
- THE MONITORING QUESTION - by Mark Klym
- Did you know?
- SNAKE PREDATION - by Kate Oschwald
- President's Corner - by Pauline Tom
- Ants in the NestboxBluebirds in the Classroom - by Carol Matthews
- Ants in the NestboxBluebirds in the Classroom - by Carol Matthews
- WINTERING BLUEBIRDS IN TEXAS - by R. David Shiels
- President's Corner - by Pauline Tom
- What will I experience at "Celebration of Texas Blue(bird)s"?
- TBS Celebration of Texas Blue(bird)s
- July / August Checklist
- Preparing the Yard for Winter Birds - by Mark Klym
- NABS Convention 2002 Report
- Help Wanted
- Set Up a Birdbath - by Kate Oschwald
- Did You Know
- President's Corner - by Pauline Tom
- NATURAL FRUITS AND BERRIES FOR BIRDS - by Keith Kridler
- To Feed or Not to Feed - by Mark Klym
- RAISING MEALWORMS - by Doug Rohde
- A Celebration Answers Many Questions - by Mark Klym
- Photos of a Celebration!
- President's Corner - by Pauline Tom
- Silent Auction a Great Success - by Doug Rohde
- Celebration Field Trip Finds Interesting Central Texas Birds - by Kate Oschwald
- Grants Offer Opportunity For Study, Growth - by Mark Klym