Issue 1 - Spring 2024

TBS is in Transition and Needs Your Help

Our Proud History With NestWatch

NestWatch Chapters

Our First Choice Is Bluebirds!

Other Cavity Nesters Who Like Our Nestboxes

Feathered Friends Gathering

Volunteers Share Bluebird Happiness

Bluebird Basics

Extraordinary Videos on Facebook

Issue 1 - March 2023

Project Bluebird Is Thriving In Fort Worth

Bluebird Behavior At Nestbox

Attracting Birds With Native Plants: Wild Black Cherry

Nestbox Installation At Porter High School

Upcoming Events

Issue 2 - May 2023

Volunteers Keep TBS Strong!

Cheryl Anderson, A TBS Pioneer

When Hurricane Ivan Came To Visit

Attracting Birds With Native Plants: Serviceberry

No House Sparrows!

Issue 3 - July 2023

Because It Is Hot! Hot! Hot!

Carey and Connie Hardesty Share Bluebird Experiences

Bluebirds On Holiday! 06 Birds and Bees

Volunteers Keep TBS Strong

Jack Phillips Memorial Festival

Photo Gallery

Issue 4 - Oct 2023

Lonnie Resigns From Board But Not From Volunteering

Phyllis Shares Bluebird Story

Don Mitchell In Memoriam Nestbox Distributors

Leigh Ann Shares Bluebird Story

Share The Joy With Family And Friends

Kids Like Nature Too!

Road Trip!

Nestbox Mania

Board Changes

Fall Into Spring Activities

Issue 1 - March 2022

Reflections and Hope

Vally Ranch Installs Nestboxes

TBS "Benches Pauline and Linda

Native Plant: Coralberry

Issue 2 - May 2022

Be A Good Bluebird Landlord

Does Supplemental Feeding Help Nesting Birds?

Meet Our Youngest Member Arjun Jenigiri

Tips and Tricks For Bluebird Landlords

Attracting Birds With Native Plants: Passionflower

Welcome New Members Volunteers Are Appreciated

Issue 3 - July 2022

Cool Facts About Eastern Screech-Owls

Flemings Share Backyard Babies

Attracting Birds With Native Plants: Southern Hackberry

Photo Gallery

Everybody Should Nestwatch

Issue 4 - October 2022

Winter Texans Heading Our Way

In Memoriam: Patricia Ann Nail

Attracting Birds With Native Plants: Yaupon Holly

Screech-Owls In Suburbia

Report Nesting Observations

From David's Backyard

Board Elections Lifetime Members

Arjun Wins Photo Award

North American Bluebird Society Membership Offer

Issue 1 - March 2021

Mountain Bluebirds In TX

Granite Lake Trail

Rusty Blackhaw/SNOW!

I Can See You!

Neighbors Create New Trail

Western Bluebirds Head East

State Of The Organization

How Do Birds Survive Winter?

Issue 2 - May 2021

Managing For Prothonotary Warblers

Bluebirds Are Back

Why We Need Insects

Build It Camera Ready

Daily Peek At First Nesting

Plain Or Pretty Nestboxes

How Old Are My Babies?

Issue 3 - July 2021

We're Back! TBS Booth At Festivals Again

Effects Of Uri On EABL

It's Hot Out Here!

Who Is Ready For Dinner?

Photo Gallery

Carolina buckthorn

20th Anniversary!

Issue 4 - October 2021 - 20th Anniversary Special!

Holly Gets The Gold!

Lisa Mabry Shares Her Story

Attracting Bluebirds: Western Mayhaw

Benni Is Queen of the Silent Auction

Lifetime Members

20 Years of TBS

Issue 1 - March, 2020

State Of The Organization

Another Opportunity In 2020

Anyone Can Be A Birdwatcher

Birds Love Hackberry Trees

Making The Rounds

Issue 2 - May, 2020

Bluebirds and Whitetails

Bluebirds Still Love Benbrook Lake Trail

Members Attend NABS Conference In Kearney

Why Use Native Plants

Issue 3 - July 2020

Purple Martin Landlord Converts To Bluebird Rentals

Native Plant: Buttonbush

Yes, Size Does Matter!

Issue 4 - October 2020

Made Possible By ... It took a TX size team to create the new full-color Bluebirds In Texas

Beating The Heat In Texas

Holly Wilcox Is Going For The Gold

Linda Crum — Master Of Many talents

Pauline Tom Is Ready To Pass The Torch

Election Nominees

Why Choose Native Plants In Your Garden

A Cowbird Tale

Lifetime Members

Issue 1 - March, 2019

President's State Of The Organization Report

Irwin Ranch Report

Meet Nestbox Builder Dee Myers

Meet Nestbox Builder Archie Manning

Birder's Delight - Red Mulberry

Eastern Bluebirds In Oregon

Issue 2 - May, 2019

2019 Bluebird Symposium DETAILS and REGISTRATION FORM

Birds Love Mexican Plum!

How I got Into Nestwatching

Photo Gallery

Cornell Labs' Research On Predator Guards

Whose Eggs Will I Find In My Nestbox?

Issue 3 - July, 2019

Home Remedy For Itching - Bluebird Style

Chili Pequin Attracts Birds

A Tale Of Three Nestboxes

Bluebirds In A Texas Tornado

Predator Guards Help Bluebirds Thrive

Issue 4 - October, 2019

Fall Into Spring Activities

TBS Awards

Symposium Action

Frostweed - A Perfect Wildscape Plant

Election Time

• President's State of the Organization
• Bluebird Memories
• Attracting Bluebirds To My Ranch
• A Festival And A Resolution

• Meet our Certified Nestbox Builders
• In Memoriam - Don Lawrence
• Kickoff Highlights & Award
• EABL Nesting In Mission!
• Attitude Changes Towards Migratory Bird Treaty Act

• Bluebird Sanctuary Restored
• Red-cockaded Woodpeckers Have Babies This Year
• Help Bluebirds Survive Late Summer Nesting
• Meet Certified Nestbuilder Jerald Mowery
• OK To Remove Cowbird Eggs

Issue 4 - October, 2018

• Beware Unintended Consequences
• Bluebirds and Fall Have Something In Common
• Eastern Red Cedar - Shelter and Berries
• Thomas Irwin’s Summer Report
• State Birds - Little Facts of History
• Photo Gallery
• Elections

• President Presents The State of the Organization
• Endangered Species Act in Danger
• Meet the Schindlers (Member Introduction)
• Birding on Vacation is a Must

• Azure Bluebirds!
• Kinneer Shares Photo Tips
• New Mobil App for Nestwatch

• Red-cockaded Woodpecker In East Texas
• Native Lantana Is The One!
• 2018 Bluebird Season Kickoff Details

• Bluebirds Nesting Where!
• 2018 Season Kickoff Details & Registration
• Speaker Bio's
• Nestwatch Reports

• President Presents The State of the Organization
• Attract Birds With Native Plants
• From Passive to Active House Sparrow Control
• Black Forest Firebirds: Bluebirds and the Power of Resilience

• Vanessa Voisinet - The Face Behind Facebook
• Bluebirds Right on Track in 2015
• Musings from the Master - Keith Kridler
• Native Plant Attracts a Variety of Birds
• 2016 Annual Season Kickoff Held in Bastrop

• Sparrow Swap
• Martin House Provides Another HOSP Control Option
• Keith Shares His Thoughts on Unmatched Egg
• Not a Casual Observer
• Native Plants Attract Wildlife: Create a Thicket
• Volunteers are Appreciated

• TBS Celebrates 15th Anniversary
• Spring Event Details and Registration Deadlines
• Board of Directors Election Information

• Young Alec Wyatt Inspires Everyone!
• Summer Symposium Highlights
• Native Plants are for the Bords - Carolina Snailseed
• Why Not Food Trails
• Happy Trails to Your and the Bluebirds
• Ted & Friends Attract Bluebirds At Champions Golf Course
• Musings From The Master... You Ask - Keith Answers
• Lessons from our neighbors - Nests to Die For - Open Pipes

• Summer Symposium Speakers
• Bluebirds and Motorcycles - A Match Made In Heaven
• I Love Bluebirds!
• Nuthatch News
• Naturalists Build New Nestbox Trail in Arlington
• Summer Photo Gallery

• Summer Symposium Registration and Event Details
• Bluebirds Benefit from the Dam at Lewisville Lake
• Love Those American Kestrels
• My Dog Rosie Lives in a Tree!
• Do Your Research And Go With Whatever Works

• President Presents The State of the Organization
• Land Use Management Program - One Member's Story
• Bluebirds Just Love Pokeweed
• Should I Help Nestlings?

• Nestbox Certification Program
• 2014 Award Winners
• Photo Gallery - Sharing Memories
• Board Elections In November

• Summer Symposium Details & Registration
• Bluebirds Love Roughleaf Dogwood Berries
• The Beauty Is A Beast
• Do birds Prefer To Lay Eggs On Sturday

• All about Caroline Wrens
• Building Better (Nest) Boxes
• Birds Love Flowering Dogwoods
• Luke Sends A Message To David
• Fighting Females

• Bewick's Wren Loves Our Nestboxes
• Bluebirds Favor The Flavor Of American Holly
• David Pruitt Wins Prestigious Hornaday Award From Scouts
• TBS Supports Sara's Master's Research Project

• 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

• 2013 Summer Symposium registration form and details
• Tufted and Black-crested Titmouse Favor Texas
• Dirty Egg Mystery Solved
• Mealworm Feeder Foils Mockingbird

• Pretty Prothonotary Warblers on page 1 & 3
• Members Share Spring Stories on page 4 & 5
• New events! Check Symposium details on page 7
• Plant a beauty in your yard. See page 8 for more info.

• Punk-Haired Ash-Throated Flycatcher
• 2014 Kickoff - It's more than Saturday, March 1st!
• Does your landscape offer an "All-you-can-eat" buffet?
• 2013 Summer Symposium Highlights
• Board of Directors Election Time in November

• 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

• 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!

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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