Title: Bluebirds over North Carolina  

Speaker: Jim Burke is the co-founder of the South Carolina Bluebird Society. He served 5 years as president. He is currently a board member of the North American Bluebird Society and the North Carolina Bluebird Society. He is a retired U.S. Army Infantry officer and retired business owner. He and his wife Sharon moved from Aiken, SC to the River Landing at Sandy Ridge retirement community in High Point, NC in May 2017. There he launched the River Landing Bird Club that monitors 65 bluebird nestboxes on the 220-acre campus and has monthly wildlife presentations and tours for the residents.

Description: Why do humans seem so mesmerized by bluebirds? What makes its family life so special? Why do we care about its conservation and how you can help? Learn the four basic things needed to attract bluebirds to your property. Discover the difference between primary and secondary cavity nesting birds of which there are 85 species in North America and how their nesting requirements differ from most bird species. See examples of “connectivity” in nature, “unintended consequences” of human activity on wildlife and how to deal with predation of cavity nesting birds. Discover the fun of monitoring a bluebird nestbox or a bluebird nestbox trail. The slide presentation contains many beautiful photographs.

Photo of male Eastern Bluebird by Heather Russell