2024 Bluebird Monitoring

August 29, 2024

Bluebird Monitoring

Our volunteers monitoring bird houses at Mines of Spain counted 99 Eastern Bluebird eggs, 72 nestlings, and 52 fledglings this year!

For Tree Swallows, they counted 29 eggs, 20 nestlings, and 5 fledglings.

See the Projects page for more information.

Cover: Eastern Bluebird at Mines of Spain (7/8/23) © Marty Corfman

Aug 20, 2026

Bluebird Monitoring

2026 Bluebird Monitoring

By Ken Kiss
[from fall 2026 newsletter]

This year we started monitoring Eastern Bluebirds at the Mines of Spain on April 19th and ended with one final check in late August. We try to monitor weekly during the breeding season but slow down our inspections in August when the nesting activity slows.

Sep 5, 2025

Bluebird Monitoring

2025 Bluebird Monitoring

By Ken Kiss
[from fall 2025 newsletter]

It was another successful season for the bluebirds nesting at the Mines of Spain. This year Tom Davis and Galen Mathis joined me in monitoring 30 bird houses on a weekly basis.