The count for this season's bluebirds have been compiled and can be viewed on our BVBBS Statistics page.

The nesting season for this year's bluebirds is just about over, and the Bella Vista Bluebird Society needs your backyard counts for birds that have fledged. Please report not only bluebirds, but any species that has fledged in your yard or trail.  Please call your totals in to Leon Wehmeyer at 479-855-1642 or e-mail to lwehm@sbcglobal.net. Thanks for being a backyard bluebirder and for sharing your results.

Thanks to members of the BVBBS, a "kids box kit" project in June at the Bella Vista Community Church was a big success. Children and adult helpers enjoyed a presentation about bluebirds and the assembly of the nest boxes.  Equal numbers of girls and boys ages 9 and 10 participated (16 children.)  The children all took pride in the assembling of the boxes.  BVBBS Board member Ray Matkowski said he thinks it left a lasting impression on the children--many of whom could possibly become future "bluebirders!"  Thanks again to Troy Shaffer for his box plan and building skills in creating the kits, and to Buzz and Larry Schoenhard for the box directions.

Thanks to Lynn Atkins, The Weekly Vista, ran an article about us on May 23rd.  You can view it here.

The Bella Vista Bluebird Society (BVBBS) will host its annual meeting for the public on Saturday, May 19 at the Bella Vista Public Library. It will begin at 10:30 and end before noon.  Refreshments will be served.

The meeting will give some history & function of BVBBS, talk about monitoring and maintaining a bluebird box as well as the functions of the box. There will be nest and egg displays available for bluebirds as well as other cavity nesting species.

Contact Leon Wehmeyer at 855-1642, lwehm@sbcglobal.net, if you have questions.

The Library is located at 11 Dickens Place, the second right from Highway 71 off E. Lancashire Blvd.

Hope to see you there.

A thank you letter has been mailed to the POA golf course and park managers to thank them for their continuing support of the BVBBS.  Those locations are important places to install & maintain our bluebird boxes, bringing ecological benefits, beauty and pleasure to our community.  Thank you also to all the BVBBS members for all their work in maintaining and monitoringing the nest box.  We look forward to a productive year working together.

The Bluebird Shed, at 648 W. Lancashire Blvd in Bella Vista, is now selling BVBBS nest boxes. Go to Buy a Nest Box for details.  Also, BVBBS members receive a 10% discount on all non-sale merchandise everyday at The Bluebird Shed.  The store has a membership list on file, so no membership card is necessary.

END OF SEASON REPORTS - Thank you for sending your end of season reports. Leon will schedule a meeting to review the year's results.  Watch your email and this site for the date and time.

BVBBS STAMP - Thank you to Jerry Butler, one of our volunteers, who created a stamp with the Bella Vista Bluebird Society on it.  Jerry and Ray Matkowski then stamped every box on the Country Club trail.  If you would like to borrow the stamp to do the boxes on your trail, contact Leon at lwehm@sbcglobal.net or 855-1642.

ARKANSAS WELCOME CENTER - The picture below shows the new box at the Hwy 71 Arkansas Welcome Center with a sign promoting the BVBBS that Ray Matkowski designed, purchased, and installed.  Thank you, Ray!

LOGO -

The design for our logo was created for us by Jim Crager with Embroidery Designs in Rogers.  If you would like the logo on a shirt, hat, etc.,tell him to use the Bella Vista Bluebird Society logo.  You can take in your own clothing item, and you will be charged only for the embroidery, or you can buy a hat or shirt in the store.

The address is:

EMBROIDERY DESIGNS, 1710 Acorn Street, Rogers AR. 72756, phone 479-621-5727

Directions:  Take Exit 86 off of I-49 & go east past Sams Club to Dixieland. Turn left on Dixieland and then right at the first street.