Published on May 17, 2017
The bad news is due to the recent flooding in Bella Vista, the BVBBS lost an estimated 50 nest boxes. To date 133 eggs and/or chicks were lost in the destroyed boxes.
The good news is that the public and BVBBS volunteers have generously donated enough funds that we will be able to rebuild and replace those boxes. It is still early in the nesting season, so the Bluebirds will have the opportunity to fledge chicks this year in the new boxes.
Published on Apr 16, 2017
The Bella Vista Bluebird Society will host its annual meeting for the public on Thursday, May 11, at 10:00 AM.
It will be held in the Community Room at Mercy Clinic, 1 Mercy Way (near Cooper Elementary School.) As you come into the main entrance to the clinic, the Community Room is directly to your right.
The meeting is open to the public and refreshments will be served. This is a good opportunity to learn more about attracting & enjoying Bluebirds.
Contact Leon Wehmeyer at 855-1642, lwehm@sbcglobal.net, if you have questions.
Hope to see you there.
Published on Apr 6, 2017
On Wednesday, March 29, The Weekly Vista ran this article by Lynn Atkins about us. View it HERE.
Published on Mar 24, 2017
Five members, including president, Leon Wehmeyer and web master, Jerry Argetsinger, met to discuss the purpose, goals, architecture and ongoing responsibilities of maintaining our site – bvbluebirds.com. Leon will be sending a note to all members to encourage them to use the site and suggest any additions that may be needed.
Published on Mar 24, 2017
We are starting to see completed nests so it’s time for all monitors, including Bella Vistans who have home and/or neighborhood boxes, to start checking and recording the status their boxes. The early eggs reported on Feb. 6th at Dogwood never hatched.
Published on Feb 18, 2017
A membership meeting was held at 9:00 AM at Mercy Clinic Community room, February 16, 2017. Forty Four (44) members attended. The minutes for the meeting can be found HERE.
Published on Feb 6, 2017
LEON!!!
Today on Dogwood I stopped at box 11A as the side door was open and I was going to close it. There is a full nest and 3 beautiful blue bluebird eggs!!!! That is early, right?!?!?!!!
Alycyn Culbertson
Published on Dec 8, 2016
The BVBBS is getting a web site. If you're here you know that our address is: bvbluebirds.com. Right now we have finished the second draft and are startinng to work on the third. When we finish the third we will go "live." Even at that time we will still have some more things to do like adding trail maps and some automated forms.
Cheers, Jerry Argetsinger - WebMaster
Photo courtesy of Becky Boyd