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Hi Bluebirder!

Below are the 2020 bluebird trail results for Lafayette County. 579 bluebirds were fledged, averaging 2.98 per box. Not bad considering we were not able to monitor the Yellowstone BB Trail this year. We are looking for a volunteer to monitor this trail next year. It is a beautiful walk through the Yellowstone Savanna State Natural Area, just north of Lake Yellowstone on N. Lake Road by the dedication plaque. We have a volunteer that will help with the maintenance and placement of the boxes, but is unable to do the weekly inspections. Please let us know if you're interested.

One interesting incident this year was on the Moody Trail. Doris and Dale Moody monitor 10 boxes in Lafayette County, north of Belmont near Hwy 151. On June 6 they found three of their occupied boxes on the ground with the eggs and young gone. One box was torn off the 2 inch PVC pipe, which they put over t-posts, and the other t-posts were broken off at the ground. There had been a bear sighting in their area and they concluded the damage was done by this bear. They re-installed these boxes and soon had fledglings.

2020 Year end counts

Barth:
Boxes: 59
Young: 209
Fledged: 196
Fledged per Box: 3.32

Cashman:
Boxes: 52
Young: 92
Fledged: 92
Fledged per Box: 1.77

Erikson Wetland:
Boxes: 11
Young: 28
Fledged: 28
Fledged per Box: 2.55

Hess:
Boxes: 26
Young: 93
Fledged: 80
Fledged per Box: 3.08

Hidden Valley:
Boxes: 22
Young: 102
Fledged: 86
Fledged per Box: 3.91

Lindell:
Boxes: 2
Young: 13
Fledged: 13
Fledged per Box: 6.5

McDaniel:
Boxes: 8
Young: 44
Fledged: 32
Fledged per Box: 4.00

Moody:
Boxes: 10
Young: 44
Fledged: 44
Fledged per Box: 4.40

Schultz:
Boxes: 3
Young: -
Fledged: 4
Fledged per Box: 1.33

Weckerly:
Boxes: 1
Young: -
Fledged: 4
Fledged per Box: 4.00

Totals:
Boxes: 194
Young: 625
Fledged: 579
Fledged per Box: 2.98



Happy Bluebirding!