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Welcome to the Ontario Eastern Bluebird Society website! This website is all about Eastern Bluebirds, a smallbird that resides in eastern North America.
Here you can learn about Eastern Bluebirds, find out about building nestboxes for bluebirds, and join the Society.

OEBS AGM Agenda March 16th, 2013
Royal Botanical Gardens . 680 Plains Road West, Burlington ON L7T 4H4

8.30-900am	Registration-Wayne and Linda Buck

9.00-9.30am	President’s Report and Introductions-Bill Read
	Business Meeting
	Slate of executives for 2013- Tom Kott
	Membership Report-Anne Davidson
	Treasurer’s Report –Anne Davidson
	Announcement of Conservation Award- Don Wills
9.30-10.15am	Member nest box reports
10.15-10.45am	Coffee Break and viewing of bucket raffle items
10.45-11.05am	Moult patterns in Eastern Bluebirds- Bill Read
11.05-11.50am	The current status of the American Chestnut- George Collin

12.00-1.30pm	Lunch

1.30- 2.25 pm	Bats of Ontario- Heather Riddell
2.25- 3.00pm	Coffee Break and viewing of bucket raffle items
3.00- 3.30pm	Barn Swallow platforms –open discussion
3.30- 4.00pm	Bucket Raffle –Tom Hunt

OEBS Annual Eastern Bluebird Field Trip

This years trip is on Sunday, May 19th,2013. We will meet at 9am at the Orchard Home Apple Orchard.
The farm is located one concession north of St.George on Howell Road.
Please confirm by email info@billreadsbooks.com or phone 1-519-620-0744 Bill Read

The Ontario Eastern Bluebird Society recommends the Dorrie nest box (pictured at left). Please go to Nest Boxes and Bluebird Trails page for more information.

The objectives of the Ontario Eastern Bluebird Society are (1) to increase the number of managed nest-box trails in Ontario, (2) give expertise and guidance to new trail operators and (3) monitor population trends from year to year by surveying the number of fledged young from nest boxes.

Meal Worms

Newhaven Mealworms - George and Alicia Oakley - 519-925-2571
525024 5th Side Road R R # 6 Shelburne Ontario L0N 1S9

10,000 for $35 plus shipping - Minimum order 10,000.

You will go through them quickly especially if the adults are feeding young. Now is the time to stock up for the first broods. This offer is open only to Ontario Eastern Bluebird Society members.

The Ontario Eastern Bluebird Society is an affiliate member of the North American Bluebird Society.