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Bubba Speaks #12:   Moving on to 2019 and Warmer Weather


                                                A Message from our President, Allen Jackson


With 2018 behind us, we look to 2019 and the return of warmer weather and bluebirds to their nesting boxes. If your boxes are in need of repair, now is the time to complete that chore. So far, I do not think the winter has been too harsh on our bluebirds that over wintered in NJ. In fact, I have been getting reports of many bluebird sightings throughout the area. To me, this represents that our past efforts to benefit bluebirds are paying off. Enough said, if you have any questions about bluebirds please feel free to contact me at aljaxn@aol.com or 609 805-4073. I try to make myself available to everyone that may have questions.


We recently held a Board of Director’s meeting at Batsto on Saturday, February 16th. All but two Directors were present. Some of the things discussed included: voting Frank Budney VP North, voting Bernnie Visalli to the Board - thus filling a vacancy, and voting to make Leo Hollein an honorary NJBBS member for his work and dedication to bluebirds. It was also decided to divide our New Jersey coverage into 3 sections with a VP North, VP Central (Laura Stone) and VP South which will be vacant for the time being. Boundaries will be delineated in the future. Most significantly, we also voted to change membership for first time applicants. If a new member joins at either the 1 year or 3 year level, the remainder of the year is gratis with the following year being counted as the first full year. So, joining in March 2019 gives a new member the remainder of 2019 and the full year thru 2020 for the low cost of a 1-year membership. The 3-year membership would result in 3 full years after the remaining initial partial year.


We recognized Lori Jo Jamieson for her efforts to acquire beautiful wooden book marks with bluebirds depicted on them to be used as tokens of gratitude. We also recognized the bluebird photographs taken by Jen Nelson that she enlarged and matted. If any member wishes to recognize someone for their help regarding bluebirds, these matted pictures are available along with a certificate.


Our 2019 Annual Meeting

Our annual NJBBS meeting was held on Saturday, November 10th at the Forest Resource Education Center  in Jackson, New Jersey. Certificates of Recognition were awarded to Jim Watson, Gail Fisher, Gary Pilling, Laura Stone and Richard Dutko for their accomplishments supporting NJBBS. Each award was also accompanied with a matted picture of a bluebird. Thanks to efforts by Lori Jo Jamieson and Laura Hegyi, we are now in a position to honor various people involved in benefiting bluebirds with these Certificates of Recognition. It is now possible for County Coordinators to recognize monitors or the people who allow us to set up trails on their lands. Please contact me if you need a Certificate.