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Bubba the BlueBird, was an outspoken member of the NJBBS beginning in 2014. He would accompany Allen Jackson at bluebird presentations and become a positive influence within the organization.  Read Bubba’s words of wisdom as he put pen to paper in his “Bubba Speaks” articles. Time has not taken the wisdom from his words.  


                   Click for past articles:   2019,   2018,   2017,   2016,   2015


 Allen Jackson,  Past President - New Jersey Bluebird Society,

                          aljaxn@aol.com  or  609-805-4073

Bubba  Speaks

1. What is the name of the 1946 Disney movie in which the song

    “Zip-A-Dee-Do-Dah” won the academy award for best song?  

2. What does this have to do with bluebirds?


Answers -page bottom

Click to listen & watch  > full video version

                                    > Disney sing-along

Answer to Movie Question

1) Movie: Song of the South

2) The verse and animation: Mr Bluebird’s on my Shoulder

                                             Award Ceremony for Allen Jackson at the:

                                             Board of Directors Meeting - Nov 26, 2022


     At the end of the BOD meeting, Lori Jo Jamieson, Laura Stone and Gary Pilling,  made presentations recognizing Allen for the work he has done to help bring NJBBS to its current level.

Gifts included:

A hooded sweatshirt with a bluebird insignia on the front

A unique picture that Laura took of what looks like a face in a tree

A lifetime Membership in the North American Bluebird Society

     Most touching was a notebook that Lori Jo assembled of comments from numerous NJBBS members complimentary of Allen’s interactions with them. A day later Allen email our membership: “A heartfelt thank you to all who responded to Lori Jo’s request.  I woke up at 1:30 that night and went to my easy chair to read the notebook.  I am an old softie and tears were a part of many comments.”


    The day before the BOD meeting, Allen received the Barbara Chambers Memorial Award from NABS “in grateful recognition of his decades of devotion to all aspects of bluebird conservation.”  Mary-Ann and Peter Manzelmann had nominated Allen for this award which was approved by the NABS’ Board.  It had special meaning as Allen had coordinated with Barbara Chambers (Past President of NABS and the Virginia Bluebird Society) back in 2010 about NJ starting a bluebird society. At the time NJ only had four potential members.  Barbara informed Allen that Virginia only had five members when they started their society.  That certainly was enough encouragement to move forward with NJ’s affiliation in NABS! Barbara passed recently but her advise has great meaning to Allen and the NJBBS.


    Later in a thank you to the BOD Allen wrote “I have much to be thankful for.  My approach has always been to help members as much as possible.  The more you do for others, the more they respond in return.  My final thoughts are NJBBS members make me look good and I am so grateful to have worked with all of you.  Thank you from the bottom of my heart.  We have accomplished so much and the journey is far from over for us.”

               Allen “Bubba” Jackson,

                   January 6, 2023