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Bluebird expert to speak

June
2

John Rogers, an expert on bluebird conservation, will present a program on the species at 8 p.m. Friday in the gym/auditorium building at Rockland Country Day School, 34 Kings Highway, Congers. The free program is sponsored by the Rockland Audubon Society.

While speaking with Rogers on the phone the other day, he had some interesting facts about bluebirds. One thing I found fascinating was that bluebirds often share their nesting boxes with other species, such as sparrows and chickadees.

Rogers’ program will include information about why bluebirds declined, why they are recovering, how to create habitats for the birds, and tidbits about local wildflowers, butterflies and dragonflies.

Here are some photos Rogers sent us:

• This is a male adult bluebird.

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• These are bluebird eggs.

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This entry was posted on Monday, June 2nd, 2008 at 5:24 pm by Laura Incalcaterra.
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SBenischekJournal News staff writer Greg Clary writes Earth Watch, reporting on environmental issues in the lower Hudson region. Clary has been a reporter, editor and columnist at the Journal News since 1988 and has covered police and courts, transportation, municipal government, development and the environment in the Lower Hudson Valley, among other topics.
Laura IncalcaterraLaura Incalcaterra covers the environment, open space and zoning and planning issues for The Journal News. A Boston College graduate, Laura grew up in Rockland, attended East Ramapo schools and has worked for The Journal News since 1993. Laura has written features and covered North Rockland, crime, government and a host of other issues.
SBenischekMike Risinit covers Patterson and Kent in Putnam County, as well as environmental topics touching on the Hudson River and the Great Swamp. Risinit has been a reporter at The Journal News since 1998.
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