Bluebirds Quotes
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Their distribution of housework did seem a bit typical. She flew full speed for three hours. He watched. (Quote by - Shirl Brunnel)
We need to remember that we will probably NEVER learn all the answers, because the answers change from day to day and are only good as long as the ink is still wet or until someone else can post in 10 seconds, "THAT'S NOT WHAT I JUST SAW!"(Quote by - Keith Kridler)
Not to hurt our humble brethren is our first duty to them, but to stop there is not enough. We have a higher mission - to be of service to them whenever they require it. (Quote by - Francis of Assisi)
The bluebird, instantly winsome to young and old alike and to people of modern and traditional sensibilities alike, is American idealism personified - a flying piece of sky, a living poem, a crystal note, an emblem of nature's moral conscience. (Quote by - Stanwyn G Shetler)
They come out of nowhere, then seem like they're everywhere, then seem to disappear. The next thing you know, you've got a nest in your box. And you never saw a thing. Be patient, and nature will take care of the rest. PS If you weren't a" bluebird neurotic"you wouldn't be here. You're among friends. (Quote by - Duane Rice)
Some days I'm not sure which has changed my life more, the people or the birds. I've made some of my very best friends thanks to bluebirds. Some of my most cherished experiences are with people helping birds or with people whose lives have been touched by the birds. (Quote by - Darlene Sillick, bird bander, 2005)
Everyone's first nestbox is the opportunity to attract that first pair of bluebirds. Then, if they know what to do after the birds show up, a potential life-long relationship wtih nature can begin. (Quote by - Kenny Kleinpeter)
The young have chipped Have burst the brittle cage,And gaping bills claim all the labor of the parent bird(Quote by - Grahame)
Birds have a way of putting things in perspective. They forge ahead and carry on no matter what happens. No dwelling on the past, no regrets, sheer 100% survival..and beauty. (Quote by - Susan Halpin)
After 24 years of supplying housing for my EABLs that first egg of the season is still a THRILL!(Quote by - Glenn Williams)
Birds fly over the rainbow, Why then - oh, why can't I? If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow why, oh why, can't I. (Quote by - Lyman Frank Baum)
The bluebird enjoys the preeminence of being the first bit of color that cheers our northern landscape. The other birds that arrive about the same time--the sparrow, the robin, the phoebe-bird--are clad in neutral tints, gray, brown, or russet; but the bluebird brings one of the primary hues and the divinest of them all. (Quote by - John Burroughs)
The bright blue flash of a male bluebird in the sunlight is often the kind of magic that sparks people's interest so much that it moves them to put up a nestbox and monitor the progress all spring and summer. The up close and personal joy of observing bluebirds is so gratifying that it keeps mointors coming back year after year for a lifetime. (Quote by - Jonathan Ridgeway)
I have seen amazing sights in my many years but I would be hard pressed to name one that exceeds the wonder and magic of the first flight of a bluebird. (Quote by - Wendell Long)
Raising BB's is not without times of despair but the rewards that come with each successful fledging keep us strong in our mission to restore and promote a strong bluebird population. (Quote by - Steve)
I learned that it STILL hurts ones heart to lose a nest full of babies, even after all these years, after losing babies before, and knowing I'll lose babies again, it STILL hurts..... Even thought I KNOW that it's the "circle of life" and that is how things are suppose to go sometimes, it STILL hurts. (Quote by - Joy in Michigan)
All bluebirders must feel like "one of the chosen ones" when we are fortunate enough to have nesting bluebirds on our own property.... (Quote by - Lillian Lund)
Responsible people who think enough of the bluebirds to erect a nest box for them are responsible for what events take place in that box. (Quote by - Phil Berry)
Besides the fact that birds are colorful, easy to see in the sky, they are an important indicator of how healthy our environment is. (Quote by - Milan Bull)
If you like bluebirds, there can't be much wrong with you. (Quote by - Maxine Manees)
Anytime you lose a bluebirder ...you realize how important it is for us to reach out like they have over the years and share their knowledge with the younger generation or actually ANYONE interested in helping these small cavity nesters. (Quote by - Keith Kridler)
The blue and russet colors shone like precious gems against the backdrop of white and silver and gray. (Quote by - John Boone)
About the time we first hear the Robin's ringing welcome to spring we may listen for the Bluebird's more gentle greeting. No bird's song is more associated with the return of Spring than the Bluebird's: nor is there a bird's note more expressive of the passing season than the Bluebird's Autumn call of far-away, far-away. (Quote by - Frank M. Chapman)
House sparrows will reward your kindness by killing your bluebirds(Quote by - Bob Orthwein)
As one bluebird landlord to another, you should know that you aren't alone. Most of us have lost a "favorite" bird who had been with us for a long time. It hurts like heck(Quote by - Malinda Matsuko)
The bluebird carries the sky on his back. (Quote by - Henry David Thoreau)
In a world that seems to have gone mad is it any wonder birds have such an appeal? Birds are, perhaps, the most eloquent expression of reality.em>(Quote by - Roger Tory Peterson)
I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in tune once more. (Quote by - John Burroughs)
Why should we care? For the same reasons we should care about the Mona Lisa or the beauty of Mozart's music. (Quote by - Lincoln P. Brower)
The student of Nature wonders the more and is astonished the less, the more conversant he becomes with her operations; but of all the perennial miracles she offers to his inspection, perhaps the most worthy of admiration is the development of a plant or of an animal from its embryo. (Quote by - Thomas Henry Huxley)
What a divine experience it is to watch and be a small part of this!(Quote by - Ron )
And when he sings to you, Though you're deep in blue, You will see a ray of light creep through, And so remember this, life is no abyss, Somewhere there's a bluebird of happiness. Life is sweet, tender and complete, when you find the bluebird of happiness. (Quote by - Edward Heyman & Harry Parr Davies)
Because the bluebird is beautiful and readily accepts the help of humans, and, because people love to nurture beautiful animals, especially those that are endearing, a strong natural bond is forged between man and the bluebird at the nest box. In many cases, that relationship not only lasts a lifetime but also grows into a greater awareness of the plight of all wild animals and the plant kingdom on which all animals depend. (Quote by - Gary Springer)
We are like dwarfs on the shoulders of giants, so that we can see more than they, and things at a greater distance, not by virtue of any sharpness on sight on our part, or any physical distinction, but because we are carried high and raised up by their giant size. (Quote by - John of Salisbury, Metalogicon, 1159)
The interesting thing is we have fledged 173,000-plus bluebirds in the last 10 years. It took a long time to get this going, but it seems now that there are more and more in more and more places. (Quote by - Bob Niebuhr)
Now that I have this wealth of knowledge at my finger tips, I feel I can better serve our fine feathered friends(Quote by - Wendy Wakeman)
I'm always chasing rainbows, Waiting to find a little bluebird in vain. (Quote by - Joseph McCarthy)
Trapping House Sparrows is like mowing your yard. You cannot expect to have pretty yard if you only mow it once a year. (Quote by - Keith Kridler)
A man's interest in a single bluebird is worth more than a complete but dry list of the fauna and flora of a town. (Quote by - Henry D. Thoreau)
Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself. (Quote by - #NAME?)
The first sightings of the year bring the same excitement as seeing the first spring flowers peeping up from the cold ground. (Quote by - Jay K. Brindo)
Gonna find me a bluebird, let him sing me a song 'Cause my heart's been broken much too long. (Quote by - Marvin Rainwater)
Knowing the difficulties the birds face during the breeding season always puts me in awe of them. .... Compared to what they must going through, I feel like I do little. I feel priviledged to have a connection with them. (Quote by - Charlene Anchor)
Wild beasts and birds are by right not the property merely of the people today, but the property of the unborn generations, whose belongings we have no right to squander. (Quote by - Theodore Roosevelt)
There IS something to be said for having the Blues depart for the winter. Nothing beats the excitement of seeing them in the spring for the first time. (Quote by - Cher Layton)
Each time we go to a box it's going to be a surprise.... The very first box that we ever checked on our own, we were thrilled and we were hooked on it at that moment. The pleasure has not diminished at all in the 18 years we've been doing this. (Quote by - Judy Peak)
Thou first sky-dipped spring-bud of song, Whose heavenly ecstasy Foretells the May while yet March winds are strong... (Quote by - Maurice Thompson)
None of us will be around forever! We need to continuously show others the miracle of nature and how they can help and make a difference "One Nestbox at a Time". We often never know how and when we make a difference. (Quote by - Keith Kridler)
There is nothing more beautiful than a bluebird sitting on a nestbox with the sun shining on his back. (Quote by - Jody Jackson)
Don't despair, because a seed is planted somewhere along the way. You are making a difference, even if you don't see it right away. (Quote by - Duane Rice, Bluebird_L)
For two summers not a blue wing, not a blue warble. I seemed to miss something kindred and precious from my environment--the visible embodiment of the tender sky and wistful soil. What a loss, I said, to coming generations of dwellers in the country--no bluebird in spring!(Quote by - John Burroughs)
Because of the irreversibility of mixing formerly isolated species, biological invasions may have even more drastic effects than climate change. (Quote by - Mooney & Cleland)
We brought HOSPs to this continent, and it is our duty to deal with the problem we created. (Quote by - Mike, Bluebird_L)
Always keep in mind that the nestboxes you build, install and monitor today, may well be your very real connection to friends and loved ones long after you are gone. (Quote by - David Gwin)
The birds richly repay you for the trouble you take in attracting them and looking out for their interests. (Quote by - Joseph H. Dodson)
The spring and summer song of the bluebird is a soft and often repeated warble: in the month of October, his song changes to a single plaintive note. (Quote by - Encyclopedia Americana)
We do make a difference, one successful nesting at a time. The birds keep trying, how can we do anything less?(Quote by - Vicki Butler)
These sociable and cooperative subjects do not have to be hunted down in meadows or trees to get close enough to study them where they nest. (Quote by - Jonathan Ridgeway)
The beauty and genius of a work of art may be reconceived, though its first material expression be destroyed; a vanished harmony may yet again inspire the composer; but when the last individual of a race of living things breathes no more, another heaven and another earth must pass before such a one can be again. (Quote by - William Beebe)
Spring is sprung The grass is ris I wonder where the birdies is?(Quote by - English ditty)
A homeowner will take better care of bluebirds in a backyard box than a trail manager ever could. (Quote by - Steve Garr)
Never say never"" is my best advice to bluebirders everywhere. Just when you think you can make sweeping statements, an exception seems to ""pop up."" I use what works best for me on my trails. Others will eventually find out what works best for them on theirs!"(Quote by - Ann Wick, WI)
Checking on a bluebird trail is like opening one Christmas present after another. Each box has a surprise inside. (Quote by - Helen S. Munro)
A man who never sees a bluebird only half lives. (Quote by - Lewis Gannett )
There is no longer any justification for the random, unofficial collection of birds' eggs by amateurs, and the causal destruction of nests and nestlings, such as occurred in the past in some rural areas, was not justified at any time. (Quote by - Baicich and Harrison)
Over increasingly large areas of the United States, spring now comes unheralded by the return of the birds, and the early mornings are strangely silent where once they were filled with the beauty of bird song. (Quote by - Rachel Carson)
Somehow this all reminds me of the small boy who was walking along a beach throwing a few of the thousands of starfish stranded and dying at low tide back into the water. When asked how this could possibly make a difference, he said "It makes a difference to this one!" as he threw another back in. (Quote by - Bob Walshaw)
Most of New York is dominated by just three birds...House Sparrows, European Starlings and pigeons. Although scientists are too spineless these days to divide the natural world into good and bad animals, I'm here to tell you that these are bad birds. They are messy. They have unappealing songs. They are not native to America. (Quote by - Brad Klein)
I am a nervous wreck. I have to keep telling myself, birds know how to do this.... (Quote by - Nancy Castleberry)
Welcome to the life long learning experience of blue birding. Just when ya think ya got it figured out, nature fools ya. (Quote by - Jay Brindo)
Cease to violate the laws of nature, and of nature's God, by the destruction of these his creatures, and by every available means afford them protection, and promote their comfort and consequent multiplication. (Quote by - R. Michener)
A bluebird, famous for the scrap of sky Borne on his back - an indigo so bright That just a glimpse of his distinctive flight, All swoop and flurry, captivates the eye ... (Quote by - George Bradley)
I think HOSP often follow other birds into the boxes and corner them with intent of using the box, reducing competition, or perhaps the HOSP brain is just hard wired to kill and he doesn't really think about it. His motives do stir my curiousity, but his actions spur mine. (Quote by - Paula Ziebarth)
This beautiful and singularly lovable bird divides with the Robin the grateful mission of bringing to its northern friends the welcome news that spring is at hand. (Quote by - George Gladden, 1917)
Two different approaches are not conflicts, they are choices based (hopefully) a mixture of logic, observation, convenience and availability. (Quote by - Linda Violett)
So why do I kill sparrows and not much else? Because I'd rather have a dead sparrow than a dead bluebird. (Quote by - Dottie Roseboom)
You know how some say they learn something new every day? I learn I was wrong about birds every day. (Quote by - EA Zimmerman, Sialis.org)
He delivers his delightful ditty with great energy.... (Quote by - Audubon)
The observation of birds may be a superstition, a tradition, an art, a science, a pleasure, a hobby, or a bore; this depends entirely on the nature of the observer. (Quote by - Jame Fisher)
The basic rules for studying nesting birds, therefore, are as follows: disturb as little as possible; preferably examine nests only when the owners are absent; be as quick as possible; and at all times exercise the greatest care and caution, remembering that a little carelessness can bring about the accidental destruction of nest and brood. (Quote by - Baicich and Harrison)
The pure acrobatic ability of birds far exceeds that achieved by the most sophisticated aircraft. Dial, 1994 Remember that we are only visitors to this world, so when out enjoying wildlife, take only photographs and leave nothing but time. (Quote by - Phillip Kirkham)
The people who are interested in helping bluebirds even with just one nestbox in their yards are REALLY special human beings. People who are willing to spend the money or take the time to build good nestboxes, install mounting poles, guards and THEN take the time to monitor and learn even more about the lives of these birds are EXTRA special human beings. (Quote by - Keith Kridler)
English Sparrows and Cats are bitter enemies of our song birds. The bad mannered, rowdy, dirty, raucus voiced sparrow bands together in flocsk to torment the Wrens, Bluebirds, Robins and other bird we love. The sneaking, cruel cat hunts them for love of hunting. The most petted, pampered tabby is still a bird hunter. (Quote by - Joseph H. Dodson)
But you, you will know why the bluebird has returned. (Quote by - Andre Dion)
If birders banded together as a conservation force, they could exert incredible power and influence. (Quote by - Bill Thompson)
A bird in the open never looks Like its picture in the birdie books - Or if it once did, it has changed its plumage, And plunges you back into ignorant gloomage. (Quote by - Ogden Nash)
In flight the bluebirds are very charming at this time of year; a leisurely flip of the wing carries them along silently with just enough momentum to keep them afloat in the air, and they often sail for a long way, drifting along with open wings. (Quote by - Dr. Winsor M. Tyler)
Of those people who show some interest in Bluebirds, very few are willing to invest much of their time and effort. And as we Bluebirders know all to well, a half-hearted effort is probably more harmful than no effort at all. (Quote by - Bruce Burdett)
Without question the most deplorable event in the history of American ornithology was the introduction of the English Sparrow. (Quote by - WL Dawson)
With due respect to other birds, the "Baltimore Oriole of happiness" simply doesn't sound right. (Quote by - Steve Grooms )
I am responsible for what I do. What I want to know is not how does what we do affect the overall success rate, but rather, how many individual bluebirds and Tree Swallows, including nestlings, will die as a predictable result of what I do. I don't have any reason to believe that they are willing to sacrifice themselves and their babies so that I can achieve my goals for bluebird restoration. (Quote by - Paul Kilduff)
Enthusiasm finds the opportunities, and energy makes the most of them. (Quote by - Henry S. Haskins)
The only thing I can say for sure about birds is, "Never say never". (Quote by - Dottie Roseboom)
Be like the bluebird who never is blue, For he knows from his upbringing what singing can do(Quote by - Cole Porter)
The very best manmade bluebird box is one you look into once a week, and that you want to look into. A box that is hard to monitor is probably not going to be monitored regularly. "(Quote by - Keith Radel)
Please excuse my dirty house I know it is a mess I don't have time to clean right now I have a bluebird nest .... (Quote by - Cherie Layton)
Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men. (Quote by - Douglas Bader)
Life is certainly not just black and white. It is also many shades of gray. (And brown and green and um... blue)! (Quote by - Larry H. Joplin)
But no blue, not even the brightest summer sky, seems as blue as the bluebirds of spring. (Quote by - Ron Hirschi)
The mewo is a tasty worm. I like it. It has a glabrous epiderm. I like it. I peck it 'til it's good and dead, And pulp it up, and smash its head, Then feed my chicks and go to bed. I like it. (Quote by - B. Burdett)
The love-making of the bluebird is as beautiful as the bird itself, and normally as gentle, unless interrupted by some jealous rival who would steal his bride; then gentleness gives place to active combat. The male usually arrives a few days ahead of the female, selects what he considers to be a suitable summer home, and carols his sweetest, most seductive notes day after day until she appears in answer to his call. (Quote by - Arthur C. Bent)
It is NOT the box style but the monitoring style that determines whether you have bluebirds or not!(Quote by - Keith Kridler)
O bluebird, welcome back again, Thy azure coat and ruddy vest, Are hues that April loveth best.... (Quote by - John Burroughs)
What really makes my day is to get up early in the morning, just as the sun comes up, and hear bluebirds.... (Quote by - Jack Finch)
When [my grandchildren] are grown, I will see to it that they, too, have a bluebird box. Then it will be up to them to find their appropriate path in becoming a good steward of their little corner of the world. (Quote by - Sara Ann Wright)
They make their nests in holes of trees, are harmless birds, and resemble our robin-redbreast. (Quote by - Mark Catesby)
For me, bluebirds are special because when I am blue, the sight of one makes me less so. Their appraising sideways stare is endearing as well, more curious than wary. Their vigilance in parenting gives us all something to aspire to. They need, and seem to appreciate, a helping hand from me and I can see and hear the results of my efforts all around me every day. (Quote by - Paula Ziebarth)
Daddy dear, tell me please, is the world really round? Tell me where is the bluebird of happiness found? (Quote by - Mon Enfant)
Songbirds have steamy social lives that would make most of us blush. (Quote by - Bridget Stutchbury)
The thing that makes the bluebirding hobby so intriging is that you CANNOT answer questions simply True or False all of the time. MOST of the time you cannot even answer a question with four multiple choice answers. We should all enjoy these debates or exchanges of opinions and be willing to experiment and contribute to the knowledge we all seek. (Quote by - Keith Kridler)
If our boys and girls are educated to realize the economic value of the birds, and are encouraged to study their habits, the desire to shoot them or rob them of their eggs will be very materially lessened. (Quote by - Chester Reed)
Their camaraderie with each other inspired them to continue on, each of them in their separate paths, to...take birds study to something unique in each of their lifetimes. (Quote by - Susi Hickey Nehls)
The bluebird is one of the most familiar tenants of the farm and dooryard. Its favorite nesting sites are crannies in the farm buildings or boxes made for its use of natural cavities in old apple trees. For rent the bird pays amply by destroying insects, and takes no toll from the farms crop. The largest items of insect food are grasshoppers first and beetles next, while caterpillars stand third. The vegetable food consists chiefly of fruit pulp, only an insignificant portion are from cultivated varieties. (Quote by - USDA Farmers Bulletin)
His soft warble, beautiful blue coat, warm waistcoat, and gentle manners make him the most welcome herald of spring. (Quote by - Birds of America)
When they leave each year I am always afraid they won't be back. So it is just an amazing feeling of happiness, relief and awe when they return. (Quote by - Anna in Tampa)
If bluebirds were people, they would be respected citizens who raise their families with exemplary devotion, lead productive lives, and contribute generously to charities. And they would surely be featured soloists in church choirs on Sunday mornings!(Quote by - Steve Grooms)
Since we've been able to create that artificial cavity - boom. The bluebird came back. It's a key factor in the whole process. (Quote by - Gary Springer)
The Bluebird, shifting his light load of song From post to post along the cheerless fence...Under the Willows, (Quote by - James Russell Lowell)
What is really incredible about bluebirding is that there are as many ways to bluebird as there are bluebirders!(Quote by - Haleya Priest)
You can spend a lifetime opening up nestboxes and watching bluebirds EVERY day and still learn something new every WEEK. That is why this hobby never gets old because the ending is never quite the same for any of these pairs of birds. (Quote by - Keith Kridler)
Guess what it boils down to is doing our best, accepting the worst, and never giving up in trying to improve. (Quote by - Charlene Anchor)
I would rather see 300 nestboxes placed in 300 different yards than for me to have 300 nestboxes filled with bluebirds. (Quote by - Keith Krilder)
The Bluebird's disposition is typical of all that is sweet and amiable. His song breathes of love; even his fall call-note - tur-wee, tur-wee - is soft and gentle. so associated is his voice with the bird and death of the seasons that to me his song is freighted with all the gladness of springtime, while the sad notes of the birds passing southward tell me more plainly than the falling leaves that the year is dying. (Quote by - Frank M. Chapman)
This is known as WMS (Worrisome Mother Syndrome), where the landlord thinks of every possible morid thing that can go wrong, no matter how far fetched, and sucks the fun out of enjoying the birds. (Quote by - Duane Rice)
Take care of the wee blue birds who chose to join your family as best you can. Rejoice when you see babies fledging and splashing in a birdbath. Grieve when a clutch fails or one dies. In time, that will happen no matter how hard you try to protect them. When disaster strikes, take a moment to count the number that you added to the enjoyment of not just yourself but everyone else who sees flashes of blue. (Quote by - Tree Greenwood)
The Bluebird of Happiness long absent from his life, Ned is visited by the Chicken of Depression(Quote by - Gary Larson)
We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them. (Quote by - Albert Einstein)
The kingdom of birds is divided into two departments - birds and House Sparrows. House Sparrows are not real birds - they are little beasts!(Quote by - Henry Van Dyke)
The last chapter on bluebirding has not been written. (Quote by - Pauline Tom)
It's something that people from the age of 8 to 108 seem to enjoy. I think we both really feel pleased and proud each time we see bluebirds here because we feel they might be our babies, our bluebirds that we've helped. (Quote by - Robert and Judy Peak)
One major lesson that I keep learning again is that conditions vary throughout the continent, and that there are very few "rules" which apply equally in every area. (Quote by - Bruce Burdett)
In spite of my great age (I am on the sunny side of sixty) the note of the bluebird always awakens a thrill that carries me back to my boyhood. One is sure to hear a bluebird several times before one sees it.... (Quote by - Henry A. Shute)
Bluebirds have taught me a few things. First, the more you think you know, the more you have to learn. Second, never say never because they will fool you every time! Third, they have taught me to stop sweating details in my life and learn to enjoy the simple things. There are things far greater than ourselves out there, going on unnoticed right before our eyes. (Quote by - Malinda Matsuko)
Bluebirders are what is right about this world. (Quote by - Al Batt)
Out in the open country on clear days with a northwest wind, we often hear their sad farewell notes drifting down around us from all directions.... (Quote by - A.C. Bent)
On some pleasant November morning, when we hear his sweet warble from an adjacent fence, though at the time we are unable to interpret the burden of his lay, he is, in his own "gentle, high bred manner," bidding us FAREWELL. (Quote by - John B. Grant)
The note of lament which is so plainly expressed in the Bluebird's abbreviated warble as it prepares to follow the retreating summer, brings a sympathetic echo from many a human heart. (Quote by - Birds of America)
Bluebird conservation offers an unusual opportunity for people who are truly concerned about our wildlife heritage to accomplish something by means of direct action. (Quote by - Larry Zeleny)
We exist temporarily through what we take, but we live forever through what we give. (Quote by - Vernon Jordan)
Somebody is going to see (a bluebird) some place and somebody will see one a few days later somewhere else and then a week after that happens we get phone calls from all over the place. Usually that happens about the first week of March. (Quote by - Bob Niebuhr)
Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul, And sings the tune without the words, And never stops at all, .... (Quote by - Emily Dickinson)
Mankind is the only species I know of that has a conscience about what it has destroyed to survive and restoring an ailing species, and is willing to give back something to attempt to atone it or do something to heal it. (Quote by - Autumn L. Kruer)
One of the earliest comers, the Bluebird is gladly welcomed as the harbinger of Spring.... (Quote by - John B. Grant)
What we call "Nature" is one long, endless battle for survival. All we humans can do is help the birds get a little edge now and then, in whatever way we can. (Quote by - Bruce Burdett)
Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best. (Quote by - attributed to Henry Van Dyke)
The Eastern Bluebird was very conspicuous during the calm, warm 'Indian summer' days of late October--such weather was called 'bluebird weather' by local sportsmen. (Quote by - Milton B. Trautman)
Early in life, I was visited by the bluebird of anxiety. (Quote by - Woody Allen)
Dull indeed would be the man that did not feel the thrill awakened by the first glimpse of brilliant color in the orchard, and the cheery warbling notes borne to our ears on the first gentle breath of spring!(Quote by - A.C. Bent)
I think all of us should sometimes take pause and realize what a true challenge and uphill battle we face -- and give ourselves a big pat on the back for doing all we do to help the birds we love so much and need our help. (Quote by - Linda Lee, Bluebird_L)
Enjoy your successes and try to learn from the failures. Remember, we are helping our Bluebirds and other native species battle the odds so that everyone can enjoy them for years to come. (Quote by - Larry Jordan)
Share some nestboxes with your friends and neighbors and create memories for the next generation. (Quote by - Keith Kridler)
An environmental ethic that considers the big picture compels killing some animals to protect native species and habitat(Quote by - Anonymous naturalist)
I do have an empty box then, but I would much rather have occasional empty boxes and know that every bluebird looking for a cavity found one. (Quote by - Dorene Scriven)
A certain traveler who knew many continents was asked what he found most remarkable of all. He replied: the ubiquity of sparrows. (Quote by - Adam Zagajewski)
I'm thankful for the birds who tolerate us, survive despite us, and brighten our lives. (Quote by - Bluebars, Gardenweb)
I noticed a LONG time ago that people who are willing to spend their time helping bluebirds are ALWAYS going to be people you will love getting to know and sharing your precious time with!(Quote by - Keith Kridler)
Every original idea is first ridiculed, then vigorously attacked, and finally taken for granted. (Quote by - Arthur Schopenhauer)
Then came the bad years: the old trees in the orchard cut down and replaced by younger, better tended plants; insecticides used beyond reason; wire usurping the charm of yesterday's wood fences. As a crowning misfortune, imported non-migrant birds monopolized his favorite nesting places; upon his return one spring, not a shadow of a lodging could be found. All the natural and manmade cavities had been taken. If he did discover one, more often than not he could not see the brood safely through: his eggs pierced or thrown from the nest by starlings and sparrows, his mate's skull often smashed as she tried to protect her young against these fierce invaders. (Quote by - Andre Dion)
Who does not welcome the beloved Bluebird and all that his coming implies? His cheery warble, heard at first as a mere wandering voice in the sky, heralds returning spring .... Snow may still lie in patches or drift in flurries; but when the Bluebird comes we know that spring is near. (Quote by - John B. May)
I love the excitement of opening the box and looking inside not really sure what kind of eggs I will discover. Sort of like fishing in the ocean!(Quote by - Vicki Butler)
Bluebirders have a quickness in their step and a twinkle in their eye. (Quote by - Keith Radel)
I have found that bluebirders as a whole are the most giving, loving, sensitive and caring segment of the human population in America. Of all of the environmental groups, bluebirders are the most proactive group as nearly 100% of them actually go out and help their target species themselves instead of just writing a check once a year and sending it to a distant mailbox. (Quote by - Keith Kridler)
The FIRST bluebird eggs I saw were when my father lifted me up and held me in his arms so that I could see down into the nest. Five delicate, sky blue eggs nestled in a beautifully woven grass nest! That chance nesting of the bluebirds in our nestbox helped to encourage a lifetime of memories!(Quote by - Keith Kridler)
This is one of the earliest birds to arrive in the spring; it is a question which we are likely to meet first, the Bluebird or the Robin, but not infrequently a flash of the cerulean color tells us the Bluebird has won in the race northward. (Quote by - F. Schuyler Mathews)
I have been watching the Tree swallows feeding their babies. I swear I can feel my heart fill up with joy. (Quote by - Maria Pino)
There is NO Yellow Brick road out there leading these young bluebirds to a "Land of OZ" where these birds can live happily ever after, safe from all tragedy. The reality is that NO matter how many bluebirds you raise in a region there are only so many spots for them to breed in and EVERYDAY the area gets cut down smaller one tree at a time, one cubic yard of cement or asphalt at a time. (Quote by - Keith Kridler)
Bluebirds were in deep trouble in the mid 1900s, just before America's environmental awaking in the '60s. Just about everything seemed to be working against this handsome, and extremely popular songbird. But the situation started to improve for bluebirds in the 1960s and '70s as more and more Americans rallied to help by placing nest boxes in their backyards and creating bluebird nest box trails. (Quote by - Dan Brauning)
House sparrows working as a team are an amazing killing machine. (Quote by - Paula Ziebarth)
The English Sparrow, with its grown and growing progeny, is a conspicuous nuisance. Can there be no way devised to abate him, if not totally, at least partially?(Quote by - Cartersville Courant-American)
Mouths are open. Eyes are closed. Hints of fuzz where feathers will grow are visible. How do such ungainly, scrawny little creatures ever acquire such phenomenal beauty?(Quote by - Shirl Brunnel)
I garden, therefore I WEED. I raise bluebirds, therefore I remove House Sparrows. (Quote by - Keith Kridler)
When we have the opportunity, like on a bluebird day like today - we get out and try to take advantage of everything that Vail and the mountain and town have to offer. (Quote by - George Oliphant)
Birds are wonderful indicators of our overall environmental health, and as the environment is stressed and biodiversity reduced through habitat degradation and loss, the most sensitive species send out the signal first. (Quote by - David Seideman)
As long as there are bluebirds, there will be miracles and a way to find happiness. (Quote by - Shirl Brunnel)
Indeed, this bird seems incapable of uttering a harsh note, or of doing a spiteful, ill-tempered thing. (Quote by - John Burroughs)
When bluebirds fledge from my nestboxes I hope and pray a little that they will search out someone in desperate need of The Bluebird Of Happiness!(Quote by - Keith Kridler)
Late at night when the wind is still I'll come flying through your door, And you'll know what love is for. I am a bluebird, I'm a bluebird... (Quote by - Paul McCartney)
Why would you want to keep the bluebird houses mounted in a place that you now know is unsafe for them? Bluebirds are not ornaments for pictures, they are living things that deserve your best effort if you are going to be a landlord to them. There is no magic spell that will protect those bluebirds--they have to depend on you or they are doomed. (Quote by - Kathy)
If you mess around with bluebirds, chances are heartbreak will interrupt the joy sooner or later. Be still and listen, for the Joy shall return to sing another day. (Quote by - Wendell Long)
Its beautiful blue plumage and soft warbling voice make it one of the most attractive and charming of our bird friends. (Quote by - Frank G. Ashbrook)
Most of what I've learned about bluebirds is from friends I've never met except on the Internet. (Quote by - Bet Zimmerman)
To many the bluebird is the favorite of all birds. (Quote by - Frank G. Ashbrook)
In New York and New England the sap starts up in the sugar maple the very day the bluebird arrives, and sugar-making begins forthwith. The bird is generally a mere disembodied voice; a rumor in the air for two or three days before it takes visible shape before you."(Quote by - John Burroughs)
Who has decided - who has the right to decide - for the countless regions of people who were not consulted that the supreme value is a world without insects, even though it be also a world ungraced by the curving wing of a bird in flight?(Quote by - Rachel Carson)
It may well be true that in different areas of the country different ecological situations lead to different relationships in regards to which Bluebird management strategies work best. I don't think that people in every corner of the continent should blindly follow my recommendations ...or those of any other individuals or groups. (Quote by - Kevin Berner)
Somewhere over the rainbow, bluebirds fly. Birds fly over the rainbow, why, then oh why can't I?(Quote by - Y. Harburg, Over the Rainbow)
I'm not sure the bluebirds actually need us as much as we need them. The next generation needs something to be amazed by. (Quote by - Keith Kridler)
Man is the only critter on earth who feels the need to label things as flowers or weeds. The rest of them just enjoy them for what they are. (Quote by - Keith Kridler)
There's a bluebird on your windowsill, There's a rainbow in your sky, There are happy thoughts, your heart to fill, Near enough to make you cry. (Quote by - Elizabeth Clark)
I'm not trying to recreate the ancient ecosystem. That is gone. I'm trying to create biodiversity. (Quote by - Doug Tallamy)
It is the general belief that none of our native birds deserve protection more than does the bluebird. (Quote by - Frank G. Ashbrook)
Thanks to all of you for helping fill the skies with blue. (Quote by - Bet Zimmerman)
A bluebird box is perhaps the easiest and most rewarding way to do something good for the environment. (Quote by - Michigan )
If you ask me why, I will either tell you what I think or tell you a lie – we usually can't answer why. (Quote by - Keanna Leonard)
When the last individual of a race of living things breathes no more, another heaven and another earth must pass before such a one can be again. (Quote by - William Beebe)
Bluebird flying high,Tell me what you sing. If you could talk to me, What news would you bring Of voices in the sky?(Quote by - The Moody Blues)
We imported the English Sparrow--that was not Nature's fault. We should rectify our error, drive out the English Sparrow, work together and bring back our native song birds. (Quote by - Joseph H. Dodson)
How shall we adjust to the morning silence that does not belong In the empty space left by the absence of our bluebirds song?(Quote by - Wendell Long)
Some believe in HOSP control, some do not. This is a personal preference, it isn't a law. Don't let your personal preferences lead you down the path of virulent intolerance. We are all seeking to help these birds, each as best we can. (Quote by - Donna Ulloa)
Bluebirds are all along the roadsides this morning--a windless, warm, October day. They are gathered socially in companies of half a dozen or more and keep near together like a big family, one bird following another when it flies. They are quietly musical as they flit about, giving the gentle whit call, the softer chatter, the velvety turwy , and sometimes a phrase of song. (Quote by - A.C. Bent )
Measure your health by your sympathy with morning and Spring. If there is no response in you to the awakening of nature, if the prospect of an early morning walk does not banish sleep, if the warble of the first bluebird does not thrill you, know tha. (Quote by - Henry David Thoreau)
If you don't like someone's idea of a nestbox or want to challenge what they are reporting as working for them then build another 50 or 100 nestboxes and do your own controlled experiment. The bluebirds and other cavity nesters can only benefit from more widespread experimentation and observations. (Quote by - Keith Kridler)
That bluebirds currently nest in all of Pennsylvania's 67 counties is directly related to the interest Pennsylvanians have shown toward bluebird conservation and doing something more for wildlife in their yards over the past 50 years. But we should not consider the bluebird's comeback a done deal, because their existence seems destined to hinge on the continued involvement of people who care about the species. If people stop putting out nest boxes for bluebirds, there undoubtedly will be serious repercussions. (Quote by - Dan Brauning)
More birds have adapted to a changing world than have failed. Very few have the narrow tolerance of the ivory-billed woodpecker or the Bachman's warbler. (Quote by - Roger Tory Peterson)
The soft mellow warble of the bluebird, heard at its best throughout spring and early summer, is one of the sweetest, most confiding and loving sounds in nature. (Quote by - Thomas Roberts)
Just because a HOSP has wings doesn't make it an angel. (Quote by - John Schuster)
The English Sparrow among birds, like the rat among mammals, is cunning, destructive and filthy. (Quote by - Birds of America)
All solutions to HOSP control have drawbacks, but not controlling them at all has the greatest drawback. (Quote by - Cherie Layton)
Blue skies Smiling at me Nothing but blue skies Do I see Bluebirds Singing a song Nothing but bluebirds All day long(Quote by - Irving Berlin)
We can, and should, try new things, but incorporate some of the knowledge we have already, so we don't make things worse. (Quote by - Kate Arnold)
At some point, my "bluebird" trails ceased to be bluebird trails per se, and just became "nestbox trails"-with lots of different houses, and lots of different species. (Quote by - Jim Walters)
As the pressure of population increasingly regiments us and crowds us closer together, an association with the wild, winged freedom of the birds will fill an ever growing need in our lives. (Quote by - Edwin Way Teale)
May I never get so jaded That the thrill of joy has faded In response to velvet warbles And discovering blue pearls. (Quote by - Bet Zimmerman)
You haven't seen anything until a whole flock of vibrant blue birds breaks up the brown of a winter landscape. (Quote by - David Gwin)
The bluebird is well named, for he wears a coat of the purest, richest, and most gorgeous blue on back, wings, and tail; no North American bird better deserves the name, for no other flashes before our admiring eyes so much brilliant blue. (Quote by - Arthur C. Bent)
It never ceases to amaze me how tiny they are when they first come out of the egg and that something so small will be soaring in the sky in a month. (Quote by - Anna in Tampa)
Every time I see a bluebird, I say, well, hey, all this hard work is all worth while."(Quote by - Ray Briggs)
As might be expected of creatures so heavenly in color, the disposition of bluebirds is particularly angelic. Gentleness and amiability are expressed in their soft musical voice. Tru-al-ly, tru-al-ly, they sweetly assert when we can scarcely believe that spring is here; tru-wee, tur-wee they softly call in autumn when they go roaming through the countryside in flocks of azure. (Quote by - Neltje Blanchan)
When you see a bluebird, it just takes your breath away. (Quote by - Barbara Clark of Bickleton)
I don't know any Bluebird hosts who enjoy killing anything, including HOSP, but the two species are on a head on collision course and there is so much proof that the HOSP will win (and by that I mean kill) your Bluebirds eventually. (Quote by - Dave Kineer)
The story of the bluebird's trials is a poignant one, beautiful enough to make you weep. (Quote by - Andre Dion)
The lake lay blue beneath the hill. O'er it, as I looked, there flew across the waters, cold and Still, a bird whose wings were palest blue. The sky above was blue at last, the sky beneath me blue in blue. A moment ere the bird had passed, it caught the image as he flew. (Quote by - C.V. Stanford)
The Bluebird is a Cut Above all others. He seeks nothing in return for his superior being. For his unique color and personality he ask not for special favors. He appreciates your admiration and thanks you for your help. The fact, that in his world, you cared for him is the only fact that mattered. (Quote by - Wendell Long)
Monitoring is the very heart of the bluebirding experience.... It is only this kind of human intervention which will cause bluebirds to survive in an increasingly competitive natural world. (Quote by - Dean Sheldon)
Mister Bluebird's on my shoulder, It's the truth, it's actual, Ev'rything is satisfactual, Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay,Wonderful feeling, wonderful day... (Quote by - Ray Gilbert)
His soft warble melts the ear, as the snow is melting in the valleys around. The bluebird comes and with his warbles drills the ice and sets from the rivers and ponds and frozen ground. (Quote by - Henry D. Thoreau)
Nothing brightens up a winter day like a bluebird in the snow atop a nestbox. (Quote by - Linda Ruth)
Once I thought a telescoping pole was all I needed, until I found a snake with three lumps along its body at the base of a pole. (Quote by - Herb Kelley)
If you can't check nestboxes weekly, don't put them up. If you have them up and can't check them weekly, take them down. (Quote by - Keith Radel)
For some strange reason that these little blue birds can sing a simple song that will repair broken or damaged hearts better than ANY surgeon can. Catch a glimpse or just a flash of their blue wings and you can fill up voids in a persons soul that we did not even know were empty!(Quote by - Keith Kridler)
Today...the bluebirds, old and young, have revisited their box, as if they would fain repeat the summer without intervention of winter, if Nature would let them. (Quote by - Henry D. Thoreau)
BLUEBIRD WINTER In summer, juicy insects crawl On leaves and through the grass. I feast on bugs until late fall Then catch them less and less. Soon winter comes with snow and ice And winds all in a flurry. The bugs are gone, but in their place, a berry February! (Quote by - Mariam Kirby)
Helping bluebirds is a deeply satisfying hobby, and unique adventure in conservation. (Quote by - Steve Grooms)
Study of this bird's food habits shows that the bird deserves man's freindship for economic as well as sentimental reasons. (Quote by - Frank G. Ashbrook)
How readily the bluebirds become our friends and neighbors when we offer them suitable nesting retreats!(Quote by - John Burroughs)
I have been in the field working with my birds for 36 years and I don't think a day goes by that I don't see or learn something new. (Quote by - Steve, Bluebird_L)
Whither away, Bluebird, Whither away? The blast is chill, yet in the upper sky Thou still canst find the color of thy wing, The hue of May. Warbler, why speed, thy southern flight? ah, why, Thou, too, whose song first told us of the Spring? Whither away? (Quote by - Edmund C. Stedman)
There'll be bluebirds over the white cliffs of Dover, Tomorrow, just you wait and see There'll be love and laughter and peace ever after, Tomorrow when the world is free. (Quote by - Nat Burton, 1941)
Over our heads will float the Blue Bird singing of beautiful and impossible things, of things that are lovely and that never happen, of things that are not and that should be. (Quote by - Oscar Wilde)
Where are those little bluebirds?I ask where did they go? I'm hoping they'll surprise me. I'm hoping that they'll show. I'm looking for that flash of blue Before we get some snow! (Quote by - Lorraine Mastalski)
The House Sparrow is a persistent enemy of many native birds, especially those which frequent the neighborhood of houses, or which nest in boxes, holes or other places prepared for them by their human friends. (Quote by - Birds of America)
Bluebirds are living, breathing gifts from God and if we are to offer housing to them, we must be prepared to offer the safest situation we can. (Quote by - Ninapearl)
As a first-time bluebird monitor, I am alternately mesmerized, mystified, and petrified. Until now, I never gave much thought about how the day-to-day existence of wildlife is so perilous and fragile. What an education!(Quote by - Donna Spray)
The memory of a bluebird's predawn warble or of a glimpse of a sun-bathed flash of pure blue lives forever. (Quote by - Stanwyn G Shetler)
Their northward migration brings music and beauty to land that has slumbered through the numbing whiteness of winter and the chill and mud of early spring. (Quote by - Steve Grooms)
Bluebirds not only accept the help of humans, they absolutely need it. (Quote by - Steve Grooms)
There is cabin fever already, but the nice thing is it hasn't been ice-cold yet this year. People are still itching to get back out on the water. . . . You get those bluebird days we're having right now, it's just calling you. (Quote by - Brian Schneider)
In the thickets and the meadows Piped the bluebird, the Owaissa. On the summit of the lodges Sang the robin, the Opechee. (Quote by - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)
You cannot begin to preserve any species of animal unless you preserve the habitat in which it dwells. Disturb or destroy that habitat and you will exterminate the species as surely as if you had shot it. So conservation means that we have to preserve forest and grassland, river and lake, even the sea itself. This is vital not only for the preservation of animal life generally, but for the future existence of man himself—a point that seems to escape many people. (Quote by - Gerald Durrell)
Let's all do whatever we can, attract our little friends as they need us more now than ever. (Quote by - James C. Adams)
I am not fighting against Starlings and House Sparrows. I am fighting FOR bluebirds and tree swallows. (Quote by - Paul Kilduff)
Long after their associates have gone southward, they linger like the last leaves on the tree. It is indeed "good-bye to summer" when the bluebirds withdraw their touch of brightness from the dreary November landscape at the north to whirl through the southern woods and feed on the waxy berries of the mistletoe. (Quote by - Neltje Blanchan)
When it comes to bluebirding, if you think you've seen it all, you're probably wrong. (Quote by - Bet Zimmerman)
The ultimate test of man's conscience may be his willingness to sacrifice something today for future generations whose words of thanks will not be heard. (Quote by - Gaylord Nelson)
There is no success in my life that I value higher than my success as an architect for the birds. (Quote by - Joseph H. Dodson)
I hate hot oatmeal cereal, but I've never hated a nest-box, at least not yet. (Quote by - Bruce Burdett)
So the Bluebirds have contracted, have they, for a house? And a next is under way for little Mr. Wren?" "Hush, dear, hush! Be quiet, dear! quiet as a mouse. These are weighty secrets, and we must whisper them. (Quote by - Susan Coolidge)
I'm sure that we all remember that magical day when we found our very first Bluebird nest, and our very first blue egg, and our very first nestling. I remember the day many years ago, back in the late 80s, when I saw my first Bluebird in 25 years, after I had long been convinced that they were gone for good. I hadn't seen one since the 60s. (Quote by - Bruce Burdett)
We all have different strokes - and this is mine.... It is for the birds. (Quote by - Jack Finch)
Every April, I eagerly await the first flitters of gold in the dark recesses of the swamp and that often heard and wonderful song ... twseet, twseet, twseet!(Quote by - David Gwin)
The increase in the bluebird population is a remarkable success story. It is the direct result of widespread action by sympathetic bird lovers who pledged their help and followed through. (Quote by - Arnette Heidcamp)
There are so many ways to burn time. The glorious way to spend it is to add plants and wildlife that will have ripple effects far beyond our lives. (Quote by - Ron Baltrunas)
Reports of adults falling victim to cats are common, but young are always in imminent danger of the ravages of these bird destroyers. ... The unfortunate youngsters landed on the ground where a prowling cat was poised for action. (Quote by - Alfred Otto Gross)
I guess everyone must decide for himself the lengths to which he will go to protect his Bluebirds. (Quote by - Bruce Burdett)
Each person who looks into a nestbox gets a magical window into the life of a bird. This glimpse can give them an appreciation and respect for birds they would never get otherwise. (Quote by - Karen Louise Lippy)
I will guarantee that there is not a bluebirder ...that has not shed a tear or two either for the joy these birds bring or the heart ache we occasionally feel depending on what we find or learn about these birds over the course of our lives! It hurts just as much to lose that first nest as it will the last nest only you feel more guilty the longer you put up nestboxes because we "believe" we have learned enough to be able to prevent ALL losses!(Quote by - Keith Kridler)
Kentucky Bluebird, I hear your song today But when I try to touch you, you fly away (Quote by - Keith Whitley)
You begin by sharing with your friends and neighbors and before you know it they pass on the information to a wider circle. It takes time for you to see the results because the seed you plant today may take a decade or more to mature. (Quote by - Keith Kridler)
Monitoring bird populations continues to be important, not just for the birds' sake, but also for detecting and understanding broad-scale changes in our own environment. (Quote by - David Allen Sibley)
I love to get up in the dark on a Sunday morning and head outside to listen to the birds wake up the morning with their songs. I like to slip off checking nestboxes along sleepy country backroads stopping here and there to "hear" the morning and life more clearly. (Quote by - Keith Kridler)
Transparency is all about letting in and embracing new ideas, new technology and new approaches. No individual, entity or agency, no matter how smart, how old, or how experienced, can afford to stop learning. (Quote by - Gina McCarthy)
I've felt bad many times this year and kept questioning what I did, or did not do, correctly. But I've also felt good for the successes. Guess what it boils down to is doing our best, accepting the worst, and never giving up in trying to improve. (Quote by - Charlene Anchor)
Today while on a job site I found the remains of a female bluebird on the back porch of their house. The feathers were scattered around the cat dish still filled with food. (Quote by - Keith Kridler)
A bird does not sing because he has an answer. He sings because he has a song. (Quote by - Joan Walsh Anglund)
We are more than birdwatchers. We are cavity nester caretakers. (Quote by - E.A. Zimmerman)
The HOSP certainly wasn't introduced for its beauty. It is kinda cute when it "dusts" itself in the sand. However, Ted Bundy was not a bad looking guy either. (Quote by - Evelyn Cooper)
If there is no response in you to the awakening of nature-if the prospect of an early morning walk does not banish sleep, if the warble of the first bluebird does not thrill you-know that the morning and spring of your life are past. Thus may you feel your pulse. (Quote by - Henry D. Thoreau)
In general, Bluebirders are positive, upbeat, and loving people, with a comPASSION for being good stewards in many ways. (Quote by - Duane Rice)
Bluebirding trailwork is exciting. Never are two days exactly alike! You just never know what is going to happen or what you are going to see(Quote by - Fread J. Loane)
A flowered patch where insects hatch, A bluebird hovers there. (Quote by - Terry Lobdell )
Of all the various out-door recreations I have tried, when it comes to genuine, exciting sport, give me hunting with a camera.... (Quote by - Roger Tory Peterson)
In my many years of monitoring, I have "taken over" the care of boxes in many different places and circumstances. In almost every case (99.9%), the boxes appeared only to be used by native cavity nesters when they were originally installed. Once the paper wasps, rodents, House Wrens, House Sparrows, etc. moved in, the native species abandoned all hope, and the boxes. (Quote by - Duane Rice)
So soft and gentle; they sing to no one save themselves. Not loud and boastful like the mocker; not full of chatter like the purple martin. The bluebird song is a kind and personal "I love you" that one must be close and quiet to hear. (Quote by - Kenny Kleinpeter)
Shall we call ourselves sialaphiles? Thank goodness for healthy obsessions!!(Quote by - Yvonne Domings)
His short contralto notes of greeting, as we hear them early in spring, are most welcome and pleasing to the ear, full of richness and sweetness, and even expressing affection. (Quote by - Arthur C. Bent)
You know, those guys all rode school buses, those Bluebird school buses to the game when they were in high school and played, .. They got off the bus, put on the pads and played. Maybe we're making too big a deal out of it. (Quote by - Phillip Fulmer)
Is there any sign of spring quite so welcome as the glint of the first bluebird unless it is his softly whistled song? No wonder the bird has become the symbol for happiness. Before the farmer begins to plough the wet earth, often while snow is still on the ground, this hardy little minstrel is making himself very much at home in our orchards and gardens while waiting for a mate to arrive from the South. (Quote by - Neltje Blanchan)
May all of your tomorrows be free of House Sparrows. (Quote by - Dottie Roseboom)
Now in these troubled times, even more than ever, we need an affirmation that there is goodness and beauty in the world. (Quote by - Bob Benson)
Bluebirders need to think "inside the box. (Quote by - Doug Zimmerman)
Snowstorms may yet whiten fields and gardens, high winds may howl about the trees and chimneys, but the little blue heralds persistently proclaim from the orchard and the garden that the spring procession has begun to move. (Quote by - Neltje Blanchan)
It is up to us to share the beauty of this creature with the next generation of planet earth. (Quote by - Keith Kridler)
