CNRP Reference & Information

Reference Material

• Reporting nest box activity for nest box monitors.
• Cavity nesting bird list and their abbreviations.
• Building Nest Boxes and Nest Box Kits as a Group Activity (PDF), includes plans and complete information.
• Barn owl nest box information and plans.
• Nest box care (PDF) with tips on locating, monitoring, cleaning, and solving common problems.
• Monitoring Guide (PDF) by Hatch Graham including information on cavity nesting birds, nesting characteristics, monitoring procedures, and predators.
• Use Google Earth for Mapping (PDF) Nest Box Locations.
• Monitor Large Nest Boxes Using a Video Camera (PDF).
• Join one of many online discussion groups for cavity nesting birds. Search for and join one of the following groups at Yahoo Groups.
• Birding_and_Gardening_in_California
• Calbirds
• Cabluebirds
• California-Birdchat
• SFbirds

Related Links

California Bluebird Recovery Program

North American Bluebird Society

Bird Watcher's Digest Nest Box Monitoring

Birding.Com Bird Houses

Audubon Society of Ohmaha Bluebird Box

Wild Birds Forever! Create Your Own Bluebird Trail

National Wildlife Federation Garden for Wildlife

Point Reyes Bird Observatory Helping Birds In Nest Boxes

Cornell Lab of Ornithology Nest Watch

Last modified in August 2010