{"id":2956,"date":"2014-04-04T19:12:15","date_gmt":"2014-04-04T19:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thebackyardnaturalist.com\/wordpress\/?p=2956"},"modified":"2016-02-25T22:43:21","modified_gmt":"2016-02-25T22:43:21","slug":"bluebird-conservation-maryland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebackyardnaturalist.com\/wordpress\/bluebird-conservation-maryland\/","title":{"rendered":"Bluebird Conservation and Resurgence in Maryland"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>National Bluebird Conservation and Resurgence Success Started Local.<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_2970\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thebackyardnaturalist.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bluebirds-JennyHendershot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2970\" src=\"http:\/\/thebackyardnaturalist.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bluebirds-JennyHendershot-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Bluebirds gather around bird bath at Jenny Hendershot&#039;s house.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-2970\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2970\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Jenny Hendershot, a member of the Maryland Bluebird Society, from her home in Washington County.<br \/><\/p><\/div>\n<p>We&#8217;d like to thank writer <strong>Terri Hogan<\/strong> and <em>The Gazette<\/em><\/a> for putting a spotlight on Bluebirds, Bluebird conservation and the resurgence of Eastern Bluebirds in Maryland. <em>(Note: All links to The Gazette in this article have been removed, as The Gazette has since closed down.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>beginning of Bluebird nesting season<\/strong> is the perfect time to emphasize how successful and <em>amazing<\/em> the conservation effort has been to help rescue this species from a serious decline, if not extinction.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Bluebird<\/strong> preservation effort started in 1978, <em>locally<\/em>, with Silver Spring biologist <strong>Lawrence Zeleny<\/strong> and stirred a nationwide response. It&#8217;s a truly inspirational conservation success story!!! We have recommended reading on our <a href=\"http:\/\/thebackyardnaturalist.com\/wordpress\/eastern-bluebird-nesting-boxes\/\" title=\"Get Your Bluebird Nesting Boxes Ready NOW!\">dedicated Bluebird page<\/a>, if you&#8217;d like to know more.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s keep this success story moving forward! Please support local Bluebird preservation efforts by joining the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mdbluebirdsociety.org\" title=\"Join Today!\" target=\"_blank\">Maryland Bluebird Society<\/a>. And go national, too! Support nationwide conservation by joining <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nabluebirdsociety.org\/\">the North American Bluebird Society<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p>(Psst!!! It&#8217;s time to get your Bluebird boxes up and ready!)<br \/>\n<strong>Debi Klein<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Owner, The Backyard Naturalist<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Bluebird Conservation and Resurgence Success Started Local. We&#8217;d like to thank writer Terri Hogan and The Gazette for putting a spotlight on Bluebirds, Bluebird conservation and the resurgence of Eastern Bluebirds in Maryland. (Note: All links to The Gazette in this article have been removed, as The Gazette has since closed down.) 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