The San Juan Islands Western Bluebird Reintroduction Project confirmed three juvenile birds with their parents in the Bailer Hill area on San Juan Island yesterday. Neil Zimmerman and I found the young birds being fed by both parents in the short grasses. These are the first young WEBL sighted in the islands since the mid-1960s. Eight pair of birds were translocated from Ft. Lewis, WA., this March to San Juan Island. Local islanders built small aviaries to hold the birds before release and boxes for nesting. Upon release three of the pair were found to have returned to Ft. Lewis. There are still four pair that could be on San Juan, Lopez, Orcas or even in one of the nearby counties. Each adult has a variety of color coded bands on their legs. Please let us know if see them. Many people have built boxes for us and donated money. Feel free to build us a box, or donate wood or funds. Partners in this five year project are: San Juan Islands Audubon, San Juan Preservation Trust, American Bird Conservancy and EcoStudies Institute.

Barbara Jensen
President, San Juan Islands Audubon
5163 Roche Harbor RD
Friday Harbor, WA 98250
skylark at rockisland.com
(360)378-3068