MBTCS News & Updates
CBC walks Nest Box Trail with MBTCS President Jim Leitch
On May 31, Ose Irete, CBC Journalist, took a walk with Jim Leitch, MBTCS President, on his Mountain Bluebird Nest Box Trail near Lethbridge. Take a look at the video for an understanding of what to expect when you become a Trail Monitor.
50th Anniversary AGM featuring Myrna Pearman (video)
Check out video of the Mountain Bluebird Trails Conservation Society’s 50th anniversary milestone Annual General Meeting held on Saturday April 6, 2024, at the Helen Schuler Nature Centre in Lethbridge, Alberta.
Highlighting Nature Conservancy of Canada’s work in Southern Alberta
As part of our Annual General Meeting we are happy to share updates from the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC). We are happy to have several videos of their current initiatives and programs in areas that bluebirds habituate.
‘Mountain Bluebirds’ short documentary by Rick Andrews (REPOST)
This short film by MBTCS Trail Monitor Rick Andrews follows a pair of Mountain Bluebirds as they nest and raise a brood of nestlings in the foothills of southern Alberta
‘Mountain Bluebirds’ short documentary released by Rick Andrews
This short film by MBTCS Trail Monitor Rick Andrews follows a pair of Mountain Bluebirds as they nest and raise a brood of nestlings in the foothills of southern Alberta
Congratulations to Pres Winter, Alberta Emerald Award Lifetime Achievement
Pres Winter started The Viking Bluebird Trail in 1977. It began when John Janzen Nature Centre director provided 200 nestboxes. The Bluebird Trail is now more than 1200 boxes spanning 275 miles of country roads in Beaver County.
‘Avian Summer’ film released by MBTCS Trail Monitor
Avian Summer was filmed over the past two years by Rick Andrews, an active MBTCS Trail Monitor. The film features a number of scenes from Rick’s Mountain Bluebird Trail at Birds Eye Ranch, including interior nest box perspectives of the development of young bluebirds, from eggs to fledglings.