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)