The Missouri Bluebird Society is one of our favorite organizations! (Birds-I-View's history with Bluebirding goes way back...see below!) The 2012 Missouri Bluebird Conference will be held in Jefferson City, Missouri July 13th & 14th, 2012! Conference Speakers will include:
- Dr. T. David Pitts, author of the recently published book Studying Eastern
Bluebirds: a Biologist's report and reflections
- Brad Jacobs, Missouri Department of Conservation
- Kris Leech, Master Gardener Jefferson City, Missouri
We look forward to seeing you there, Steve & Regina Garr
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Missouri State Bluebird Society

The North American Bluebird Society was established in 1978, and has
certainly played a prominent role in the great “Return of the Bluebird”
populations that our continent has experienced in recent times. NABS
(The North American Bluebird Society) has an extensive group of state
Affiliate organizations all across the U.S. and Canada. Unfortunately,
although Missouri’s state bird is the Eastern Bluebird, there was no
“State Affiliate” organization for Missouri. After meeting so many
dedicated Bluebirders here in Missouri, we are happy to say that problem
has now been rectified!The "Missouri Bluebird Society " has been
formed ,thanks to the efforts of dedicated Bluebirders across the state.
Following is listed the organizations officers & Board Members :
Steve Garr, Missouri Bluebird Society President
Larry Dobson, Vice President
Regina Garr, Secretary
Susan Reinagel, Treasurer
Jim Rathert , Board of Directors
Steve Smith, Board of Directors
Ann Smith, Board of Directors
Stop by Birds-I-View anytime to visit with Steve & Regina about Bluebirds!
(Or any birds!) Steve is the Bluebird Columnist for the Nature Society
News. A native of Nashville, Tennessee, Steve Garr founded the state
Bluebird organization for Tennessee, and has served on the Board of
Directors of the North American organization as well as having served as
their Vice-President and President. Steve and his wife Regina (a native
to the state of Missouri) also founded and maintained the “Shelby
Bottoms Bluebird Trail” in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, successfully
fledging hundreds of Bluebirds into this metropolitan city park for
everyone to enjoy. The North American Bluebird Society honored
Steve in 2011 with the "John & Nora Lane Award for Outstanding
Contributions to Bluebird Conservation".Steve’s 30 years of research on
bringing Bluebirds back to the City, as well as his advice on bluebirding,
are featured in the book: The Bluebird Monitor’s Guide, Harper Collins
Press. Steve & Regina now monitor a "city" Bluebird trail in Jefferson
City, Missouri and are very excited about the opportunity to contribute to
Missouri’s own Bluebird Society!
We look forward to seeing you at the next MISSOURI
BLUEBIRD CONFERENCE ! Steve & Regina Garr
The 2012 Missouri Bluebird Conference will be held July 14th in Jefferson City , Missouri!
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One of our 2011 Conference
Speakers , John Miller, posing
with one of the houses he
monitors at his Purple Martin
colony in St. Louis , MO