Expert Reveals Secrets to Attracting Bluebirds to Your Backyard

Above photo: Kevin Berner with Nest Box

SCHOHARIE - Bluebird expert Kevin Berner, professor emeritus of SUNY Cobleskill’s  Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Environmental Science, will present “Attracting Bluebirds  to Your Yard” on Saturday March 28 at 2:00 PM. Hosted by The Schoharie County Historical  Society, the presentation will take place at the Badgley Annex of the Old Stone Fort Museum  Complex, 145 Fort Road, Schoharie, NY 12157. 

During the presentation, Berner will discuss practical ways to attract bluebirds to backyard  habitats and explain how to properly monitor nest boxes. His long-term research has focused  on identifying nest box designs that best attract bluebirds while discouraging invasive bird  species.  

Berner taught at SUNY Cobleskill for 30 years and has spent more than 25 years conducting  extensive bluebird research. Berner has also served as Research Chairman for both the North  American Bluebird Society and the New York State Bluebird Society. 

The event is open to the public, with a suggested donation of $5 per person to support future  programming by the Historical Society. The lecture is generously supported by Fenimore Asset  Management, Schoharie County Historical Society’s 2026 Lecture Sponsor. 

For more information about this program, please contact the Schoharie County Historical  Society at theoldstonefort@gmail.com or call (518) 295-7192. 

The Old Stone Fort Museum Complex 

145 Fort Road, Schoharie, NY 12157 

www.TheOldStoneFort.org

Male Bluebird with Chick

Nestling Bluebird Chick