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Virginia Bluebird Connection
Adopt-A-Box

In early 2007, a bluebird trail was established along the Danville Riverwalk trail.  In only a few
short months, sixty-five boxes were purchased in honor or in memory of loved ones.  Because
of the overwhelming response received in the first year, we had to develop a new venue for the
program.  We partnered with local schools to establish bluebird boxes on the school properties.  
We are excited about involving both students and teachers in our bluebird conservation effort.  

The pilot school program was at Townes Lea Elementary School with the first box being
dedicated to Beth Fuquay, a former teacher.  Additional schools included in the program are
Grove Park Magnet School with 6 bluebird boxes, Park Avenue Elementary School with 4 boxes,
Sacred Heart School with 6 boxes, Langston Focus Center with 1 box, Averett University North
Campus with 5 boxes, Forest Hills Elementary School with 2 boxes and Westover Christian
Academy with 4 boxes.


Why Establish a Bluebird Trail?

Bluebirds are territorial cavity nesters. Each single pair of bluebirds will defend their nesting
territory by not allowing other bluebirds to trespass within approximately a 150 foot radius
of their nest. For this reason if you want to attract more than one pair, you will need to
establish a bluebird trail placing bluebird houses at least 300 feet apart.
Trails must be monitored weekly through out the nesting season of April—August to make sure
House Sparrows are not nesting, as well as a host of other problems from ants to wasps.
Trained monitors will be checking weekly and recording data to be turned in to the Virginia
Bluebird Society at the end of the nesting season. Houses will remain up during the winter after
their fall clean up to allow bluebirds to have a shelter from the cold. As many as 5 or more
bluebirds will roost in the houses on cold nights to keep warm as they combine their body heat
inside the nest box.
Interested in adopting a bluebird box?

You may purchase bluebird boxes at
Raywood Landscape Center
165 James Road, Danville, VA 24541
Phone: 434-822-1400

You may
click here to download the Trails for
Schools Adopt-A-Box form.  To access the
Adopt-A-Box form for the Riverwalk,
click here.
 Mail in your completed form  and check made
payable to Raywood Landscape Center. Please
include your phone number so that we may
inform you of the location of the box after it is
installed.

For additional information you may contact
Vickie Fuquay.

Cost for the bluebird box, baffle and installation
is $65.00 per box.  Memory plaques are available
for an additional $5.00

Adopt-A-Box School Coordinator
Lisa Coyne
434-793-9333
lcoyne1@verizon.net

Adopt-A-Box Riverwalk Coordinator
Dianne MacMahon
434-836-9118

VBS Pittsylvania County Coordinator
Vickie Fuquay
434-822-0930
Daniel Fuquay installs a bluebird box at W. Townes
Lea Elementary School.