Over the past few years Dennis’s original 55 bluebird houses have decreased to 41 houses that I monitor for Ridgway State Park. 12 houses within the park are now monitored by RSP volunteers – thank you. This has been very helpful for me as I walk to monitor 41 houses, and this has helped me to monitor them more closely. Total birds fledged this year is 150. Of this total I noted 100 Mountain Bluebirds, 14 Western Bluebirds, 28 Tree Swallows, 4 Ash throated Flycatchers, and 4 King birds (a nice surprise for me). I had only 1 bluebird nest that the birds had perished – possibly due to the heat. No bear activity nor other problems were noted. Dennis’s legacy bluebird houses continue.