Bluebird Species
Identify Bluebirds
Eastern Bluebird
Identification/ Description: |
Male:
Bright
blue head, back, wings, &
tail. Red throat and breast. Female: Lighter blue head, back, wings, & tail. Red-orange throat and breast. |
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Food: | Perch-feeder. Drops down to catch insects. May come to feeders for raisins, peanut butter, mealworms, & berries. | |
Nest: | Grasses, pine needles, etc. Lined with hair, feathers, etc. Lays 3-6 pale blue eggs in a birdhouse,tree cavity, abandoned woodpecker hole about 2-18 feet above the ground. | |
Other Comments: | This site explains how the bluebird populations have severely declined in the early part of the 20th century. Click on "The Bluebird's Story" for more info on this. In 1978, the North American Bluebird Society was formed. This society has joined with many others to "rebuild" bluebird populations. | |
Habitat: | The Eastern Bluebird prefers rural areas and favors edges of open areas. Meadows, fencelines and roads are some of the most common habitats of the bird. | |
Song: | The bluebird's gentle song is remembered as a song of happiness and hope. A series of slurred whistles like, "Cheer, cheer, cheerful, cheer." | |
Conservation: | BBS: W¯ CÝ | |
Range: | The
Eastern Bluebird breeds to the east of
the Rocky Mountain Range from southern
Canada and through the mideastern Gulf of
Mexico all the way to the East coast. Is
a year-round resident to its southeastern
range and also winters in these areas.![]() |
Western Bluebird
Identification/ Description: |
Male: Bright
blue-purple head, back, wings,
& tail. Red throat and breast. Female: Lighter blue head, back, wings, & tail. Pale red-orange throat and breast. |
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Food: | Perch-feeder. Drops down to catch insects. May come to feeders for raisins, peanut butter, mealworms, & berries. | |
Nest: | Grasses, pine needles, etc. Lined with hair, feathers, etc. Lays 5-8 pale blue eggs in a birdhouse,tree cavity, abandoned woodpecker hole about 2-50 feet above the ground. | |
Other Comments: | This site explains how the bluebird populations have severely declined in the early part of the 20th century. Click on "The Bluebird's Story" for more info on this. In 1978, the North American Bluebird Society was formed. This society has joined with many others to "rebuild" bluebird populations. | |
Habitat: | The Western Bluebird prefers rural areas and favors edges of open areas. Meadows, fencelines and roads are some of the most common habitats of the bird. | |
Song: | The bluebird's gentle song is remembered as a song of happiness and hope. A series of slurred whistles like, "Cheer, cheer, chup, cheer." | |
Conservation: | BBS: W¯ C? | |
Range: | The
Western Bluebird Breeds from southern
British Colombia and western Alberta to
Baja to extreme western Texas. Breeds
mostly west of the Rockies. Is a year-round
resident to the midsection of its range.
Only winters in the far southern region
of it's range.![]() |
Mountain Bluebird
Identification/ Description: |
Male: Sky Blue
in upper body. Lighter blue in
lower body. Female: Uniform pale blue body. Slightly darker back and wings |
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Food: | Drops down from a hover to catch insects. Also may hunt insects from the air. May come to feeders for raisins, peanut butter, mealworms, & berries. | |
Nest: | Grasses, pine needles, bark, etc. Lined with hair, feathers, etc. Lays 4-8 pale blue eggs in a birdhouse,tree cavity, abandoned woodpecker hole about 4-20 feet above the ground. | |
Other Comments: | This site explains how the bluebird populations have severely declined in the early part of the 20th century. Click on "The Bluebird's Story" for more info on this. In 1978, the North American Bluebird Society was formed. This society has joined with many others to "rebuild" bluebird populations. | |
Habitat: | The Mountain Bluebird spens its summers in mountain and meadow areas, open rural areas. It spends its winters in lowland areas, like desert areas. | |
Song: | The bluebird's gentle song is remembered as a song of happiness and hope. A series of sequences like, "Chur, chur, churchur, chur." | |
Conservation: | BBS: WÝ Cß | |
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