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Eastern
Bluebird
Male
Image
provided by: Richard Simonsen Photography
Female | ©Bruce
Burdett
Identification/
Description:
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Male:
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Bright
blue head, back, wings, &
tail. Red throat and breast. |
Female:
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Lighter
blue head, back, wings, &
tail. Red-orange throat and
breast. |
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Food:
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Perch-feeder. Drops down
to catch insects. May come to feeders for
raisins, peanut butter, mealworms, &
berries. |
Nest:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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BBS: W¯
CÝ |
Range:
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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.
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Western
Bluebird
©Don DesJardin | Don DesJardin's Birds
Male/Female
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Identification/
Description:
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Male:
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Bright
blue-purple head, back, wings,
& tail. Red throat and breast. |
Female:
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Lighter
blue head, back, wings, &
tail. Pale red-orange throat and
breast. |
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Food:
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Perch-feeder. Drops down
to catch insects. May come to feeders for
raisins, peanut butter, mealworms, &
berries. |
Nest:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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BBS: W¯
C? |
Range:
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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.
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Mountain
Bluebird
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Identification/
Description:
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Male:
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Sky Blue
in upper body. Lighter blue in
lower body. |
Female:
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Uniform
pale blue body. Slightly darker
back and wings |
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Food:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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The bluebird's gentle song
is remembered as a song of happiness and
hope. A series of sequences like, "Chur,
chur, churchur, chur." |
Conservation:
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BBS: WÝ
Cß |
Range:
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