Eastern Bluebird
| Sialia sialis | Order: Passeriformes | Family: Turdidae (Thrushes and Allies) |
Sialia sialis
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Turdidae (Thrushes and Allies)
Bluebirds are distinguished from other thrushes by their blue feathers; like all thrushes, they take insects from the ground, but their hunting method, watching from a perch rather than running on the ground, is distinctive. They nest in cavities, and are often displaced and even killed by House Sparrows and European Starlings. The North American Bluebird Society provides a wealth of information for people interested in providing nest boxes.
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- Toddler-Approved Bird Books 2023
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- Transitions 2018
- Once in a Blue Moon 2018
- "The Dress" and bird colors 2015
- My First Book: The Little Golden Book Bird Stamps 2014
- A Jolly Good Day, Part II 2013
- Tree Swallow 2010
- Beware the Ideas of March 2009
- Fall Bluebirds 2008
- Bluebirds and Botflies 2008
- Bluebird Boxes 2008
- Eastern Bluebird (2008) 2008
- Bird Houses and People Houses 2008
- House Sparrow 2008
- Autumn 2007
- Helping birds in cold weather 2007
- Eastern Bluebird 2006
- Chickadee vs. Wren 2006
- Easter Weekend in Port Wing 2006
- Bluebirds 2005
- Sad Bluebird Report 2005
- Poem by Barb Schmeling 2005
- Starlings and House Sparrows 2005
- Aurora 2004
- Illegal eBay Bird Sales 2004
- April is the cruelest month 2004
- A Walk in Port Wing 2003
- Sleeping Tight 2002
- Christmas Bird Count 2002: Summary 2002
- Chickadees and Mealworms 2002
- Parasites 2002
- Familiar Places and Bluebirds (Robert Frost's Fragmentary Blue) 2001
- Bird Sounds in Commercials and TV Shows 2001
- Expressions Part I 2001
- Leap Year Day 2000
- National Bird-Feeding Month 2000
- Daylight Savings Time 1999
- Enduring Winter at Night 1999
- Altruism 1999
- Wintering Robins, Waxwings, and Others 1999
- Gettysburg 1997
- April 1997
- Discouraging House Sparrows in Nest Boxes 1997
- House Sparrows 1997
- Emily Dickinson 1996
- Woodson Art Museum 1996
- Robert Frost 1996
- National Bird-Feeding Month 1996
- Bird Houses 1996
- Searching for the Elusive Groove-billed Ani 1995
- Bluebirds 1995
- Neighborliness 1995
- Robert Frost 1994
- Bluebirds (Placeholder) 1993
- Summer Update 1991
- Birding along I-35 1991
- Sounds of Spring Migration 1991
- European Starling 1991
- Essential Nature of Mature and Dying Trees 1991
- Blue Feathers, and Baker's Blue Jay Barn 1990
- Bluebird 1990
- Gift Ideas: Field Guides 1989
- Bird Expressions, Part I 1989
- Dawn Dickey Duty 1989
- Mortimer 1989
- Baby Bird Biology, Part I 1989
- April 1989
- Introduced Birds 1989
- Sleep 1989
- Romeo and Juliet 1988
- Indigo Buntings 1988
- Feeding Birds Responsibly in Spring 1988
- Spring Update 1988
- Leap Year Day 1988
- Lakewood Pumping Station Numbers from Last Fall 1988
- Pileated Woodpecker (reworked from 1987) 1988
- Ode to the Lakewood Pumping Station 1987
- Dawn Dickey Duty 1987
- Birding from a Car with Kids 1987
- Killdeer 1987
- Kim Eckert's birding class 1987
- Bluebird of Happiness 1987
- Robert Frost's birthday 1987 1987
- Early Signs of Spring 1987
- Christmas Bird Count 1986
- Romeo and Juliet 1986
- Who Will Love a Little Sparrow? 1986