Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)
Description
Eastern Bluebirds are small birds, blue above with rusty throats and chests and white bellies. Males have much brighter, deeper colors than females.
Life History ...
Eastern bluebird Sialia sialis
Identification Tips:
Length: 5.5 inches
Thin bill
Most often seen in open habitats: agricultural areas, wood edges, et al
Southwestern United States birds are paler ...
Eastern Bluebird
Relatives in same Genus
Mountain Bluebird (S. currucoides)
Western Bluebird (S. mexicana) ...
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis ORDER: PASSERIFORMES FAMILY: TURDIDAE
IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern ...
Song: Eastern Bluebird Call
Migration: Winters in the southeastern United States and Mexico, although small numbers may winter in the state in selected spots.
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis
The Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) is a member of the thrush family and can be fairly common in open woodland and meadows across much of the eastern United States and southern Canada.
Eastern Bluebird
08/06/11
Only The Best For My Bluebirds
Eastern Bluebird Mom serving snail to her young (escargot).
Eastern Bluebird Behaviour
No observations regarding Eastern Bluebird behavior have been submitted to the database yet.
Interesting Facts about Eastern Bluebirds ...
The Eastern Bluebird, Sialia sialis, is a blue songbird that sings a melodic warble. This beautiful member of the thrush family lives in the eastern half of the USA and in southern Canada, ranging from the Atlantic coast to the Rocky Mountains.
Eastern Bluebird
(Sialia sialis)
Status: Summer Resident.
Last recorded on site in 2011
Breeding Status:-
1987 to 1991: Confirmed
1992 to 1996: Confirmed
1997 to 2001: Confirmed
2002 to 2006: Confirmed
2007 to 2011: Confirmed ...
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis (Linnaeus)
Status Rare transient, very rare in summer. Formerly bred. When it was regular, it arrived during the second half of March and remained until the second half of October, with stragglers later.
Eastern Bluebird
Photo from the Breeding Bird Survey page.
Last updated 4/14/96
A male Eastern Bluebird is quite a spectacular sight. Deep blue on the back, brick red on the front. Females are a paler version of the male.
Eastern Bluebird: Sialia sialis
Appearance:
Bluebirds are small, beautifully colored thrushes. They're often seen perched in a hunched position on wires or fences in fields and open woodlands throughout central and north Florida.
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)-- This little 7-inch thrush is bright blue on top, as well as the wings and tail with a burnt orange throat and breast, white belly and undertail coverts. The female is similar, but on the dull side.
Find out more about the Eastern Bluebird from:
Websites -
Audubon Society of Omaha ...
Eastern Bluebirds:
These types of birds are around 6 ½ inches in length. Such birds are found mainly in gardens and orchards with the arrival of spring. Male eastern bluebirds are bright blue on the upper half and have a white belly.
Eastern bluebird
Class: Aves
Status: IUCN: Least Concern; CITES: Not Listed
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Eastern Bluebird
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Eastern Phoebe ...
Eastern Bluebirds are commonly found in open habitats such as fields and orchards, with little shrubby cover and a small number of perches such as trees and fences.
Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis. Breeder. Common in all seasons and regions. Found in open rural areas, farmlands, fence rows, open suburban areas, and parks with scattered trees. Lowest Conservation Concern.
Eastern bluebirds are primarily found east of the Rockies, and range from Canada to Mexico and Honduras. They are much admired for their lovely coloring and for a distinctive song that many hear as "chur-lee, chur-lee.
Eastern Bluebird
Summer Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? yes
Northern Bobwhite
Summer Sighting Information: abundant
Nest on or near Refuge? yes ...
Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis
Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana
Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides
Behavior ...
Eastern Bluebird
Bicknell's and Gray-cheeked Thrushes
American Robin
POLIOPTILDAE - Gnatcatchers ...
Eastern Bluebird, Sialia sialis (A)
Cuban Solitaire, Myadestes elisabeth (E) Near-threatened
Veery, Catharus fuscescens (A)
Gray-cheeked Thrush, Catharus minimus (A)
Bicknell's Thrush, Catharus bicknelli (A) Vulnerable ...
The eastern bluebird is the only bluebird east of the Great Plains.
Male has a bright, entirely blue back and rusty throat and breast;
it's song is a melodious whistling.
The eastern bluebird often raises cowbirds, at the expense of their own young, while the western and mountain bluebird, because of their long association with cowbirds, had more time to evolve anti-cowbird tactics.
(The Eastern Bluebird, while similar, has more chestnut color on its throat and neck and has a lighter-colored belly and under-tail feathers. The Mountain Bluebird, according to authorities Judith A. Guinan, Patricia A. Gowaty, and Elsie K.
(little bluestem-post oak) 801 Savanna 802 Missouri prairie 804 Tall fescue 809 Mixed hardwood and pine 810 Longleaf pine-turkey oak hills 811 South Florida flatwoods 812 North Florida flatwoods PLANT COMMUNITIES : Eastern bluebirds are found in ...
The eastern bluebird, Sialia sialis, is among the first spring arrivals in the North. It is about 7 in. (17.8 cm) long.
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis), Orange Co., NC 9/30/2001. My first attempt at digiscoping - hand held camera to scope, about 50x. Bad lighting; foreground brightened some in Photoshop.
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis), Oregon Inlet, Dare Co.
The Eastern bluebird is among the first spring rivals in the North. It is about 7 in. long. The plumage of the male appears a vivid blue in bright lights and black at a distance; the breast is cinnamon red, the underparts white.
COMMON BLUE-BIRD.
[Eastern Bluebird.]
(State Bird of Missouri and New York)
SIALIA WILSONII, Swains.
[Sialia sialis.] ...
The bright-red fruits are eaten by a great variety of birds when they ripen in the fall. Scarlet Tanagers, Cedar Waxwings, American Robins, and Eastern Bluebirds are especially fond of the fruits.
These jack pine stands also provide habitat for the upland sandpiper, Eastern bluebird, white tailed deer, black bear and snowshoe hare, and for several protected prairie plants, including the Allegheny plum, Hill's thistle, and rough fescue.
 See also: Bluebird, Sparrow, Woodpecker, Robin, Starling
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