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Sialia sialis
The Eastern Bluebird is a small thrush found in open woodlands, farmlands and orchards, and most recently can be spotted in suburban areas. Adult males are bright blue on top and have a reddish brown throat and breast. Adult females have lighter blue wings and tail, a brownish throat and breast and a grey crown and back. The bright blue breeding plumage of the male, easily observed on a wire or open perch, fluttering down to the mowed grass to capture a grasshopper, cricket or beetle makes this species a favorite of birders.
Eastern Bluebirds are found east of the Rockies, southern Canada to the Gulf States and southeastern Arizona to Nicaragua.
We have loads of these little guys in our garden!
Spotted on Nov 26, 2011
Submitted on Nov 26, 2011
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Thanks Emma! We have had dozens of these guys hanging around recently. We planted over 60 trees this year & although many of them are only 4 or 5 feet tall, most evenings we have seen a bluebird perched at the top of almost every one! We only put up one box for them in the spring & it was occupied in less than 2 hours so we have now created a small bluebird trail of 6 boxes & fingers crossed we will have even more around next year! They are already roosting in all the new boxes at night so I'm feeling optimistic!
These are truly pretty! they love to perch on wires.