
	Where results make sense

Topic: Eastern Bluebird

Related Topics

Western Bluebird

Bluebird

Wood Thrush

State bird

Hermit Thrush

Turdidae

Northern Cardinal

New york

State animal

Manhattan

Bluegill

Border states (Civil War)

American Beaver

Binomial name

White oak

	Wild Acres: Eastern Bluebirds
		Bluebirds are very common in farm fields and other open, rural areas where woods are found nearby.
		The reason for this was partly because less and less farm land, favored by bluebirds, was available, and because of competition for the bluebird's nesting places from house sparrows and starlings.
		Both the bluebird nest boxes and the ban on the use of DDT have lead to a miraculous increase in the numbers of bluebirds.
	www.dnr.state.md.us /wildlife/wabluebird.asp (720 words)

	Eastern Bluebird - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Eastern Bluebird, Sialia sialis, is a medium-sized thrush found in open woodlands, farmlands and orchards.
		Eastern Bluebirds are found in the Eastern US as the name implies.
		The Bluebird is the state bird of Missouri and New York.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eastern_Bluebird (190 words)

	Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)
		Eastern Bluebirds are found east of the Rockies, southern Canada to the Gulf States and southeastern Arizona to Nicaragua.
		Eastern Bluebirds typically have two broods in the northern portions of their range while it is common for them to have three broods in the southern part of their range.
		Eastern Bluebirds are secondary cavity nesters using an old woodpecker hole, natural cavity, hole in a rail fence or nesting box.
	www.avianweb.com /easternbluebird.html (711 words)

	Birds » Wild Birds » Bluebird - Eastern Main Page
		Eastern Bluebirds are also partially migratory, leaving their northern environment when food becomes scarce or weather conditions become unsuitable and traveling as far south as they must until conditions become more fitting.
		The Eastern Bluebird, alongside the Robin, is a member of the Thrush family, and is also known as the state bird of both Missouri and New York.
		If constructing nest-boxes to house the Eastern Bluebird the inside dimension should be at least four inches across and four inches in length, with an entrance hole of at least one and a half inches in radius.
	www.centralpets.com /animals/birds/wild_birds/wbd3757.html (752 words)

	Eastern Bluebird
		Bluebirds were once common across Ohio when the countryside was composed of a mixture of small fields of hay, oats, corn, pastures, and orchards.
		Bluebirds are often recognized by their distinctive "chur-wi" call that is used to locate the singer- often perched on a fencepost or power line.
		The Eastern bluebird is a member of the thrush family, related to the robin and the thrushes, including the gray-cheeked, wood, Swainson's, hermit, and the veery.
	www.dnr.state.oh.us /wildlife/Resources/wbirds/birdid/bluebird.htm (882 words)

	Eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis)
		The Phase II Research has yielded empirical data on the occurrence and abundance of the eastern bluebird within the pine and pine-hardwood portion of the Forest.
		Interpretation of Trends: Data are supporting a conclusion of a declining population trend for the eastern bluebird in the pine and pine-hardwood habitat types.
		The eastern bluebird appears to have a stable population trend within its overall range and its viability, as a species is not threatened.
	www.fs.fed.us /oonf/mis/eastern_bluebird.htm (363 words)

	Coveside Bluebird Houses
		The bluebird has long been a favorite bird in North America. It is loved for its beautiful blue coloring, as well as, its gentle disposition and its pleasing voice. The bluebird is the symbol of love and happiness in many of our songs.
		Once a common bird, the bluebird was numerous even in urban residential areas, but it has seen a decline in numbers, with the Eastern Bluebird losing up to 90 percent of its population.
		Tree swallows often find bluebird houses to their liking as well, and this problem can be lessened by hanging two houses back to back, even on a post or close to each other.
	www.abirdshome.com /covesidebluebirdhouses.html (1523 words)

	ADW: Sialia sialis: Information
		Eastern bluebirds are small birds with short, slender beaks and short legs.
		Eastern bluebirds breed in the spring and summer.
		Eastern chipmunks and flying squirrels prey on eastern bluebird eggs and nestlings.
	animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu /site/accounts/information/Sialia_sialis.html (1496 words)

	Eastern Bluebird (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The eastern bluebird is a favorite among birdwatchers, even a sign of good-fortune to some.
		The eastern bluebird is a species that meets all of its water requirements through its diet, so a source of water need not be a concern when planning where to locate your bluebird next boxes.
		Eastern bluebirds require a balance of scattered hardwood forest and grasslands to provide them with both forage and nesting habitat.
	msucares.com /wildfish/altent/species/migrate/blue.html (316 words)

	BioKIDS: Eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis) : Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Eastern Bluebirds are brightly colored, with a blue upper body, red breast, and white abdomen.
		Eastern Bluebirds are native to the Nearctic region.
		Eastern Bluebirds are the state bird of both New York and Missouri.
	www.biokids.umich.edu /critters/information/Sialia_sialis (929 words)

	Eastern Bluebird (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Eastern Bluebirds are semicolonial nesters and tend to nest where other bluebirds have already settled.
		Eastern Bluebirds typically feed by dropping down from low perches to capture grasshoppers and other insects and arthropods on the ground.
		Mountain Bluebird females are brownish gray overall with a white belly and undertail coverts; they also don't sport the chestnut color of the Eastern Bluebird.
	www.birds.cornell.edu /BOW/EASBLB (640 words)

	The Birdhouse Network - Eastern Bluebird (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Eastern Bluebirds can be found east of the Rockies, throughout the eastern United States and Canada, and down to central Mexico.
		Eastern Bluebirds are found in suburban and rural habitats containing sparse vegetation and scattered trees or other perches.
		Eastern Bluebirds prefer open sunny habitats, such as meadows, farm fields, lawns, and pastures, with short vegetation.
	birds.cornell.edu /birdhouse/speciesaccounts/EABLBIRD.HTM (828 words)

	Getting Started With Bluebirds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Boxes for Eastern Bluebirds should have a round entrance hole of 1 1/2"; Mountain Bluebirds need an entrance hole of 1 9/16"; Western Bluebirds will use a 1 1/2" hole, but a 1 9/16" hole should be used where the Western and Mountain Bluebird ranges overlap.
		Have your bluebird boxes in place by mid-March when the bluebirds return from their winter migration and are looking for nesting sites.
		Bluebirds usually lay 4 to 5 light blue eggs, but may lay as many as 6 or 7.
	www.nabluebirdsociety.org /start.htm (1264 words)

	Eastern Bluebird Detailed Information - Montana Animal Field Guide
		The Eastern Bluebird is a small thrush (16 to 21 cm long) with a wingspan of approximately 33 cm.
		The Eastern is discernable by its white belly, orange throat and blue scapulars, while the Western has a blue belly and throat and chestnut scapulars.
		The Eastern Bluebird female is distinguishable from the Western by the white throat, rufous on the sides of the neck, and more distinct rufous flanks.
	fwp.state.mt.us /fieldguide/detail_ABPBJ15010.aspx (1346 words)

	The Eastern Bluebird - A Management Guide
		The range of the Eastern Bluebird is east of the Rockies from southern Canada to the Gulf States.
		Bluebirds will use tree holes and other cavities of a variety of sizes and shapes, but studies have shown that they prefer nest holes that are generally 4 X 4 to 5 X 5 by about 8 inches deep.
		Bluebirds are territorial and will usually not allow another pair to nest in the approximately 2 acres they claim as their own.
	www.alaweb.com /~kenwood/saba/birdinfo/bluebird.htm (1722 words)

	Eastern Bluebird
		The Eastern Bluebird has a reputation as the “bluebird of happiness.” Its brilliant sky-blue body and orange-red breast are enough to bring a smile to anyone’s face.
		This bluebird of the eastern and midwestern U.S. has two close cousins, Western Bluebird and Mountain Bluebird, and a more distant cousin, the American Robin, with whom it shares the distinction of “red-breast.” All are thrushes.
		Eastern Bluebirds stay year-round in southern states, but those in the north migrate south for the winter.
	www.jeremiahstokely.com /eastern_bluebird.htm (201 words)

	Season Two - February Bird of the Month - Eastern Bluebird
		It breeds across the eastern two-thirds of Texas, from the northeastern Panhandle to the lower coast and west to the Edwards Plateau.
		Partially migratory, the eastern bluebird withdraws from the northern portions of its range in winter and is then fairly common throughout the state except for the Trans-Pecos, where it is replaced by the western and mountain bluebirds.
		Bluebirds are closely related to robins and solitaires and lay "robin-egg blue" eggs.
	www.passporttotexas.com /birds/feb00.html (754 words)

	Eastern Bluebird
		Eastern Bluebirds can be found east of the Rockies, throughout the eastern United States and Canada, and down to central Mexico.
		Eastern Bluebirds are found in suburban and rural habitats containing sparse vegetation and scattered trees or other perches.
		Eastern Bluebirds prefer open sunny habitats, such as meadows, farm fields, lawns, and pastures, with short vegetation.
	www.bright.net /~miley1/eastern-bluebird.htm (827 words)

	EASTERN (AZURE) BLUEBIRD (Sialia sialis fulva)
		Distribution: This subspecies of the Eastern Bluebird is a year-round resident from south-central Arizona (Santa Rita, Pajaritos, and Huachuca mountains) south along the Sierra Madre Occidental to Guerrero (AOU Checklist 1957).
		Ecology: The Azure Bluebird is a resident of southeastern Arizona and essentially non-migratory (Monson 1981).
		Bluebirds are secondary cavity nesters, often using woodpecker-excavated holes, but will also use crevices, cracks and natural cavities in trees and rocks.
	www.mirror-pole.com /apif_web/pineoak/pineoak6.htm (1099 words)

	Eastern Bluebird (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Eastern Bluebird was absent in some blocks in the heavily-forested regions of Shannon and Reynolds counties and scarce in large metropolitan areas, especially St. Louis.
		Eastern Bluebirds were most abundant in the Osage Plains followed by the Ozark and Ozark Border natural divisions, presumably because of the adjunct nature of grasslands and woodlands in those natural divisions.
		Eastern Bluebirds winter as far north as mid-Missouri (Sinnott 1981) insuring an early arrival on the breeding ground.
	www.conservation.state.mo.us /nathis/birds/birdatlas/maintext/0400010.htm (461 words)

	Eastern Bluebird Species Account - Florida Breeding Bird Atlas
		Eastern Bluebirds breed from southern Canada through the eastern two-thirds of the United States and south to Central America and Bermuda.
		In late October and November, an influx of Eastern Bluebirds from farther north greatly increases the population in the interior of northwest Florida, east to Leon County (Stevenson and Anderson 1994).
		The Eastern Bluebird is a common breeding species throughout northern Florida and in suburban and rural areas throughout the central peninsula.
	wld.fwc.state.fl.us /bba/eabl.htm (488 words)

	Getting Started with Bluebirds, Eastern bluebird nest box, trails, and monitoring (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Boxes for Eastern Bluebirds should have a round entrance hole of 1 1/2"; Mountain Bluebirds need an entrance hole of 1 9/16"; Western Bluebirds will use a 1 1/2" hole, but a 1 9/16" hole should be used where the Western and Mountain Bluebird ranges overlap.
		Boxes for the Eastern Bluebird should be spaced at least 100 to 150 yards apart; Western and Mountain Bluebirds have a larger nesting territory and boxes should be spaced no closer than 300 yards apart.
		Bluebirds usually lay 4 to 5 light blue eggs, but may lay as many as 6 or 7.
	www.marylandbluebirdsociety.org /gettingstarted.htm (1134 words)

	Georgia Wildlife Web Site; birds: Sialia sialis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		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 numbers have been declining over the past 30 years, apparently due to cold winters and competition with Starlings and House Sparrows for nest cavities.
		The Eastern Bluebird is superficially similar to, but unlikely to be confused with, the Blue Grosbeak and the Indigo Bunting, both of which breed in Georgia during the spring and summer.
	museum.nhm.uga.edu /gawildlife/birds/passeriformes/ssialis.html (411 words)

	Idaho State Bird: Mountain Bluebird(Sialia arctcia / Sialia currucoides)
		The Mountain Bluebird, Sialia arctcia or Sialia currucoides, was adopted as the Idaho state bird by the state legislature on February 28, 1931.
		The Bluebird's nest is usually built in a hollow tree or in a crevice.
		That the Mountain Bluebird (Sialia arctcia) is hereby designated and declared to be the state bird of the State of Idaho.
	www.e-referencedesk.com /resources/state-bird/idaho.html (250 words)

	Information about U.S. FDC: 3¢ Eastern Bluebird: Flora and Fauna Series (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Eastern Bluebird featured here is found in open farmlands, fields and orchards throughout the eastern half of the country.
		It is easily distinguished from the Western Bluebird by the chestnut coloration on its throat and the sides of its neck, as well as by a white belly and undertail.
		Eastern Bluebirds feed on terrestrial insects such as grasshoppers, beetles and caterpillars, as well as catching flying insects.
	www.unicover.com /EA1CAFRG.HTM (427 words)

	EEK! - Critter Corner - The Eastern Bluebird
		Across their nesting range, the Midwest and far northeastern states, the bluebird has had trouble reproducing because alien invader birds like the house sparrow and starling take over their nesting places.
		Today, bluebirds have multiplied and bounced back thanks to the help of volunteer bluebird groups and homeowners who put up and care for nesting boxes.
		You can build a bluebird next box and help this species if you live in an open area or have a garden near farmland or fields.
	www.dnr.state.wi.us /org/caer/ce/eek/critter/bird/bluebird.htm (232 words)

	mrnussbaum.com - Eastern Bluebird
		The bluebird, who wears the color of the sky on his back and the color of earth on his breast, is a common visitor to suburban yards with open space and scattered trees.
		Gradually, bluebird populations responded, and today, bluebirds are once again gracing the eastern spring in substantial numbers with their bright colors and bubbilng song.
		The Eastern Bluebird is the state bird of Missouri and New York.
	www.mrnussbaum.com /bluebird.htm (273 words)

	CT DEP: Bluebird Fact Sheet
		One significant contributing factor to this decline was the lack of suitable nesting cavities needed by the bluebird to successfully raise young.
		Eastern Bluebirds are small members of the thrush family, measuring from six to eight inches in length.
		Bluebirds search for natural cavities or nest boxes along the edges of woods or pastures, and in orchards, meadows, and large gardens.
	dep.state.ct.us /burnatr/wildlife/factshts/bbird.htm (2286 words)

	All About Birds
		The red, white, and blue Eastern Bluebird is a familiar and welcomed tenant of birdhouses in suburban yards, parks, and golf courses.
		The popularity of "bluebird trails" and the erection of nest boxes across the country have led to increased bluebird populations in many areas.
		The male Eastern Bluebird does a "Nest Demonstration Display" at the nest cavity to attract the female.
	www.birds.cornell.edu /programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Eastern_Bluebird.html (297 words)

	IA DNR: Eastern Bluebird
		Bluebirds are territorial and defend an area several hunted feet wide in order to assure their mate and offspring adequate supplies of insect food.
		Bluebirds will use almost any cavity with a floor that is three to six inches on a side.
		Bluebirds are as faithful to their mates as they are to their home territories and seldom pick a new mate, unless their first nest fails or their mate dies.
	www.iowadnr.com /wildlife/files/bbird.html (1641 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)