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	BAN: Basics: Frequently Asked Questions
		The Mountain Bluebird is normally found at the highest elevations from the Northern Rockies in Canada to Arizona.
		A: Bluebird predators 'include snakes, cats, and raccoons, which are able to climb the post to access the nest, and raptors (birds of prey) which may take the fledglings as they leave the nest.
		Mountain Bluebirds appear to abandon the nesting area altogether after the young have fledged, but then seem to regroup in the fall prior to migration.
	www.bbne.org /basics/faq.htm (4018 words)

	Mountain Bluebird -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Mountain Bluebird, Sialia currucoides, is a medium-sized (Songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast) thrush.
		Their breeding habitat is open country across western (A continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama) North America, including mountain areas, as far north as (A state in northwestern North America; the 49th state admitted to the union) Alaska.
		This is the state bird of (A state in the Rocky Mountains) Idaho and (A state in the western United States) Nevada.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/mo/mountain_bluebird.htm (304 words)

	Watchable Wildlife - Mountain Bluebird (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Mountain Bluebirds might simply be known as "Blue Streaks," because the striking blue flash of these birds in flight might take you by surprise.
		Among bluebirds, they are the only ones who are totally blue; their cousins, the eastern and western bluebirds, have sky blue backs and reddish breasts.
		Bluebird nesting boxes are usually placed on fence posts in open meadows, so wherever you see the boxes, keep an eye out for bluebirds.
	wildlife.visitmt.com /SongBirds/mountain_bluebird.htm (115 words)

	The Birdhouse Network - Mountain Bluebird
		Mountain Bluebirds are found in the western parts of Canada and the United States.
		Mountain Bluebirds feed on a variety of insects, including beetles, weevils, ants, wasps, cicadas, flies, grasshoppers, katydids, and crickets.
		Mountain Bluebirds defend territories against others of their own species, or conspecifics, as well as against other bluebird species in areas where their breeding ranges overlap.
	birds.cornell.edu /birdhouse/bird_bios/speciesaccounts/moublu.html (993 words)

	Hinterland Who's Who - Mountain Bluebird
		The Mountain Bluebird male is a bright azure-blue with throat and breast of a lighter blue.
		During winter, Mountain Bluebirds travel in flocks, often with Western Bluebirds and Sparrows, and feed on insects and small fruit, such as mistletoe, hackberry, and currants.
		As for other bluebirds, the Eastern Bluebird, with its deep sky-blue back and crown and chestnut-red throat and breast, is found from southern Saskatchewan to Nova Scotia, along the east coast to Florida, and around the Gulf of Mexico to western Texas.
	www.hww.ca /hww2.asp?id=56 (2321 words)

	The Eastern Bluebird - A Management Guide - Bird Facts from the South Alabama Birding Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Their close cousins, the Western Bluebird and Mountain Bluebird, are not found east of the Mississippi River.
		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 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/yard/bluebird.htm (1640 words)

	Attracting Bluebirds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The bluebirds’ penchant for utilizing old woodpecker cavities is why they will so readily accept a human-built abode; a nesting box, in the eyes of a bluebird, is as perfect a home as one left behind by a woodpecker.
		Bluebirds make ideal tenants - their needs are fairly simple, they will accept the most basic of housing, and they barter fairly for their rent by providing their landlords with insect-eating services, and by delighting all with their interesting antics, beautiful song and fabulous color.
		Bluebirds are true harbingers of spring because, even in the northern parts of their range, they return to their nesting grounds early in the season-often by mid-March, when snow still blankets the ground.
	audubonworkshop.com /article_disp.asp?ArticleID=46 (1950 words)

	February 2000 Bird of the Month - Eastern Bluebird (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		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.
		The bluebird nest is a loose cup of grasses, plant stems and rootlets in the cavity or nest box.
		Bluebirds are closely related to robins and solitaires and lay "robin-egg blue" eggs.
	www.passporttotexas.com /birds/feb00.html (765 words)

	Bluebird survival is up to all of us - PittsburghLIVE.com
		The Eastern Bluebird, the male of which has a bright blue back and rusty throat and breast, breeds in all states east of the Rocky Mountains and winters in the southern part of that area.
		The Mountain Bluebird is found in the mountainous areas of the West and is entirely blue except for its white belly.
		The disappearance of the Eastern Bluebird is blamed partly on severe southern winters and bitter cold weather in the North when bluebirds are returning to the their nesting sites It is generally believed that pesticides could be a contributing factor to the bluebird’s decline.
	www.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/trib/newssummary/s_338503.html (621 words)

	NatureWorks - Mountain Bluebird (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The mountain bluebird is six to seven inches in length.
		The mountain bluebird breeds from east-central Alaska, southern Yukon and western Manitoba south in the mountains to southern California, central and southeastern Nevada, northern and east-central Arizona, southern New Mexico and east to northeastern North Dakota, western South Dakota and central Oklahoma.
		In the winter mountain bluebirds travel in small flocks, sometimes with sparrows and western bluebirds, and forage for insects and berries.
	www.nhptv.org /natureworks/mountainbluebird.htm (363 words)

	Bluebird
		Bluebirds are a favorite of mine and in fact most birders.
		The Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currocoides) is almost all blue with a whitish belly.
		In the Mountain it is dull brownish with a touch of blue on the wings, rump and tail.
	www.all-birds.com /Bluebird.htm (782 words)

	Mountain Bluebird
		In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the population of Mountain Bluebirds increased as logging and grazing activities spread west.
		Mountain Bluebirds are highly migratory with flocks wandering east into the Great Plains and a few individuals straying irregularly in fall and winter as far as the East Coast.
		Mountain Bluebirds, which survive temperatures as low as 10 degrees Fahrenheit, are found in colder regions than Western Bluebirds during winter.
	www.birds.cornell.edu /BOW/MOUBLB (538 words)

	Fall 1999 Michigan Today--Bluebirds on Our Shoulders (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		One of the three bluebird species–Eastern Bluebird, Mountain Bluebird or Western Bluebird–is likely to be seen almost anywhere on the continent where wide open grassy spaces are present, and in several states where their ranges overlap, two species might be seen.
		But there is a lot more to bluebirds than their color and tender demeanor which contributed to their predominant place in American culture, for bluebirds have become a mainstay of Hallmark greeting cards and show up in more songs that any other songbird.
		The Eastern Bluebird is the state bird for Missouri and New York; the Mountain Bluebird holds this distinction for Nevada and Idaho.
	www.umich.edu /~newsinfo/MT/99/Fal99/mt15f99a.html (371 words)

	How to Attract Bluebirds
		Bluebirds can be found throughout most of the country and are easy to attract with the right nest box placed in the right habitat.
		For Mountain Bluebirds choose a nest box with a 1 9/16-inch-diameter hole (Western Bluebirds will also use this box in areas where the two species overlap).
		Bluebirds make neat nests of fine grasses or pine needles and have 4 to 6 blue, rarely white, eggs.
	www.stokesbirdsathome.com /birding/housing/housingpages/housing102.html (348 words)

	Bluebird Houses
		Put bluebird houses up by the end of February in areas around open fields, pastures, golf courses, cemeteries, gardens and large lawns which provide excellent bluebird habitat.
		These species, like the bluebird, are welcome additions to the area and should not be discouraged from using the bird house.
		It may be possible to get a bluebird to nest in the same area by placing another house about 10 to 20 feet from the one the other bird is using.
	www.coveside.biz /bluebird-houses.htm (310 words)

	Violett's Bluebirds
		Western bluebirds are successful on this urban southern California trail without the need to trap or or kill house sparrows.
		At a few of these loosely paired sites, bluebirds took one box and house sparrows took the other; these were the only sites where house sparrows were able to get a toehold on my trail.
		Jays were able to snatch a runt from a first clutch of bluebirds and came back during the second clutch and could reach in just enough to nip all of the babies to death.
	home.earthlink.net /~lviolett (964 words)

	Bluebirds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Bluebirds are one of the most spectacular birds you can attract to your backyard.
		Bluebird populations declined because of habitat destruction, loss of nesting sites and the introduction of the European starling and the English house sparrow.
		Bluebirds love berries which are critical to their survival in the winter when insects are unavailable.
	www.windstar.org /features/clearinghouse/a_bluebird.htm (498 words)

	Bluebird FAQ
		The Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides) is found from the eastern foothills of the Rocky Mountains west to the Pacific coast of the North America.
		Bluebirds whose nestboxes are in cottonwood trees use the inner bark of the cottonwood for their nest.
		Decreasing Raccoon Predation of Mountain Bluebirds From The Calgary Zoo
	audubon-omaha.org /bbbox/bbfaq.htm (4034 words)

	bluebirding resources and links
		Bluebird nestlings have a yellow mouth - a cowbird nestling has a deep pink or reddish mouth.
		According to the Bluebird Monitor's Handbook, the incubating female tries to keep the eggs at around 92-95 °F. Sometimes when it's really hot, the females don't sit on the eggs as much, or they fan the eggs with their wings, or the eggs hatch faster.
		Since mice often nest inside bluebird nestboxes, it is important to know how to properly deal with cleaning a box in which a potentially infectious mouse nested.
	www.sialis.org /forumlinks.htm (5196 words)

	Bluebirds at WildBirds.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Eastern Bluebird is found east of the Great Plains.
		Mountain Bluebirds are found at elevations above 5,000 feet in the west.
		Bluebird populations declined dramatically during the 1900s as House Sparrows and Starlings took over the preferred nesting spots of the cavity-nesting Bluebirds.
	www.wildbirds.com /favorites_bluebirds.htm (260 words)

	IDSOS State Emblems (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Mountain Bluebird (Sialia arctcia) was adopted as the state bird for Idaho by the legislature in 1931.
		The Bluebird is 6 to 7 inches long and is a member of the Thrush family.
		Mountain Bluebirds live in open grasslands and nest in holes in trees, crevices and nesting boxes.
	www.idsos.state.id.us /elect/emblem.htm (1587 words)

	Nearctica - Natural History - Birds of Eastern North America - Thrushes - Eastern Bluebird
		There are two bluebird species west of the Mississippi River; the Western Bluebird, and the Mountain Bluebird.
		The breeding male of the Western Bluebird has a rusty-red stripe at the junction of the wing and back and the deep blue throat.
		Habitat: The Eastern Bluebird is primarily an inhabitant of the Eastern Deciduous Forest and is found in open woodlands and fields with scattered trees.
	www.nearctica.com /birds/musci/Ssialis.htm (429 words)

	Learn about Bluebirds at Wild Birds Forever!
		Bluebirds are a member of the Thrush family related to the American Robin.
		The bluebird is very beneficial to us, eating large quantities of insects, such as cutworms and grasshoppers, considered damaging to our crops and gardens.
		Bluebirds enjoy the berries and fruits of dogwood, red cedar, sumac, bayberry, Virginia creeper, holly, blueberry, hackberry and elderberry.
	www.birdsforever.com /bluebird.html (381 words)

	Intermediate & Advanced ID: Male and Female Bluebirds
		There are three species of bluebirds in North America, and for the most part their ranges can help distinguish between them although there are regions where all three species can be seen.
		The males of the three species of bluebirds are fairly easy to distinguish by just looking at their throat and breast area.
		The Western and Mountain Bluebird ranges overlap broadly in the West.
	www.stokesbirdsathome.com /birding/id/idpages/id110.html (254 words)

	The Seattle Times: Local News: Bluebird houses get a spring cleaning
		Several decades ago the U.S. bluebird population had dropped because logging and removal of tree snags had reduced habitat.
		Bluebirds prefer a clean slate, which has a solid biological reason: mites and other contaminants wouldn't be conducive to raising babies.
		The Vredenburgh Trail begins at about the 2,000-foot elevation mark, in Ponderosa pine territory (favored by the western bluebird with its cobalt jacket and rusty breast), meandering up some 500 feet into open steppe, inhabited by the paler, but still striking, mountain bluebird.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/localnews/2002244618_birdhouses18m.html (474 words)

	Mountain Bluebird Trails, Inc. - Ronan Montana
		Mountain Bluebird Trails (MBT) monitors Mountain, Western and Eastern Bluebirds throughout the Northern U.S. Rocky Mountain region and coordinates the conservation efforts for interested persons or groups.
		Bluebirds provide many with unforgettable experiences while watching a young fledge or capturing that elusive male or female.
		Mountain Bluebird Trails encourages participation in its activities by anyone interested enough to care for a nestbox trail.
	www.blackfoot.net /~bluebirds/about_us.html (719 words)

	Bluebird Houses
		Bluebird populations dwindled after land development devastated their habitat lands.
		Many will establish a "bluebird trail," which is several houses mounted along a trail or path.
		Our bluebird houses are second to none--we only offer houses that are certified and approved by the North American Bluebird Society.
	www.backyardbird.com /bluebirdhouses.html (299 words)

	Bluebird Book Reviews - Adults, technical, trails, children and general birding books
		If you click through on any of the links to make a purchase, 5% of the purchase price (the commission from Amazon) will be used for bluebird conservation or donated to a nonprofit bluebirding organization.
		There is a separate table on bluebirds books for children.
		Note: 100% of any income to sialis.org generated by clicking through to purchase a book from Amazon.com is used for bluebird conservation or donated to a nonprofit bluebirding organization.
	www.sialis.org /books.htm (1977 words)

	Photos from 2002
		Late June is the time for bluebird photos, that is, if you can find a nest hole in a photogenic tree with cooperative birds.
		Typically woodpeckers prefer to drill their holes in aspen trees because the wood is softer, but this year most of the bluebird nests I found were in ponderosa pine trees.
		A classic landscape photo is that of some big mountain glowing orange at sunrise and reflecting on a placid lake.
	www.paragon-press.com /pom32.htm (1295 words)

	Bluebird Love - The Mealworm Feeder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		With the front closed, a unique multi-hole entry/exit system accommodates easy bluebird use while maintaining the birds’; sense of security about being able to escape.
		The ample food bowl accommodates filling as often as you like, but allows for providing a multiple days’ supply of worms – a wonderful feature if you have to be away for several days.
		Your bluebirds still get the nutrition you want them to have.
	www.bluebird-love.com /feed.htm (520 words)

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