Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)

Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae Genus: Sialia Species: sialis Profile: 11 positives 2 neutrals No negatives Regional... This bird has been reportedly found in the following regions: North Haven, Connecticut Brooksville, Florida Cheval, Florida Jacksonville, Florida Mount Plymouth, Florida Quincy, Florida Alpharetta, Georgia Atlanta, Georgia Blacksville, Georgia Byron, Georgia Canton, Georgia Hull, Georgia Jonesboro, Georgia Lawrenceville, Georgia Monticello, Georgia Young Harris, Georgia Coatesville, Indiana Hebron, Kentucky Irvine, Kentucky Baton Rouge, Louisiana Hammond, Louisiana Longville, Louisiana South China, Maine Algonquin, Maryland Ann Arbor, Michigan Paw Paw, Michigan Remus, Michigan Tecumseh, Michigan Walled Lake, Michigan Albertville, Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota (2 reports) Monticello, Minnesota Red Lake Falls, Minnesota Biloxi, Mississippi Natchez, Mississippi Brunswick, Missouri Cole Camp, Missouri Conway, Missouri High Ridge, Missouri Protem, Missouri Saint Robert, Missouri Salem, Missouri Franklin, New Hampshire Warner, New Hampshire Woodstown, New Jersey Croton-on-hudson, New York Himrod, New York Livingston Manor, New York Southold, New York Yonkers, New York Cary, North Carolina Concord, North Carolina Durham, North Carolina Elizabeth City, North Carolina Raleigh, North Carolina (2 reports) Ranlo, North Carolina Seven Lakes, North Carolina Winston-salem, North Carolina Bucyrus, Ohio Corning, Ohio Geneva, Ohio Mansfield, Ohio North Ridgeville, Ohio Williamsburg, Ohio Midwest City, Oklahoma Tulsa, Oklahoma , Ontario East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania Meshoppen, Pennsylvania New Milford, Pennsylvania Scottdale, Pennsylvania Clover, South Carolina Dillon, South Carolina Okatie, South Carolina Summerville, South Carolina Taylors, South Carolina Elizabethton, Tennessee Memphis, Tennessee Murfreesboro, Tennessee Pittman Center, Tennessee Summertown, Tennessee Humble, Texas Huntsville, Texas Mart, Texas Nacogdoches, Texas Old River-winfree, Texas Pecan Grove, Texas Spring, Texas Waxahachie, Texas Willis, Texas North Ferrisburgh, Vermont , Virginia Edinburg, Virginia Falmouth, Virginia Ferrum, Virginia Penhook, Virginia Walkerton, Virginia Como, Wisconsin Member Notes: Rating Author Comment Positive REBLOOMER On Feb 16, 2009, REBLOOMER from Cary, NC (Zone 7b) wrote: I saw my first Eastern Bluebird when I moved from MI to NC. I was startled at how blue they were. Beautiful birds. Positive Malus2006 On Apr 28, 2009, Malus2006 from Coon Rapids, MN (Zone 4a) wrote: They like open habitation with at least some weedy spot or grassland habitation. Cavity nesting so prefer birdhouses. Positive DarrinDidIt On Jan 13, 2010, DarrinDidIt from Alpharetta, GA wrote: This time of year, particularly, Bluebirds will come to feeders supplied w/shelled seed. Their bills are unable to crack sunflower and other large shelled seed types. It is so great to see them this close! Positive ladybug_pc On Feb 18, 2010, ladybug_pc from Mcdonough, GA (Zone 7b) wrote: A pair of bluebirds nested in one of my boxes late last spring. Only one nestling survied. One egg did not hatch and one baby bird did not survive. I think this was due to the poor quality of bird house that had poor ventillation. I replaced this birdhouse this year with a better quality bird house with full ventilation slits in the back and in the front. I also use baffles around the entrance holes to deter predators. I hope to have more success this year. Positive ChiliMaster On Apr 11, 2010, ChiliMaster from Lake Geneva, WI wrote: Two pairs of Eastern Bluebirds arrived around the 1st of April and are actively feeding on meal worms from our bird feeder Positive WineofLife On Apr 12, 2010, WineofLife from Salem, MO (Zone 6a) wrote: I saw my FIRST TRUE BLUEBIRD here in MO at my Birdfeeders in my front yard. Beautiful!!! Neutral ZoeV On Apr 12, 2010, ZoeV from Humble, TX wrote: Chickadees had taken over one of my 2 bluebird boxes and there were 4 eggs in it a week ago. I had bluebirds nesting in the other box. Well, I sat for 20 min. yesterday watching a blue bird couple go into the box of chickadees while fighting off the chickadee parents. They went in 4 times and came out with a newly hatched chick and flew off with it in their beak. All the while the chickadees are diving and trying to stop them. After I saw 4 babies carried out I knew it was over. So I went out and cleaned out the box so the blue birds could build theirs. Maybe you have witnessed this before, but it was my first. I didn't know they were so aggressive! It was an interesting incident. Just thought I would share. Diana Kingwood, Texas (north of Houston) Positive Lin52 On May 14, 2010, Lin52 from Tecumseh, MI wrote: I live southern Michigan and I've had Bluebirds for the last 3 yrs. I've lived here. They stayed the winter this year and i fed them meal worms all winter...The pair began making a nest in one of the nesting boxes i have ....unfortunately the sparrows caught the female inside the nesting box and killed her...The male comes every morning and lets me know he's ready for his meal worms...I watch him as he sits atop the nesting box....I wish they were a little more aggressive and chase the sparrows away... Lin Tecumseh, MI Positive SassyBrat326 On May 15, 2010, SassyBrat326 from Ferrum, VA (Zone 7a) wrote: This is my first year of "blue birding" and I have had so much fun. First crop fledged last week and as far as we can tell, they all survived. Have had fun watching the fledgelings practice their flying. We can't be sure if it's the same pair or not, but nest building has already resumed for another brood. We've put a second nest box up in the front (not in line of sight of the first) and since we are very rural, on an acre lot, with adjacent woodlands on one side and in back, we are hoping to witness two mating pairs at once. Both boxes were up in early spring, but could be seen from each other. We did see a second pair checking it out, but have since learned they don't like to be within sight of each other. One box was purchased and my hubby made the other. I think it's nice that the mating pair did select the "quality constructed" home made one! Positive Doppler On Jun 28, 2010, Doppler from Rosseau, ON (Zone 5a) wrote: Have a successful nesting in one of our Blue Bird boxes... four eggs, four fledglings as of late June 2010. Tree Swallows in a couple of other boxes. We are located near Parry Sound, Ontario. About two hours north of Toronto. Positive BillandJan On Aug 23, 2010, BillandJan from New Milford, PA wrote: I had a pair raise 5 young this early spring/summer. After about two weeks they cam back and rebuilt a nest. I stayed away for two weeks and then checked the box. There were three eggs in there that were destroyed. Another bird must have run them out. I watched a pair of wrens chase bluebirds out of a nest box last year. Neutral themikeman On Aug 31, 2010, themikeman from Concord, NC (Zone 7a) wrote: I love the beautiful color of these eastern bluebird, when i was a kid in upstate new york you almost never saw one, here in central north carolina they are much more plentiful. I put up some bird houses the last two years, and was overjoyed when bluebirds moved into them..HOWEVER, a little black and white chickedee couple moved into a different one, and I witnessed a male bluebird that already had a nest in a birdhouse in the front of the property attack with his other female bluebird mistress the chickedee couples birdhouse. they did not succeed in chasing the chickedees from the nest but when the chickedee babies were born his female mistress bluebird tried to attack them and still try to steal the nest even though she already had her own nest by this time. The female in the front yard, the first wife was also quite aggressive to any other female near here nest and often got in fights with this mistress in the back and eventually got a large permanent peck mark and ruffled feather indentation on the back of her head.These squables could be fatal. "these birds are usually admired as wholesome role models someone once said; but watching them is more like a soap opera" !!! mike. Positive bluebirdsnbells On Apr 14, 2011, bluebirdsnbells from Stafford, VA wrote: This is my 4th season with the bluebirds. I have a nestbox with 4 eggs as of today and I expect one more tomorrow before the female begins the incubation. Over the past 3 years we have had 21 fledglings. I expect this brood to fledge around May 15-16.

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