Information Relating to the Bluebirds

• Physical Characteristics

The male eastern bluebird, 7 inches long, has a bright blue back, forehead, crown, shoulders, wings, and tail. very faint black and white barring, appears in wing primaries. The throat and breast are rust. The rust color continues down the sides under the wings, but the belly is white.

• Blue Bird

Eastern Bluebirds prefer edge or open habitats with little ground cover. Bluebirds are cavity nesters, and are unable to evacuate their own cavities, so they rely on other species, or naturally occuring cavaties. Becuase of the this nest cavities are the limiting resource in most populations.