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Eastern Bluebird
| Color: |
Blue, Orange |
| Size: |
7" |
| Season: |
Year-round |
| Description: |
Male has a bright blue head, back and tail with a rusty brown throat and breast. Females have a less vibrant blue on the head, back and tail and have a buffier brown throat and breast than the male. |
| Voice: |
Soft, slurred whistles like cheer cheerful charmer. Call is a soft chatter.
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| Habitat: |
Open habitat in rural and suburban areas. Often seen perched on power lines in farmland areas. |
| Interesting Fact: |
During the nesting season, males and females are extremely territorial. They have been known to peck at their own reflections in windows, thinking them intruders. |
| Scientific name: |
Sialia sialis |
| Order: |
Passeriformes |
| Family: |
Turdidae |
Male Clint Sowards |
Female Ryan Brady |
Juvenile Howard Eskin |
Male at a nest box Ben Meadors |
Nest and eggs Clint Sowards |
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