Eastern Bluebird

Eastern Bluebird

(Sialia sialis)

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Photo © H. S. Farm

Eastern Bluebird eggs

Photo © R. Greenwood

Eastern Bluebird nest

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Eastern Bluebird nest and eggs

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Adult male

Photo © Keith Kennedy / Macaulay Library

Female/immature

Photo © Jay McGowan / Macaulay Library

Juvenile

Photo © S. K. Jones / Macaulay Library

Female/immature

Photo © Ryan Schain / Macaulay Library

Adult male

Photo © Michel Laquerre / Macaulay Library

Adult male

Photo © Brad Imhoff / Macaulay Library

Adult female

Photo © Joseph Boros / Macaulay Library

Breeding male and female

Photo © Tim Lenz / Macaulay Library

Song (Eastern)

© Jay McGowan / Macaulay Library

Song (Eastern)

© Wil Hershberger / Macaulay Library

Song (Eastern)

© Arthur A. Allen / Macaulay Library

Calls (Eastern)

© Glen Chapman / Macaulay Library

Calls (Eastern)

© Paul Marvin / Macaulay Library

Calls (Eastern)

© Bob McGuire / Macaulay Library

Calls (Eastern)

© Bob McGuire / Macaulay Library

Calls (Eastern)

© Glen Chapman / Macaulay Library

Song (Mexican)

© Bill Roe / Macaulay Library

When To Look

Source: Birds of the World

Where To Find It

Habitats

Substrates

What You'll Find

Nest Type

Chick

Clutch Size

3
5

Nest Height

20 ft
3 ft

Nesting Statistics

Incubation Period

11-19
days

Brooding Period

17-19
days

Useful Hints

  • The male Eastern Bluebird displays at his nest cavity to attract a female. He brings nest material to the hole, goes in and out, and waves his wings while perched above it.
  • The female makes the nest by loosely weaving together grasses and pine needles, then lining it with fine grasses and occasionally horse hair or turkey feathers.
  • After a successful clutch fledges, the female bluebird will often go off to build a second nest, leaving the male to care for the fledged young.