Both bluebird parents feed their hungry fledglings, mostly with insects. (Courtesy of Allen Hirsch) With a flash of brilliant blue wings, the Western bluebird arrives, swooping to the ground to ...

If you are a western bluebird trying to expand your range in the rough-and-tumble forests of Montana, it helps to be an aggressive male. And if you want to have an aggressive male, it helps to pump a ...

The Bluebird of Happiness has a new gig. Now it's the Bluebird of Ecosystem Services. That would be the western bluebird, a widespread California native. This colorful little thrush nests in tree ...

Though it’s too early for Western bluebirds to be nesting, they’ve been recently seen going in and out of area nesting boxes. “During the winter they seem to periodically check out the nesting box ...

My favorite time of the year has arrived. I am now checking weekly to see if there is any activity at our bluebird nesting box. The box is clean and ready for immediate occupancy. Our nest box is in ...

Dick Purvis knew that if he was going to bring bluebirds to Orange County, the county would need more holes. Bluebirds, he explained, require them for nesting, and there aren’t many trees with holes ...

Raylene Gordin will talk about “The Secret Life of Western Bluebirds and Salem’s Claim to Fame” at the April 21 meeting of Salem Audubon Society. The meeting is free, and all are welcome. Doors open ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. What began as one man’s hobby in 1984 has grown to the 200-member ...