The Eastern Bluebird was at one time in the past very common & plentiful in The State Of Ohio.
That has changed over the years & now these beautiful birds can not survive without the help of human beings who care about mother nature & their preservation & restoration including habitit that has been lost to industrialization, urban sprawl & other problems over the years.
This blog will address all the problems that have caused Eastern Bluebird reproduction & population to decline & offer remedies for people wishing to help save Bluebirds.
If you are interested in the restoration & preservation of The Eastern Bluebird & their habitat like we are this blog is for you, your family & friends. It is an educational blog.
This is just the beginning & we will be putting up many post concerning this species & topic.
Thank you for visiting with Blue Bird Pete coordinator for The Ohio Bluebird Society In Greene County Ohio Area along with his wife Alice both Bluebirders & very proud of that.
If you are lucky enough to see an Eastern Blue Bird in Greene County Ohio it could be living in one of Blue Bird Pete’s boxes or trails.
There is nothing Pete & Alice love more than The Eastern Bluebird & their preservation & restoration.
They are commited to do all they can to save it & insure it’s survival so future generations may see in the wild & enjoy it’s presence on planet earth.
Photo By Bruce Johnson
What Is A Bluebird?
The Eastern bluebird is a sparrow-sized cousin of the robin. The male has a dark sky-blue back & a reddish-chest. As in most birds, the female is duller in color. Bluebirds raise two or three families of three to six insect-devouring young each year, from March thru August. The female builds a neat, cup-shaped nest of grass. She lays one sky-blue egg each day for three to six days & incubates them for two weeks. Both adults feed the young for two & a half weeks. When the young leave the nest the male teaches them to hunt, while the female takes a rest or builds a new nest.
Is it true that Blue Birds mate for Life?
NO -RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT IN ONE CLUCH THERE CAN BE MORE THAN ONE FATHER BLUE.
What Is A Cluch?
it is the name for a group of light blue eggs usually between 2 to 6 in a bluebird nest box.