WHAT IS A BLUEBIRD? The Bluebird is a member of the thrush
family related to the American Robin. The Eastern Bluebird
(Sialia sialis) is generally found in the eastern half of North
America to the Rocky Mountains. The Mountain Bluebird (Sialia
currucoides) is found from the eastern foothills of the Rocky
Mountains west to the Pacific coast of the North America. The
Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana) is typically found west of
the Rocky Mountains. All three species are blue on the back. The
Eastern has a red breast and white belly. The Mountain is
slightly larger than the Eastern and does not have the red
breast. The Western is similar to the Eastern with the red of
the breast spreading around to the back. Bluebirds are NOT
Bluejays, Indigo Buntings, or any other bird species that is
blue. WHAT IS ACCEPTABLE BLUEBIRD HABITAT? The natural habitat
of Bluebirds are open fields, prairies, and meadows with few
trees or shrubs. The natural nest location is an old woodpecker
hole or rotted (hollow) limb on a tree. Th