A pair of nesting eastern bluebirds has raised three broods in our bluebird box since March, and the female just laid another clutch of eggs that will hatch by mid-July. Beginning in February, the ...
Frigid February will soon yield to balmy March, but eastern bluebirds aren’t waiting for a sunny day to begin nest construction inside my bluebird box. One morning with temperatures in the mid-20s, a ...
In the spring, long before the leaves emerge, eastern bluebirds (like this male) will scour the fields and forest edges for suitable places to raise a family. Credit: PHOTO BY BILL DANIELSON As I ...