I've been thinking about blue birds lately. Not just eastern bluebirds, but all four of the mostly blue birds we have in North Carolina. Just as I can't assume they are talking about northern ...

You might imagine that a scientific community that can splice genes, clone life and put machines on the Martian surface would know all about the life of our everyday bird species. You would be wrong.

To a lot of people, March Madness means basketball tournaments, but it’s also happening right now in your own backyard. The eastern bluebird is everywhere in Johnson and Douglas counties and covers ...

Saturday, April 27, is the big Eastern Bluebird Festival in Warrenton. The governor just days ago proclaimed Warrenton a bluebird capital. For years, volunteers have built bluebird houses and shipped ...

From top left (clockwise), Barred Owl, Carolina Chickadee, Eastern Bluebird, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-bellied Woodpecker and Great Egret all competed to be the city of Fort Worth’s official bird.

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 ...

The western meadowlark is Wyoming's state bird.

There’s probably no better or beautiful sign of spring in the bird world than the arrival of the Eastern Bluebird – our New York State bird. You may not have ever seen a Bluebird, but you probably ...

The eastern bluebird was up against five other birds, the barred owl, Carolina chickadee, great egret, red-shouldered hawk and red-bellied woodpecker. Online voters chose the bluebird and Fort Worth ...

A scant 50 years ago, the eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis) was common throughout the rural portion of eastern North America. However, as a result of such factors as habitat loss (particularly the loss ...

ST. LOUIS — On March 30, 1927, the eastern bluebird was officially designated the Missouri state bird by an act of the Missouri Legislature because it was "common in Missouri" and "a symbol of ...

Create a welcoming habitat for bluebirds, including favorite foods and birdhouse tips, and you may see them both nest and roost.