New York State Bluebird Society
The New York State Bluebird Society has been dedicated to Bringing Back Bluebirds since 1982. Read more about our history and mission here.“
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The Eastern Bluebird
Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis, length 7″, chestnut throat, sides of neck, breast, sides and flank; contrasting white belly, white undertail coverts. Male is uniformly deep blue above; female grayer. Call note is a musical, rising chur-lee, extended in song to chur chur-lee chur-lee. Range: Found in open woodlands, farmlands, and orchards. Nests in holes in trees and posts, also in competition with starling and House Sparrow for nesting sites. The provision of specially designed boxes by concerned conservationists has resulted in a promising comeback. National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America, Fifth Edition
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our song.
(Photo by Larry Zeleny)
Photos below taken by friends of the NYSBS
Photo by Kenn Kilgore
Photo by Cherie Layton Photo by Jerry Acton Photo by Jerry ActonPhoto by Jerry Acton Photo by Cherie Layton
Photo by Warren Greene
Photo by Dave Kinneer Photo by Dave Kinneer Photo by Warren Greene Photo by Kenn KilgorePhoto by Cherie Layton
Photo by Kenn Kilgore Photo by Kenn KilgorePhoto by Kenn Kilgore
Photo by Kenn Kilgore
Photo by Kenn Kilgore
Photo by Dave Kinneer
Photo by Dave KinneerPhoto by Dave Kinneer
Photo by Dave Kinneer
Photo by Dave Kinneer Photo by Dave KinneerPhoto by Kenn Kilgore
Photo by Warren Greene
Photo by Jerry Acton Photo by Debra Barnum Photo by Mike Western Photo by Debra Barnum Photo by Terri Weston Photo by Denise-Hackert-Stoner Photo by Mike Western Photo by Jenny Hendershot Photo by Cherie Layton Photo by Tom McDowell Photo by Donna
The New York State Bluebird Society is an affiliate of NABS
(North American Bluebird Society).