Eastern Bluebird

Sialia sialis

Year-round in CharlotteCommon
Blue-bird (pl. CXIII) — engraved plate of the Eastern Bluebird
Blue-bird (pl. CXIII) · John James Audubon · Public domain

The take

The nest-box success story — powder-blue on fence lines and greenway meadows.

How to ID it

  • Small plump thrush with a big rounded head, short tail, and alert upright posture
  • Male deep blue above with rusty brick-red throat and breast; female grayish with bluish wings and tail
  • Perches erect on wires and posts in open country, dropping to the ground for insects

Field marks at a glance

Size
small
Head
deep blue (male) / gray-blue (female)
Call
soft, warbled tu-a-wee

Where & when

Year-round in Charlotte

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