The Birders Report

Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana) Male photos by Larry Jordan It is my favorite time of year, nesting season, with my favorite songbird, the Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana), the bird that carries the sky on its back and the earth on its breast.  They don’t call these the Bluebirds of Happiness for nothin’!  Just the sight of a bluebird perched [...]

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Western Bluebird With Worm photos by Larry Jordan Last week was a pretty great week for me.  I had the pleasure of leading a bird outing for Wintu Audubon, teaching folks about cavity nesting birds and how to monitor a bluebird trail.  It was very exciting and rewarding for me to share this experience with [...]

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Western Bluebird Male Claims New Home photos by Larry Jordan As I began my monitoring of the Bluebird Trail at Lema Ranch I saw a Tree Swallow attached to the front of the house, peering into the entrance hole.  He looked something like this. I thought to myself, well, it looks like the first Tree [...]

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Western Bluebird Female photo by Larry Jordan Today is my two year blogoversary! I just wanted to celebrate the bird that got me started in the blogging world, the Western Bluebird.  You may have noticed that I have written many posts about this species.  You can peruse them by typing “Western Bluebird” in the search [...]

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Western Bluebird Nestlings At 5 Days Old all photos by Larry Jordan House Sparrows, imported from Europe in 1851, multiplied so rapidly in the United States that by the early 1900s they were displacing Bluebirds at an alarming rate by competing for nesting sites.  People who loved the very popular bird that "carries the sky [...]

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