Episode 27: Eastern Bluebird – Voice of the Wild
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis).
The beloved Eastern Bluebird is a conservation success story that shows the huge impact of dedicated conservation and stewardship actions. The bird’s musical and somewhat variable churring can be heard in scrubby meadows and forest clearings, especially when there are dead snags with old woodpecker holes present (or well-kept birdhouses.)
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The following Cornell Lab | Macaulay Library recordings were used in this episode:
Eastern Bluebird song by Gregory Budney (ML508598)
Eastern Bluebird Chattering Calls by Wil Hershberger (ML508605)
Eastern Bluebird call by William Evans (ML508606)
Sources and more:
- https://www.nps.gov/ever/learn/nature/bluebird.htm
- https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/terrestrial/vertebrates/european-starling
- https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/eastern-bluebird
- https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/eastern_bluebird/overview
- Sibley, David. Sibley Birds East: Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America. Second edition. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2016. Print.
- Peterson, Roger Tory, and Virginia Marie Peterson. A Field Guide to the Birds: A Completely New Guide to All the Birds of Eastern and Central North America. Fourth edition, completely revised and enlarged. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1980. Print.
- Godfrey, Michael A, John Farrand, and Roger Tory Peterson. Videoguide to the Birds of North America. New York, N.Y: MasterVision, 1985. Film.
