| State/Province |
Over-Wintering bluebird sightings from 1/1/01 thru
1/31/01 |
| Alabama
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| Eastern Bluebird |
1/1/02, 7:00AM, at kitchen window 2 females and1
male blue bird at the suet log. I live in Hancevill, Alabama. Gina |
| Mountain Bluebird |
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| Alaska
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| Eastern Bluebird |
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| Mountain Bluebird |
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| Western Bluebird |
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| Alberta
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| Eastern Bluebird |
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| Mountain Bluebird |
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| Western Bluebird |
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| Arizona
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| Eastern Bluebird |
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| Mountain Bluebird |
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| Arkansas
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| Eastern Bluebird |
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| Mountain Bluebird |
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| Western Bluebird |
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| British Columbia
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| Eastern Bluebird |
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| Mountain Bluebird |
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| Western Bluebird |
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| California
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| Eastern Bluebird |
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| Mountain Bluebird |
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| Western Bluebird |
1/1/02 7:20 a. m., Susan Bulger, 7 WEBL 4 males, 3
females, Fullerton, my back yard |
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| Colorado
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| Eastern Bluebird |
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| Mountain Bluebird |
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| Western Bluebird |
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| Connecticut
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| Eastern Bluebird |
January 1, 2002, Laura Schachtner, 3 (2 males and 1
female), Marlborough, CT - on the feeder in backyard |
| Mountain Bluebird |
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| Western Bluebird |
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| Delaware
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| Eastern Bluebird |
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| Mountain Bluebird |
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| Western Bluebird |
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| Florida
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| Eastern Bluebird |
01/01/02, 10:32 a.m. E.S.T., April Cliche, 4
Eastern Bluebirds (3 males, 1 female), Alachua, Florida (North
Central Florida); my back yard, (Hunting for crickets from fenceposts
& nesting boxes & occasionally picking a blueberry from the dish I put
out.) |
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| Georgia
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| Eastern Bluebird |
1/1/02, 2 bluebirds (sex unspecified),12:30 AM,
Gary Springer Carnesville, Georgia |
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| Idaho
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| Eastern Bluebird |
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| Mountain Bluebird |
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| Illinois
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| Eastern Bluebird |
1/5/02, The weather has sure turned cold. Single
digits at night and low 20's during the day. I feed mealworms to the
EABL in two totally different areas. In fact, many of you know that I
now provide mealworms to Blues daily in two different states. My
biggest concern with winter feeding the Blues is keeping the birds
from migrating if migration is what they normally do. In Illinois, an
area of wide open farmland, the mealworms have gone untouched for 3
days now. Through the end of December, 7 EABL's had shown up once per
day....everyday. Meanwhile 150 miles away in Indiana, an area heavy
with woods and forest, the number of EABL's at the feeders has fallen
by about 50% (from 20-24 to consistantly 7-12). It seems that winter
feeding does not keep the Blues from their migration to find
sufficient food supplies. Bob Sitarski, Jackson County, Indiana & Clay
County Illinois |
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| Indiana
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| Eastern Bluebird |
1/5/02, The weather has sure turned cold. Single
digits at night and low 20's during the day. I feed mealworms to the
EABL in two totally different areas. In fact, many of you know that I
now provide mealworms to Blues daily in two different states. My
biggest concern with winter feeding the Blues is keeping the birds
from migrating if migration is what they normally do. In Illinois, an
area of wide open farmland, the mealworms have gone untouched for 3
days now. Through the end of December, 7 EABL's had shown up once per
day....everyday. Meanwhile 150 miles away in Indiana, an area heavy
with woods and forest, the number of EABL's at the feeders has fallen
by about 50% (from 20-24 to consistantly 7-12). It seems that winter
feeding does not keep the Blues from their migration to find
sufficient food supplies. Bob Sitarski, Jackson County, Indiana & Clay
County Illinois |
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| Iowa
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| Eastern Bluebird |
01/01/02, Jay Gilliam, 5 bluebirds -- 2 adults, 3
hatch year birds in a family group, along my trail near Cumming in
Warren Co., these are overwintering birds since three of them had
bands and I banded my bluebirds this season. |
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| Kansas
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| Eastern Bluebird |
Jan. 12, 2002, there were 3
Eastern BB's in town at the school (about 2 blocks from me).
While I have not been able to see them in my yard (this winter), I
have heard at least 2 warbling at each other in the trees, as recent
as yesterday (1/20/02),
James Yungeberg
Washington, KS |
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| Western Bluebird |
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| Kentucky
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| Eastern Bluebird |
Amanda Hils, Kentucky (Erlanger, Kenton County),
1/03/02, 3 EABL, Backyard (Erlanger KY-investigating nest box), Have
been around daily, thrilling me with using water at pond being kept
unfrozen with spot light Temp below freezing since Christmas Eve |
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| Western Bluebird |
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| Louisiana
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| Eastern Bluebird |
01/01/02, 7:45 AM, Evelyn Cooper, 5 Eastern
Bluebirds, Delhi, Louisiana, my backyard |
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| Western Bluebird |
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| Maine
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| Eastern Bluebird |
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| Mountain Bluebird |
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| Western Bluebird |
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| Maryland
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| Eastern Bluebird |
January 1, 2002, 7:30 a.m., four EABL at my feeders,
three males, 1 female. These are overwintering bluebirds.
By afternoon, there will be 8 or so, typically more males than
females. Diane Seward, Potomac, Maryland, 15 degrees F at 7:30 a.m.,
1/1/02, Lat. 38, Long. -77 |
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| Manitoba
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| Eastern Bluebird |
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| Mountain Bluebird |
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| Western Bluebird |
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| Massachusetts
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| Eastern Bluebird |
Haleya Priest, 3 EABL, 1/1/02, Amherst MA |
| Mountain Bluebird |
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| Western Bluebird |
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| Michigan
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| Eastern Bluebird |
Novi, MI (30 Miles west of Detroit),
01/01/02, 8:00 AM, 5 bluebirds, Deckrail mealworm feeder and heated
bath.
Comments: As they have every day since spring
1996, the bluebirds arrived for their breakfast. Temps are near
10 degrees, sunny and crisp morning. Beautiful sight against the
snowy background. They roost in the woods at the back of my
property, and have stayed year round as long as I have lived at this
location. Hardy bunch! Last year we had eggs at the end of
March--less than 3 months to go!!!
Malinda
Mastako
SE Michigan, Oakland County |
| Mountain Bluebird |
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| Minnesota
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| Eastern Bluebird |
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| Mountain Bluebird |
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| Western Bluebird |
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| Mississippi
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| Eastern Bluebird |
1/3/02, Northeast Mississippi. I saw a male
Bluebird in the backyard this morning at 8:30. We see them almost
every day, but it has been extremely cold here for a week(20's) and we
had a sprinkling of snow overnight last night. The Bluebirds spend
most of the winter months here in the cedar trees on the farm. We feed
them mealworms and they come to the feeder. They have a supply of
berries over the yard and they like the blue cedar berries on the
trees. Jeanette |
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| Missouri
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| Eastern Bluebird |
1/6/02, 3-5 Blubirds that enjoy using the birdbath
everyday, Evelyn, Ozark County, MO |
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| Montana
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| Eastern Bluebird |
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| Mountain Bluebird |
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| Western Bluebird |
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| Nebraska
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| Eastern Bluebird |
2 Eastern Bluebirds 4 miles west of Winnetoon, NE
(Knox Co.) on Jan 1, 2002, Mark A. Brogie |
| Mountain Bluebird |
1/5/02, Knox County, Dave Heidt and I did an early
trip to Niobrara State Park this morning, (3) 1 male 2 females - north
side of road across from lower end of Deer Creek Handicapped Trail (my
first for Knox Co.) Mark A. Brogie |
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| Nevada
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| Eastern Bluebird |
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| Mountain Bluebird |
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| Western Bluebird |
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| New Brunswick
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| Eastern Bluebird |
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| Mountain Bluebird |
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| Western Bluebird |
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| New Hampshire
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| Eastern Bluebird |
Wilton, N.H., 1 Jan., 2002, 11.05 A.M., Rhonda
Watts, 1 female (others calling but not yet spotted ) in horse
pasture, then eating bittersweet berries in catalpa next to house.
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| New Jersey
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| Eastern Bluebird |
saw 2 males 2 females at the mealworm feeder new
years day (1/1/02) morning 08:20am. They have been coming everday day
for weeks now, anywhere from 3-7 blues at a time. Phil in
central/south NJ. |
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| New Mexico
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| Eastern Bluebird |
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| Mountain Bluebird |
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| Western Bluebird |
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| New York
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| Eastern Bluebird |
1/1/02, 3 bluebirds today at 12 noon. They have been
around all winter. I live in Lockport, NY - Western part of the state
about 20 miles northeast of Buffalo. No, we don't have the snow
buffalo got, but we have about a foot. Today is a calm partially
cloudy day. The bluebirds are eating the bluebird mix I make for
them. We saw the male and female and their one male offspring. They
are in our backyard. Judy Derry, Lockport, NY (Western) , 43.179 N.
-78.652 W., Hardiness Zone 5b |
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| North Carolina
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| Eastern Bluebird |
Durham, NC, 1/4/02, and we are in the process of melting from the
winter storm that dropped 10 inches of snow here. I have a regular
cedar bird-feeder in my backyard at which the birds have been quite
busy the last several days. I have a bluebird box in my backyard as
well, and I have had bluebird families stop by and nest for the last 3
years. I have never seen a bluebird feed at the regular feeder, but 2
days ago, I had 4 feeding there, 3 males and 1 female. I have since
put out my bluebird feeder and food, and they have found those
feeders. The 4 are still here, coming up onto my back deck to feed
from their feeder. Debbie Moses Durham, NC |
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| North Dakota
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| Eastern Bluebird |
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| Mountain Bluebird |
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| Nova Scotia
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| Eastern Bluebird |
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| Mountain Bluebird |
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| Western Bluebird |
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| Prince Edward
Island
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| Eastern Bluebird |
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| Mountain Bluebird |
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| Western Bluebird |
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| Ohio
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| Eastern Bluebird |
i have 5-8 eabl's (I believe 5 are from one of my
clutches from last year and the other three are nearby visitors) that
eat (mealworms/currents/seed/suet) in my backyard on daily basis -
they usually arrive at sunrise and don't leave until dusk Caren Wagner
Lewis Center, OH 43035, 1/1/02 |
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| Western Bluebird |
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| Oklahoma
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| Eastern Bluebird |
1/4/02, 6 bluebirds, Shelly Harris, Norman, OK
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| Western Bluebird |
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| Ontario
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| Eastern Bluebird |
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| Mountain Bluebird |
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| Western Bluebird |
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| Oregon
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| Eastern Bluebird |
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| Mountain Bluebird |
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| Western Bluebird |
Portland, Oregon at elevation 800 feet in
semi-rural suburbia, 5 Western Bluebirds flocking together a
block from here, on the morning of January 19th, near a street that
borders a vineyard. There were 2 bright males and 3 females.
Carol Shillitto |
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| Pennsylvania
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| Eastern Bluebird |
W076 52, N40 48, Freeburg, PA,
01/01/2002, 10:10 AM, 2 males 3 females, Habitat: Approx.
3 acres mowed ... surrounded on east, south and west by approx. 15
acres of 18 yr. old meadow that we are letting go back to its natural
state (has lots and lots of mulitirose, sumac, poison ivy, goldenrod,
dogwood, etc.) ... this old meadow is surrounded on 3 sides by
old growth woodland of mostly deciduous trees (oak, hickory, poplar,
maple ...) with a few Jack Pine thrown in there.
Have a heated bird bath, and multiple feeding
stations for all wintering birds. I *do put out mealworms ... but the
chickadees, titmouse, mockingbirds and many others usually eat most of
them. The blues usually pay more attention to the bath and a
certain nestbox than they do the mealies.
Susan Renkel, BSP County Coordinator for Snyder
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| Quebec
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| Eastern Bluebird |
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| Mountain Bluebird |
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| Rhode Island
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| Eastern Bluebird |
Charlestown Rhode Island, (small town near the
ocean),. January 24th 2002 seven bluebirds coming to suet cake. I had
the suet cake out for the chickadees in a traditional wire basket. The
bluebirds were trying to feed from the basket with little success.
made a screened platform feeder to put the suet cake upon. Now the
bluebirds come regularly and seem to love it. This is the first time
I've seen bluebirds in the winter! Maybe because it has been so mild.
Robin Cichy |
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| Saskatchewan
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| Eastern Bluebird |
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| Mountain Bluebird |
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| South Carolina
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| Eastern Bluebird |
January 25, 2002, Barry Whitney , One pair of
Eastern bluebirds, in backyard trees and at mealworm feeder., North
Augusta, SC 29841 |
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| South Dakota
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| Eastern Bluebird |
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| Tennessee
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| Eastern Bluebird |
Three Bluebirds in my holly bush eating berries
this AM at 7:30 AM
on 1/1/02 in West Tennessee. One male and two females. Dan McCue |
| Mountain Bluebird |
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| Texas
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| Eastern Bluebird |
01/01/02, 9:00 AM, 4 Eastern Bluebirds, Paris,
Texas, my barnyard--hunting from fence posts near a nestbox, Kate
Oschwald |
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| Utah
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| Eastern Bluebird |
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| Mountain Bluebird |
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| Virginia
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| Eastern Bluebird |
1/17/02, Joyce Sobey, Central Virginia, bluebirds
in my yard now and there is interest in the nest boxes, although I am
not seeing territorial displays going on - everyone seems welcome |
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| Vermont
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| Eastern Bluebird |
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| Mountain Bluebird |
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| Western Bluebird |
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| Washington
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| Eastern Bluebird |
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| Mountain Bluebird |
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| Western Bluebird |
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| West Virginia
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| Eastern Bluebird |
1/8/02, 3:12 in the afternoon 8 of them came through my
yard, Jessica Nichols,
Western - West Virginia
Lat. 39.358N; Long. 81.463W
Climate Zone 6B
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| Wisconsin
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| Eastern Bluebird |
one male eastern bluebird perched on a post in my
yard, then entering one of my nestboxes to roost. Date: 1/1/02,
location: Pine Bluff, Wisconsin, Jennifer Hoffman |
| Mountain Bluebird |
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| Wyoming
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| Eastern Bluebird |
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| Mountain Bluebird |
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