Eastern Bluebird Song

The bluebird shifting his light load of song from post to post along the cheerless fence a spring habit which has delighted many about bluebirds.

Eastern bluebird song. The bright blue breeding plumage of the male easily observed on a wire or open perch makes this species a favorite of birders. The eastern bluebird s most common call is a soft low pitched tu a wee with a querulous tone. Male eastern bluebird singing from a pecan tree in the lowcountry sc via digiscope. The call lasts a little less than a second with males calls typically slightly longer than females.

The male s call includes sometimes soft warbles of jeew or chir wi or the melodious song chiti weew wewidoo. The eastern bluebird sialia sialis is a small north american migratory thrush found in open woodlands farmlands and orchards. Other chats thrushes and mockingbirds. Marvelous birds to capture in your binoculars male eastern bluebirds are a brilliant royal blue on the back and head and warm red brown on the.

Eastern bluebird song male song. In the mid 20th century the numbers of bluebirds in the northeast declined to the lowest level ever due largely to nesting competition from non native starlings and house sparrows. Bluebirds give this song in all seasons as a way of keeping in touch with each other or to signal nestlings that adults are bringing food. Most of the country drives during an eastern north american summer will turn up a few eastern bluebirds sitting on telephone wires or perched atop a nest box calling out in a short wavering voice or abruptly dropping to the ground after an insect.

Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. There are two western cousins that compete with it for the beautiful azure blue color. The bluebird s song and his alert presence assert his claim to this territory.