This beautiful member of the thrush family lives in the eastern half of the USA and in southern Canada, ranging from the Atlantic coast to the Rocky Mountains. Its numbers have been decreasing greatly in the last few decades. The Eastern Bluebird has a life span of about 6 years. This songbird is the state bird of Missouri and New York. The bill is thin.
Males have bright blue feathers above, an orange-red throat and breast, and a white belly.
Nests are built in holes in trees and rotted tree stumps. The female incubates the eggs for 12-14 days. Both parents care for the hatchlings for 15-20 days, when the young leave the nest. Without our visitors' support, Enchanted Learning would soon be off-line.