Medium-sized member of thrush family. Rusty breasts and flanks offset by white bellies. Musical turee or queedle when flying overhead.
Song is soft, melodious warble.
Fields and grassy roadsides. In summer, bluebirds perch on wires, fences and in tops of trees. Will take up in nest boxes offered in suburban areas, parks and on golf courses. Tolerate prescence of humans if nests are not disturbed. Virginia Cooperative Extension offers free instructions on how to build nesting boxes.