Click the section title to move. Click Here to use our comment form. The Eastern Bluebird is one of the smaller members of the thrush family. The male has a blue back, a rusty red breast, and the lower belly is white. The female is similar but the colors are not as bright.
Young birds have a speckled breast with no red and are mostly gray in appearance.
A little blue may show in the wings. The bluebird song is 3 or 4 soft gurgling notes. Bluebirds feed mainly on insects but will eat fruits and berries, especially in winter. They will come to a bird feeder to eat suet and will readily use a birdbath. Bluebirds are cavity nesters.