Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis
(L 7" WS 13" Wt 1.1 oz)
21Oct2009
Morton Arboretum
24Feb2004
The bluebird carries the
sky on his back.”
sky on his back.”
(Henry David Thoreau)
A once severely declining
population has now increased
thanks to nest box campaigns.
population has now increased
thanks to nest box campaigns.
Busse Woods
Cook County
01Apr2012
McKinley Woods
Channahon
02Apr2011
© Audubon
Society
Society
Sialia in Greek is a bird
mentioned by Athenaeus
and Hesychius.
mentioned by Athenaeus
and Hesychius.
© BirdNote,
Ellen
Blackstone
Blackstone
© Wikipedia
female