Eastern Bluebird - Sialia sialis

The Eastern Bluebird is a medium sized thrush that mostly inhabits eastern U.S. and Mexico. They are very similar to the Western Bluebird but the Eastern male has more reddish brown on its neck. The species had seriously declined to critical status but was saved by people putting up nesting boxes.

Juvenile

Juvenile - note the tongue 08/19/2012 - Wells National Estuanne Research Reserve, Maine Juvenile - note the tongue 08/19/2012 - Wells National Estuanne Research Reserve, Maine

Juvenile 08/19/2012 - Wells National Estuanne Research Reserve, Maine Juvenile 08/19/2012 - Wells National Estuanne Research Reserve, Maine

Adult

Male 02/04/2009 - Lake Somerville State Park, Texas Male 02/04/2009 - Lake Somerville State Park, Texas	Female 02/04/2009 - Lake Somerville State Park, Texas Female 02/04/2009 - Lake Somerville State Park, Texas	Female on right eat the grub 02/04/2009 - Lake Somerville State Park, Texas Female on right eat the grub 02/04/2009 - Lake Somerville State Park, Texas
Male 04/13/2013 - WG Jones State Forest, Conroe, TX Male 04/13/2013 - WG Jones State Forest, Conroe, TX	Female 04/13/2013 - WG Jones State Forest, Conroe, TX Female 04/13/2013 - WG Jones State Forest, Conroe, TX	Male 09/19/2009 - Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Male 09/19/2009 - Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Molting female (maybe) 08/19/2012 - Wells National Estuanne Research Reserve, Maine Molting female (maybe) 08/19/2012 - Wells National Estuanne Research Reserve, Maine

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