Bluebird nest

Learn what time of year when bluebirds nest, what bluebird eggs look like, and how many broods these colorful songbirds raise in a year.

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With spring migration just starting, here are a few visitors to the bush today..

The Veery (Catharus fuscescens) is still a common migratory thrush of Massachusetts forests where it nests on the ground or in very low, dense situations. The veery typically lays four eggs, and it is assumed that this clutch is a work in progress. The Veery is loved for its evening song.

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Three primary ways to tell a bluebird nest from a house sparrow nest is shape, material and height. Bluebirds have clean cups of pine or straw that sits below the entry hole. House sparrows fill a box with no defined cup or consistent material. But in many cases you will still need other clues.

Male Mountain Bluebirds lend a bit of cerulean sparkle to open habitats across much of western North America. You may spot these cavity-nesters flitting between perches in mountain meadows, in burned or cut-over areas, or where prairie meets forest—especially in places where people have provided nest boxes. Unlike many thrushes, Mountain Bluebirds hunt insects from perches or while on the wing, at times resembling a tiny American Kestrel with their long wings, hovering flight, and quick…

Yesterday there were three eggs in Nestbox #1, and this is what I found today. She appears to have started incubating the eggs, so the brood is complete at either three or four eggs. The fact that this female remained on the nest, seeming pretty much unperturbed, leads me to think that this is the same Mrs. B as for the previous brood in this nestbox.

Bluebirds aren't the only birds that nest in bird houses! Let's look at 10 other birds that you might find nesting in your bluebird house.