Bird lovers know Colorado is the home of the blues — bluebirds, that is. Found all across the state, Mountain bluebirds are some of the first migrants to return every spring. Brilliant flashes of ...

How to identify: Mountain bluebirds are fairly small thrushes with round heads and straight, thin bills. Compared with other bluebirds they are lanky and long-winged, with a long tail. Habitat: Dry, ...

While they migrate north along the Front Range and Great Plains, mountain bluebirds can’t wait for the weather to warm up so they can return to their mountain home. They typically arrive here in ...

The bluebird belongs to the thrush family and is related to the robin. Mountain bluebirds are a medium-sized bird weighing about 2-5 ounces, and measuring 6-8 inches long. There are three species in ...

Everyone knows what a bluebird is. There is even a bluebird society in Montana. I had the privilege of being the keynote speaker at their annual convention last fall in Dillon. One thing that I ...

As of March 5, Eagle County will begin to receive more than 111⁄2 hours of sunlight each day. Watch out, seasonal affective disorder. The permanent residents of this fine county know well that our ...

Food habits were analyzed for sympatric populations of Western Bluebirds (Sialia mexicana) and Mountain Bluebirds (S. currucoides) breeding in southcentral Washington. Adults of the two species ...

The rare bird, left, is a Mountain Bluebird next to his cousin our Eastern Bluebird. This is only the second Ulster County record of this species (last one was in ’90) They are typically found west of ...

If you are a western bluebird trying to expand your range in the rough-and-tumble forests of Montana, it helps to be an aggressive male. And if you want to have an aggressive male, it helps to pump a ...

A charismatic species associated with high elevations, this mountain bluebird specimen was collected in Colorado Springs in 1898 (that’s 123 years ago!). Male mountain bluebirds are cloaked in a ...