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BLUEBIRDS

Western BluebirdsBluebirds are dependent on the open grasslands and oak savannas found in the South Puget Sound. Western Bluebirds have suffered from competition for nest sites because of the introduced European Starlings and House Sparrows. Western Bluebirds feed primarily from perches, dropping to the ground to feed on grasshoppers, caterpillars, beetles, bugs, and spiders. Insects make up about 80 percent of their diet; the rest is fruit, which is consumed from late summer to early spring. As their habitat has dwindled, so too have their numbers. Though not listed as an endangered species, the western bluebird is an uncommon bird in Puget Sound, due to habitat loss and nesting competition by non-native birds.

Update: June 25, 2009
Bluebirds have a re-nested and 5 eggs are being incubated.



Related Links
The Prescott Bluebird Recovery Project
Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Western Bluebird
Riverside Lakes Bluebird Project

To explore places to find birds in Washington - Great Washington Birding Trail

 


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