Basic Facts
Color of a male bluebird's chest.
What is: Red or red-orange
Bluebirds like to live in this kind of environment.
What is: Plain or meadow or field.
Bluebirds are _______. (Herbivores, omnivores, or carnivores)
What is: Omnivores.
It takes this many days for a bluebird to build it's nest.
What is: 4 to 5 days.
This part of the bluebird is called the ______.
What is: The wing.
Typical life span of a bluebird.
What is: Between 6 and 10 years.
Bluebirds can sometimes be found in your town or village sitting on this.
What is: Power lines.
Bluebirds will eat all but this animal. Snakes, mice, salamanders, tree frogs.
What is: Mice.
Other than in bird houses, bluebirds like to nest in this plant.
What is: Dead trees.
This part of the bluebird is called the _____.
What is: The foot.
These bluebirds are usually the ones to build the nests.
What is: The females.
Bluebirds mostly live on this continent.
What is: North America.
What is: The cat.
In order to avoid wrens, it's best to build bluebird houses in groups of ___.
What is: 2.
What is: The bill.
Bluebirds tend to have extremely good ______.
What is: Eyes or vision.
Bluebirds can live as far south as _______.
What is: Nicaragua.
This animal is both a predator of bluebirds and sometimes their prey.
What is: Snakes.
Bluebirds like to nest in houses that are this distance from the ground. (in feet)
What is: 3 to 20 feet.
This part of the bluebird is called the _____. (starts with a "t")
What is: The throat.
Typical size of a bluebird (in inches).
What is: About 7 inches.
Bluebirds living in this part of the continent tend to lay more eggs (cardinal directions).
What is: The northwest.
Putting this on the poles of bluebird houses will help to deter predators.
What is: Synthetic grease.
This kind of bird can leave peacefully beside bluebirds.
What is: Sparrows.
This part of the bluebird is called the _____.