bluebird
noun
blue·bird
ˈblü-ˌbərd 
: any of three small North American thrushes (Sialia currucoides, S. mexicana, and S. sialis) that are blue above and reddish brown or pale blue below
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Bluebird Walk, 10 a.m. at Clifty Falls State Park in Madison: Join the naturalist at Clifty Shelter to check our bluebird boxes for nests, eggs and babies on this 45-minute easy walk.
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Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 4 July 2024
Could different backyard birds, such as a robin and a bluebird, produce viable offspring?
—Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 July 2024
Rayner said a park ranger told her that this year there are now more bluebirds than ever.
—Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 15 Apr. 2024
There are also around 50 students from Ballet Theatre Company’s school playing bluebirds, bunnies and villagers, as well as most of the dwarves.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2024
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Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 4 July 2024
Could different backyard birds, such as a robin and a bluebird, produce viable offspring?
—Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 July 2024
Rayner said a park ranger told her that this year there are now more bluebirds than ever.
—Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 15 Apr. 2024
There are also around 50 students from Ballet Theatre Company’s school playing bluebirds, bunnies and villagers, as well as most of the dwarves.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2024
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bluebird
noun
blue·bird
-ˌbərd
: any of three small North American songbirds related to the robin but more or less blue above
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