eastern bluebird

noun, often capitalized E

|Updated on: 7 Jun 2018

Definition of eastern bluebird

: a bluebird (Sialia sialis) chiefly of eastern North America that has a reddish-brown throat and breast

Recent Examples of eastern bluebird from the Web

Go on Bluebird Patrol: Celebrate International Migratory Bird Day and learn about eastern bluebirds 1-2 p.m. Sunday, May 20 at Frohring Meadows park by taking a walk with GPD Field Naturalist Tami Gingrich.

— joan rusek, cleveland.com, "Local kids eat healthy and teach adults about climate change: Valley Views," 13 May 2018
Betsy Abert, a naturalist with Friends of Grant Park, found a dead eastern bluebird in a box at Grant Park.

— meg jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Robins, purple martins and other birds in peril from weekend snowstorm," 17 Apr. 2018

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