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, ...

Due to our high elevation in Summit County, we have brighter bluebird days than most of Colorado, and seeing our magnificent mountain bluebirds can make your day even more spectacular. These birds are ...

Editor’s Note: Nevada 150 is a yearlong series highlighting the people, places and things that make up the history of the state. The mountain bluebird is so common in the West that it serves as the ...

A turquoise vision from the West has graced a field near Toledo for the past week. Ohio's second ever mountain bluebird is attracting birders from hundreds of miles away to behold the beauty of this ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...