| 单词 | bluebird |
| 例句 | He ran out of the Cursed Forest and toward the gazebo quick as lightning, a bluebird brooch glittering from his torn cloaks. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z "It's worth a king's ransom, this bottle. It cost me two large blue-white diamonds, a mechanical bluebird which sang, and a dragon's scale." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z I imagined her singing lullabies to an audience of fawns and bluebirds. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Naomi smoothed the sweat-dampened hair from the baby’s forehead and hummed a song about bluebirds and windows that the twins had learned at school. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He’d run all the way to the Gran’s home, the bluebird clasped gently in his hands, and told her he’d been chosen as the next Uncle. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z At that moment I would have given anything to be back in our bluebird room instead of sitting there with thirty kids staring at me. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z A bluebird had been the first animal to ever speak to him, which was why his Uncle brooch was of the bird. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Once, last year, the language arts teacher assigned him a poem about this rough-and-tumble guy who couldn’t let people see the bluebird that lived in his heart. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z When the panel clicked into place, the massive storage locker was completely hidden behind a seamless wall featuring a framed print of two bluebirds. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z In one skeleton’s pelvic area mountain bluebirds had built a nest, and in it the female bird, surrounded by peeping young, stared beadily at the startled boy. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She leans over the pew in front of us, smiling with a big, tacky bluebird hat on. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z We used to have another big sassafras tree, which stood next to this one and had a knothole where bluebirds nested. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Sometimes, when Luke least expected it, he’d think about that tiny bluebird and wonder if his was still alive. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “That’s the wall,” said Andrew, pointing to the sheet of paneling sporting a framed portrait of two bluebirds. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z He wore the customary special-occasion robe of the Uncle, adorned with trees and various animals enchanted to scuttle about the fabric, and, of course, the bluebird brooch he received when he became Uncle. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Magpies drifted from cottonwoods across the deserted road, and bluebirds and swallows flitted in and out of abandoned adobe farmhouses. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z There on the floor was the Uncle’s bluebird brooch. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z There was activity below him now, cattle and horses and sheep moving, the sheep bells clanging, and birds—magpies and bluebirds and killdeer—everywhere. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z To open the drop-down front, you had to tug on the bluebird’s beak. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Valley dropped the bluebird brooch in the potion, and it began to ripple. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Alice began to find gifts—in her sewing basket, in her worn-out purse, under her pillow—two cinnamon pinks, a bluebird’s tailfeather, half a stick of green sealing wax, a stolen handkerchief. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Raspberry bushes mean rabbits are about,” I told a curious bluebird watching from a milkweed plant. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Some species, such as chickadees and bluebirds, often huddle together to share heat. How do birds survive cold winters? 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z As bluebirds trill, an animated princess wanders her medieval village, past a blacksmith with his 10-year-old daughter-wife and a cart of baby corpses, pining for her prince. The Great American Musical, Side B, in ‘My Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z Our luck held the next morning, another bluebird day. A Father-Son Bonding Mission in the French Alps 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z It was a bluebird day — 24 hours of perfect weather between two massive snowstorms. So Many Phone Dates, Prayers and a Kiss at the Eiffel Tower 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z Crisp, bluebird days so refreshing there’s no need for air-conditioning. For a real taste of Midcoast Maine as it was — and should be — head to Damariscotta 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z Puppets representing a mouse, a deer and a bluebird urge the characters and presumably the audience on a journey toward goodness, true love and, in Jen’s case, activism. Review: Hipsters Double-Check Their Privilege in ‘Cute Activist’ 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z Mr. Harris’s exceptional “Over the Rainbow,” which became his signature number on “Star Search,” closes the show, winning over anyone who wasn’t a happy little bluebird already. Sam Harris in ‘Ham: A Musical Memoir’ 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z For all his toughness, he also wrote poems like "bluebird," which includes the stanza: Celebrating Charles Bukowski, 'poet laureate of L.A. lowlife' 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z Because of the egg's slight size and matte shell, we decide it has to be either a starling or an Eastern bluebird. A Mother’s Day scream into the void 2020-05-09T04:00:00Z The first two days were pure sunshine and bluebird skies, with everyone in a kind of skier’s ecstasy. In Austria, Saunas, Schnitzel and World Cup Skiing 2012-12-07T17:10:36Z An exploited child-woman, she is prone to statements like, “There useta be a bluebird in my heart, but it flew away.” Theater Review: ‘Cherry Smoke,’ by James McManus, at Urban Stages 2014-05-05T21:48:52Z Now, blue braids of water are turning into a lake the colour of bluebirds. A mountain of happy memories in British Columbia 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z The store will also stock ready-to-wear favorites from Australia, including high-waist shorts in a bluebird print and flared brocade skirts, $330. Openings and Sales in New York City Starting April 5 2012-04-04T22:09:46Z But five years ago, on a bluebird afternoon in May, I knew only that cruising through Denali with my family was both a beginning and an end, as every trip ultimately is. Measuring Family Milestones, Beneath America’s Tallest Peak 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z The Everly Brothers “looked the very image of Southern hoodlums” but “had the voices of harmonizing bluebirds.” The Best Books of 2014 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z The director of the new Broadway production says CICADAs will replace the bluebirds arranging Cinderella’s ball gown: “They’re easier to train and don’t leave droppings.” Style Invitational Week 1132: You and what army? 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z Nestled into a cosmically beautiful valley surrounded by jagged peaks under bluebird skies, the town, which was founded as a mining district in 1879, also has become one of Colorado’s most culturally happening spots. In Colorado, Snowmass Village makes for a more family-friendly getaway than Aspen 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z They are not always the bluebird skies promised in travel ads. In Alaska, Slowing Down to Take Things In 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z Another went for a bluebird on the shoulder, another for a rose at the bikini line. My Story: Forever, the Girl With the Unicorn Tattoo 2013-05-03T05:00:02Z Titmice, bluebirds and chickadees flit among the trees. Beyond birds and butterflies, this garden welcomes all critters — even raccoons 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z It’s airy, delicate work; in a Disney cartoon, it would be done by whistling bluebirds, but it has a purpose. Is Lodi Too Good for Rockefeller Center? 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z At the bottom of the mountain, my son’s instructor told me he had employed “virtual bluebirds” to which Luke waved “bye bye” on every turn to transform him into a parallel skier. Skiing Quebec, Where the Chef’s Table Is Just a Schuss Away 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z In this respect, I am very, very grateful for "Over the Rainbow" and the happy little bluebird that is Gwyneth Paltrow doing Judy Garland with a smug man-child with great hair. When terrible is fine: Gwyneth Paltrow sings "Over the Rainbow" on "Glee" 2011-04-11T18:12:00Z Llewellyn and Maloof turn our gazes up into the forest canopy, where we find elegant herons and snazzy bluebirds in flight. The Great Outdoors: From Your Backyard to a Garden in Japan 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z Denying a raptor its prey was nothing she routinely did or recommended, but finding the bluebird uninjured except for a drooping wing, she released him in her yard, where nest boxes and food were provided. 'The Bluebird Effect': a bird lover's essays and lovely illustrations 2012-04-20T20:49:08Z The unreality, or surreality, of a stray bluebird appearing in the dead of winter, is as likely as the movie’s evocative soundtrack of mostly obscure ’60s pop hits being heard on contemporary radio. Review: In ‘Bluebird,’ Momentary Distraction Sets Off a Chain of Misery 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z The song is a man in total distress, and then finding a way out, in his imagination, so he could still be alive, in freedom, as a bluebird. David Bowie Allowed His Art to Deliver a Final Message 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z In our case, recent rain followed by a hard freeze made for less than ideal skiing, but the bluebird skies offered a chance to explore the high peaks of the Chiwaukums under stable avalanche conditions. Backcountry-curious? Alpine Lakes High Camp is a gateway to winter overnights 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z “Bluebird” also could have done without that metaphorical bluebird, which reappears one too many times. Review: In ‘Bluebird,’ Momentary Distraction Sets Off a Chain of Misery 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z Disney song compilations have the luxury of extracting Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah from that introduction, leaving a cheery little number about carefree days of sunshine and bluebirds and the other pleasures of communing with nature. Song of the South: the difficult legacy of Disney's most shocking movie 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z In the original 1991 cartoon, she wasn’t content to do the housework with the help of some chirruping bluebirds: she strolled through town with her nose in a book. Emma Watson: the feminist and the fairytale 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z Maybe the idea was planted by “I’m going to watch bluebirds fly over my shoulder,” in “Candy Says,” or maybe “Ocean”—air, water—had something to do with it. “The Bells”: Lou Reed Out of Doors 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z Most bluebirds are blue but some are nearly black. Moonlight’s writer Tarell Alvin McCraney: 'the story needed to be out there' 2017-02-05T05:00:00Z Braids of water are turning into a lake the colour of bluebirds. A mountain of happy memories in British Columbia 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z Mountain bluebirds flashed their electric colors in the bushes, and the high desert air was bone-dry and pleasantly scented with pine. To Ride Again Another Day in Colorado 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z Soon enough, a bluebird powder day that falls on a Tuesday or Wednesday will still leave recreationists out in the cold. Popular Mount Rainier snow area will open 5 days a week this winter 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Negative impacts were broadly felt across all bird species studied, with western bluebirds and tree swallows, two species common on farms, both experiencing significant declines in nesting success when temperatures spiked in agricultural areas. Heat waves harm bird reproduction on agricultural lands 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z And the darling bluebird of happiness has been replaced by a logo that looks like it belongs on a stormtrooper's helmet in a bad science-fiction dystopia. Elon Musk's absurd Twitter rebrand: Has the far right finally broken his brain? 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z The National Weather Service predicts bluebird skies and highs in the low 80s in Seattle on Saturday, before a slight cooldown Sunday and a chance of rain as the weekend rolls into Monday. Bluebird skies and high temps in the 80s forecast for Seattle this weekend 2023-07-15T04:00:00Z According to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, house sparrows have been known to attack many bird species, including bluebirds, purple martins and tree swallows. An Avian Murder Case on a Quiet Back Porch 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z Skiers excited for bluebird days in the Cascade Mountains this weekend might want to show up with an extra dose of caution. Avalanche warning issued for Cascade peaks as spring thaw begins 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z Imagine you’re trekking through the Cascades on a bluebird day this spring or summer. Packrafting allows you to carry a 3-pound boat into the wilderness 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z He begs her to stay and tells a story about a bluebird that is eternally in flight. Why these scenes from five best picture nominees didn't make the cut 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z Her entry for Dec. 1, 2022, reads: “Seeing the bluebirds makes me happy!” Perspective | Want to be happy on the inside? Try going outside. 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z The situation is so bad for eastern bluebirds that the North American Bluebird Society recommends removing and destroying house sparrow eggs from bluebird boxes and trapping adult house sparrows. An Avian Murder Case on a Quiet Back Porch 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z Writing about the band and Mr. Verlaine decades earlier, in an article for Rock Scene magazine, she declared, “He plays lead guitar with angular inverted passion like a thousand bluebirds screaming.” Tom Verlaine dies at 73; guitarist co-founded the punk band Television 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z But the bluebird day was a false omen. With a racer’s discipline, new GM turns a corner at Stevens Pass 2023-01-28T05:00:00Z Saturday was the first bluebird weekend day since a series of winter storms pummeled the state for more than three weeks. In North America’s Snowiest Place, Residents Dig Out as Tourists Flow In 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z Some bluebirds are so stressed out by noise pollution, past research shows, that they have hormone levels similar to people with post-traumatic stress disorder. Noisy waters force dolphins to ‘shout’ to each other 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z Mulvihill said he was surprised that a century and a half of nest competition hadn’t resulted in more defensive behavior in bluebirds. An Avian Murder Case on a Quiet Back Porch 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z On a bluebird day the experience was downright cinematic — no wonder Teton Gravity Research chose the area as a filming location for their 2021 ski flick “Stoke the Fire.” For a different view of the North Cascades in winter, try snowmobiling 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z Opening day on Dec. 2 had the festive atmosphere — a DJ playing tunes, staff doling out hot chocolate, stickers of the ski area’s bluebird logo plastered everywhere — reminiscent of the Stevens Pass of yore. With a racer’s discipline, new GM turns a corner at Stevens Pass 2023-01-28T05:00:00Z The Twitter mascot is a mountain bluebird, but it may turn out to be an albatross. Op-Ed: Elon Musk mistook Twitter for the real world 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z From piping plovers to coyotes, eastern bluebirds to mountain lions, urban wildlife takes many forms — differing from other undomesticated wildlife in that such animals have adapted to a life that involves close contact with humans. Systemic racism blunts the genetic diversity of urban wildlife. Here's how 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z Still, he told me, we can help bluebirds by putting bluebird boxes only where they belong: not near houses, barns or bird feeders, but in open meadows, which house sparrows would never call home. An Avian Murder Case on a Quiet Back Porch 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z Perlut and his students created an inviting habitat for two species — tree swallows and Eastern bluebirds — to nest around where people tend to congregate. How to get rid of mosquitoes without killing friendly pollinators 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z In the mountains, a bluebird day can quickly turn into a stormy one, leaving you in a dangerous situation unless you have the right gear, a stoic attitude and solid preparation skills. How to prepare for whatever trail and weather conditions await during Washington shoulder season 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z “If I was a bluebird / I would fly to you,” he croons over a jaunty synth riff in “Daylight,” “You’d be the spoon / Dip you in honey so I could be sticking to you.” Sexed up and sensitive, Harry Styles stakes his claim as the perfect boyfriend and pop star 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z Many different birds frequent the area around Beth Hughitt’s Luray, Va., home: eagles, hummingbirds, orioles, bluebirds, blue jays, goldfinches, swallows, all kinds of woodpeckers — and mourning doves. Perspective | Winged victory: Readers stick up for the lowly mourning dove 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z “If bluebirds and eastern phoebes have an enemy, it is we humans, not the house sparrows we brought here.” An Avian Murder Case on a Quiet Back Porch 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z Three years later, on a bluebird spring day in Brooklyn, Mr. Klein joined that grim roster himself. Firefighter Killed in Brooklyn Blaze Was ‘Everyone’s Go-To Guy’ 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z Whistler is the kind of town where locals share their own mountain lingo, and — in some professions — compassionate bosses allow for slightly adjusted schedules on perfect bluebird days. Celebrate spring in the fresh mountain air of Whistler | Provided by Tourism Whistler 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z A fortuneteller’s hands cradle a crystal ball emblazoned with the letters “SPKA” while the Stevens Pass bluebird is perched on top. Good Fortune? Stevens Pass’ interim leader Tom Fortune has deep local roots 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z It shouldn’t crumble apart in your pocket or, worse, melt during a perfect bluebird day. From Starbursts to these Spicy Maple Pecans, Seattle foodies/skiers share their favorite fuel for the slopes 2022-02-06T05:00:00Z Eastern Washington’s many bluebird days create the perfect drop for hitting the slopes or swishing through rolling Nordic trails. Ski Washington: 12+ destinations for skiing, snowboarding and nordic skiing | Provided by Western Washington Toyota Dealers 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z To the west, snow-covered Mount Shahdag was so sharp against the bluebird sky that it seemed drawn in needlepoint. The mountain villages of Northern Azerbaijan, on the cusp of change 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z On a beautiful bluebird day just weeks later, they drove over to Aspen. Mikaela Shiffrin knows pain and loss. Now she’s back on top of the mountain. 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z Company executives promoted the plant’s impact on the community and local environment, boasting about how the company was planting pine trees and building nesting boxes for bluebirds. How Chemical Companies Avoid Paying for Pollution 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z The last of the nesters — goldfinches, bluebirds — are seeing off their offspring. Perspective | Bird lovers rejoice: The all-clear has been sounded on backyard feeders 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z The sky overhead was bright as a bluebird’s wing. Excerpt: Billie Jean King on growing up in Long Beach and saving up $8.29 for her first racquet 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z “It’s a shame that I can’t support England in the tournament,” comments bluebirds. Euro 2020: Jadon Sancho in line to start for England against Ukraine – live! 2021-07-03T04:00:00Z And on this bluebird morning, with sunshine shimmering on wind-whipped waves, there were worse assignments. ‘It’s a long way to get here’: The journey to vaccinate Lake Chelan’s most remote communities against COVID-19 2021-04-11T04:00:00Z Although the houses are designed for bluebirds, they also provide nesting spots for tree swallows and house wrens. Natural areas can be found on Heartland College campus 2021-04-03T04:00:00Z At this point, I would settle for the bluebird of apathy. Perspective | For the birds, spring is here. But bluebirds may not pay your yard a visit. 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z Robins, bluebirds, hermit thrushes and gray catbirds were among hard-hit types, he said. Bats, birds among wildlife pummeled during Southern freeze 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z In the bluebird bio trials, scientists remove a patient’s blood stem cells and treat them in a dish with a modified virus related to HIV. Gene therapy trials for sickle cell disease halted after two patients develop cancer 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z She also shared a painting of a bluebird flying over the ocean. David Bowie's wife Iman says she'll 'never' marry again after death of her 'true love' 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z A naughty little girl dreams she and her brother are sent by a fairy to find the bluebird of happiness. Movies on TV this week: 'It's a Wonderful Life' on NBC and E! 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z “Suet bits are analogous to insects or caterpillars, which bluebirds like,” he said. Perspective | For the birds, spring is here. But bluebirds may not pay your yard a visit. 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z Sitting on a boulder in the proposed path of the gondola line on a recent weekday, she looked up at western bluebirds flitting in the highest branches of 20-foot sycamore trees. Proposed aerial tram for Dodger fans ignites controversy at Los Angeles State Historic Park 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z Fire also releases soil nutrients that can encourage the growth of shrubs that attract insects and other invertebrates that birds such as the dusky flycatcher and mountain bluebird find tasty. As wildfires continue in western United States, biologists fear for vulnerable species 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z "And if the whole wide world stops singing / And all the stars go dark / I'll keep a light on in my soul / Keep a bluebird in my heart." Miranda Lambert wows fans at 2020 ACMs with acoustic performance of hit 'Bluebird' at Bluebird Cafe: 'Iconic' 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z Some birds - including migratory warblers, swallows and bluebirds - were seen acting strangely before their deaths, according to witnesses. Mass deaths of migratory birds reported in US 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z The weather was perfect - bluebird, not too windy. Man summits Grand Teton decade after infamous storm, rescue 2020-08-30T04:00:00Z One bluebird morning at the end of July, the fish started churning upriver in large numbers and the excitement was palpable. 'They're owned by all Alaskans': salmon free-for-all draws throngs 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z If you yank a 3-wood into the oaks along the left side of the sixth fairway, half a dozen flashes of blue and orange will sometimes burst from the canopy: bluebirds. The Greenkeeper’s Tale - Golf Digest 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z A third added: "Miranda Lambert singing bluebird in the bluebird cafe? ICONIC." Miranda Lambert wows fans at 2020 ACMs with acoustic performance of hit 'Bluebird' at Bluebird Cafe: 'Iconic' 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z Crossguns, a school bus driver, was making her regular circuit Tuesday morning as the warming sun of a bluebird day barely made a dent in the deep snowdrifts along her route. Blackfeet work together to feed kids in time of coronavirus 2020-03-21T04:00:00Z The camera also pans to a real bluebird several times throughout the video. Miranda Lambert is a 'Bluebird' in new music video 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z In the game, you play as a young bluebird on a vacation, and you’ll be trekking through the mountainous terrain of Hawk Peak Provincial Park to get to the summit. The rise of impossibly cute and wholesome games 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z “Considerable” danger, on the other hand, requires that people deal with their uncertainty about their uncertainty; on a “bluebird day” with clear sky and fresh powder, the two uncertainties can conveniently cancel each other out. What I Learned in Avalanche School 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z And I am fully aware that watching a bald eagle pull a fish from the water is not fundamentally different from watching a bluebird pluck a beetle from the grass. Opinion | The Eagles of Reelfoot Lake 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z But Emiliano our beautiful bluebird we will love you forever more. Manchester United v Burnley, Arsenal v Cardiff and more: Premier League – live! 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z Evans said Munro then tracked him down — while he was skiing with his wife Nancy on a bluebird day in Utah. Meet 3 pillars of Washington state history who ended the capture of Puget Sound killer whales 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z I believe that the change is accelerating, 25 years ago we had bats, swallows, orioles, bluebirds and owls. The Insect Apocalypse Is Here 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z The new design will replace the current “bluebird” models that feature the state bird atop a hawthorn, the state floral emblem. Missouri drivers to get new bicentennial license plates 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z Arizona is the sunniest state in the country, with more than three hundred bluebird days per year. The Battle for Solar Energy in the Country’s Sunniest State 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z “Raccoons, box turtles, ground skinks, all kinds of birds, we see redheaded woodpeckers, bluebirds - you name it. Come back when it’s a quieter day,” she said. Nature trail built by inmates opens on Arkansas lake island 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z Two tents at Dead Creek headquarters will open at 9:30 a.m. and feature wildlife-related exhibits and activities such as decoy carving, building bluebird boxes and wildlife photography. The public is invited to 17th annual Dead Creek Wildlife Day 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z You won't encounter any rhinos on the fairway, but you will see flocks of monarchs during their annual migration, and nesting boxes for bluebirds and purple martins in designated native areas. Sneaking in A Little Golf... In Columbus, Ohio - Golf Digest 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z Nesting season runs from the beginning of March through the end of August, said Bearden, who is offering a free two-hour “walk and talk” bluebird tour Saturday morning at 10 a.m. One-man conservationist looks to save Cobb’s bluebirds 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z Last week, I wrote about efforts to boost the bluebird population around here. Perspective | It’s going to be hard for me to complain about other people’s leaf blowers 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z “Those two are at a size that directly competes with bluebirds,” said Stephen Johnson, Fairfax County coordinator for the Virginia Bluebird Society. Perspective | The feathers are flying in the battle between bluebirds and their killers 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z In two studies that were partly funded by Cambridge, Mass.-based bluebird, researchers extracted blood stem cells from 22 βbeta-thalassemia patients and used bluebird’s technology to insert a functional beta-globin gene into those cells. Gene Therapy Shows Promise in Patients with a Blood Disorder 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z Of the three species Kleist and his colleagues studied, mountain bluebirds and ash-throated flycatchers avoided nest boxes closest to compressors. Oil- and Gas-Drilling Noise Stresses Birds 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z Bearden, a master gardener through the 4-H Extension, sets up similar nest boxes across the county for those willing and able to house a bluebird habitat. One-man conservationist looks to save Cobb’s bluebirds 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z They try to keep such extreme measures to a minimum, focusing first on preventing house sparrows from nesting in bluebird boxes. Perspective | It’s going to be hard for me to complain about other people’s leaf blowers 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z “They like to live in the same kinds of cavities that bluebirds use.” Perspective | The feathers are flying in the battle between bluebirds and their killers 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z Several of the four dozen researchers listed on the paper are employees of bluebird bio. Gene Therapy Shows Promise in Patients with a Blood Disorder 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z Western bluebirds, in contrast, nested at sites along the full noise gradient. Oil- and Gas-Drilling Noise Stresses Birds 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z She is familiar with Bearden and the work he does for the bluebirds. One-man conservationist looks to save Cobb’s bluebirds 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z It was one of those pretty, late-winter days with bluebird skies when the trees are still naked on the mountains and you can see every shadow and contour of the landscape. Gun Culture Is My Culture. And I Fear for What It Has Become. 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z And house sparrows don’t care if a bluebird is already living in there. Perspective | The feathers are flying in the battle between bluebirds and their killers 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z Some of the other researchers, who work at academic institutions or hospitals, reported receiving consulting fees from bluebird. Gene Therapy Shows Promise in Patients with a Blood Disorder 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z The scientists also found that eggs in western bluebird nests closest to the compressors were less likely to hatch than eggs farther away. Oil- and Gas-Drilling Noise Stresses Birds 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z Other species — bluebirds, woodpeckers, kestrels — nest in them. Nature’s great bird migration under threat by you-know-who 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z Separate research on mountain bluebirds and ash-throated flycatchers in New Mexico showed signs of chronic stress in birds exposed to steady noise from oil and gas infrastructure. Near Noisy Oil Fields, Lovesick Birds Change Their Tunes 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z I’ve heard dark tales of a sparrow pecking a bluebird to death as the bluebird sits atop its eggs, then building its own nest atop the still warm body of its murdered rival. Perspective | The feathers are flying in the battle between bluebirds and their killers 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z Using an idiom she may have drawn from her upbringing in Kentucky, she replied calmly, “I appreciate that you’re the bluebird of happiness.” Rep. Louise M. Slaughter, N.Y. Democrat who championed women’s rights, dies at 88 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z “Once the storm moves out of the area, we’ll have a beautiful bluebird powder day.” Storm hits California, evacuations ordered in mudslide area 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z “I think, when we all signed up for snowboarding, we knew it wasn’t always bluebird, perfect, sunny days like we get in California,” said Anderson, 27, a South Lake Tahoe native. Perspective | How Dr. Dre helped Jamie Anderson to a league of her own, another snowboard throne 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z When I mapped birders’ sightings, I found bluebirds went farther north in warmer winters, while in other years the wintering bluebirds were found farther south. Groundhogs Don't Have a Clue 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z Scientists couldn't ask the bluebird what she was feeling. Some birds are so stressed by noise pollution it looks like they have PTSD 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z It’s why she sits in a chair designed for children, under the birch tree decals with bluebirds that appear to grow on the walls. Walla Walla taking new approach in child abuse cases 2018-01-14T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, the western bluebird — a common, hardy species that is generally considered to be noise-tolerant, was smaller, its feathers bedraggled. Some birds are so stressed by noise pollution it looks like they have PTSD 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z In short, western bluebirds that nest in proximity to oil and gas noises hatch fewer chicks than bluebirds that nest in quiet. Oil and Gas Drilling Is Causing Birds to Have Fewer Chicks 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z In the short-term, Eastern bluebirds might adapt, they might shift to different cues or use the old cue slightly differently. Groundhogs Don't Have a Clue 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, the western bluebird — a common, hardy species that is generally considered to be noise-tolerant, was smaller, its feathers bedraggled. Some birds are so stressed by noise pollution it looks like they have PTSD 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z Once in a while, Hull said, someone will get up from their desk and peer through the binoculars at lightning or gathering clouds or a bluebird sky. Forecaster retires after 39 years with weather service 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z The bluebird didn’t realize what she was getting herself into when she chose her new home, about 75 yards from a natural-gas compressor. Some birds are so stressed by noise pollution it looks like they have PTSD 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z This is particularly concerning, because western bluebirds are considered hardy species not particularly sensitive to noise, says Francis, who received funding from the National Geographic Society. Oil and Gas Drilling Is Causing Birds to Have Fewer Chicks 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z But, if the climate changes too quickly or in unpredictable ways, then Eastern bluebirds might follow other species into decline. Groundhogs Don't Have a Clue 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z We’ve just started to ask the questions and do the examination so we’re about to get beyond the “a guppy has a personality, or a water strider or spider or crab or bluebird.” How Diverse Personalities Help Animals Survive 2018-01-06T05:00:00Z It is home to boreal toads and bugling elk, trumpeter swans, sandhill cranes, massive flocks of mountain bluebird, and a diverse suite of waterfowl. The great rewilding 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z Scientists couldn’t ask the bluebird what she was feeling. Some birds are so stressed by noise pollution it looks like they have PTSD 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z Mealworm seedcake, for example, is designed to attract bluebirds, orioles, wrens, jays, chickadees and titmice. Passion for bird-watching led brothers to build a birdseed empire 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z This is a work in progress, and the payoff so far is the sight of heron, ducks, American kestrels, hawks, sandhill cranes and bluebirds. Learn from volunteers as they create Chesterton oasis 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z An excellent example of this in the animal world is those bluebirds where you’ve got exploring, aggressive males who fly to new places and take over, like an invading army. How Diverse Personalities Help Animals Survive 2018-01-06T05:00:00Z Bird houses built by students welcome species from bluebirds to screech owls. Arkansas wildlife trail gets revamped 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z Why is it, for example, that I don’t note in my journal when I see bluebirds, but only magnolia warblers, indigo buntings and such glitterati? What backyard birds can tell us about our changing world 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z Before all of the above, in the days when the bluebird sang o’er the lemonade springs on the Big Rock Candy Mountain? Donald Trump, domestic terrorist: The man who tried to kill democracy — and why we had it coming 2016-10-22T04:00:00Z You may bring home a bluebird house kit or a native plant. Learn from volunteers as they create Chesterton oasis 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z Essentially, that bluebird day was a perfect microcosm of summer camp, where kids are given space away from their families to be themselves outside the context of their everyday lives. 20 years of connecting through and beyond grief 2016-08-27T04:00:00Z Hallett Peak, backed by bluebird skies, is reflected in the water of Dream Lake in the Rocky Mountain National Park. The Antiquities Act and America's National Parks 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z In fact, bluebirds are quite fetching, but they also are common hereabouts. What backyard birds can tell us about our changing world 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z “Everyday, bluebirds got on the doors and pooped and attacked the mirrors on both sides of the vehicles,” she wrote. IRS: A new phone scam threatens college students 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z It is also fancied by some birds, including the wild turkey, American robin, Northern bobwhite, Eastern bluebird, mockingbird, white-throated sparrow, Carolina wren and European starling. What Poison Ivy Has Against Us 2016-07-04T04:00:00Z Dozens of bluebirds “hover hunted” above us—that is, flapped rapidly in place, then dove to the ground to gobble up bugs. The Secret to Finding Seclusion in One of America’s Busiest National Parks 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z Islamic State operatives mocked the Twitter announcement, sending their own message: A tweet of a bullet-riddled version of the company’s bluebird logo. Twitter and Islamic State Deadlock on Social Media Battlefield 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z I vow to pay more attention to bluebirds in the future. What backyard birds can tell us about our changing world 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z Personally, I never stopped loving our family’s waterproof Ken Done duffel bag, in its perky bluebird blue and squiggles of underwater life. Ken Done: sell-out, one-hit wonder, or Australia’s most underrated artist? 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z Gordon quotes one passenger’s description of the mood in boarding areas: “Marie Antoinette on her way to the guillotine was a bluebird for happiness in comparison.” Has the Internet Made Air Travel Irrelevant? 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z By the end of the song, he’s stepping into the void with his head held high: "Oh, I’ll be free / Just like that bluebird." Even in death, David Bowie is one step ahead of us 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z He has gone “just like that bluebird” as he soars and sings on his latest single Lazarus. My David Bowie, alive forever | Suzanne Moore 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z Under bluebird skies, a cool breeze kept the biting black flies away. On the Longest Hiking Trails, a Woman Finds Equal Footing 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z The chapter also maintains nesting boxes for eastern bluebirds, eastern screech owls and bats. Bloomington park is designated as Important Bird Area 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z Mr McCarthy will not be trilling about wonderful days or bluebirds any time soon. Exit John Boehner 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z He built a small sanctuary in his backyard in Annapolis, documenting more than 1,500 bluebirds born over the span of 35 years in “this one little birdhouse,” said his son. Bill Garner, longtime Washington Times cartoonist, dies at 79 2015-07-26T04:00:00Z The man kills himself, she said, leaving a note that reads, "I leave the door open to let my bluebird fly away." If you can make it there: Acts try out for NY subway spots 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z Another line that irritated the society was Mr. Franzen’s assertion that the formerly activist organization had become “better known for its holiday cards and its plush-toy cardinals and bluebirds, which sing when you squeeze them.” Jonathan Franzen Ruffles Feathers Again 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z He already maintains bluebird trails for the ParkLands Foundation at its Merwin Preserve and Chinquapin Bluffs property. EXCHANGE: Welcome mat out for bluebirds at golf course 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z Attendees will build a bluebird house from scrap wood to promote recycling as well as an appreciation of birds. Custer park hosting Earth Day birdhouse-making workshop 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z In recent decades, it’s been better known for its holiday cards and its plush-toy cardinals and bluebirds, which sing when you squeeze them. Climate Change vs. Conservation 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z "It's about a man with a brilliant mind who had a hard time expressing himself, and he said, 'I have a bluebird trapped inside my head,'" she explained. If you can make it there: Acts try out for NY subway spots 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z At the neckline is a small pin, a bluebird. At age 100, Fremont woman recalls farm life in area 2015-02-01T05:00:00Z Their aggressiveness in taking over nesting spaces is one of the threats to bluebirds, Zimmerman said. EXCHANGE: Welcome mat out for bluebirds at golf course 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z They’ll also learn why bluebirds nest in the boxes and other facts, and be able to take their birdhouse home with them. Custer park hosting Earth Day birdhouse-making workshop 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z The big Series A and B financings at Juno, the IPO at Kite, the Celgene deal at bluebird – and many others – are a reflection of this significant capital requirement in the CD19 race today. Cellular Immunotherapy & Unum Therapeutics: Out Of Many, One 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z It perches on your wrist, like one of Cinderella’s helpful bluebirds. How Apple Is Invading Our Bodies 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z As part of the same pattern, the study projects that the iconic brown pelican could leave Louisiana, the mountain bluebird might migrate out of Idaho, and the purple finch might move from New Hampshire. Bye bye, birdie: Study says warming may force orioles, eagles from D.C. region While the goal is to attract bluebirds, other small, native species, such as house wrens, tree swallows and chickadees also might use the boxes. EXCHANGE: Welcome mat out for bluebirds at golf course 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z After residents complained for years about dead birds in their yards, 22 American robins, six European starlings and one bluebird were collected last year. DDT Still Killing Birds in Michigan 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z Normally, bluebirds lay their second clutch of eggs when the heat of July is at its worst. Wisconsin man builds houses for thousands of birds 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z That led to an interest in monitoring bluebird boxes and watching the nesting grounds of herons. EXCHANGE: Grayslake man protecting blue herons 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z She’s become somewhat of a local expert and the living room of her home is filled with bluebird statues and a painting hanging on the wall. Elgin woman devotes time to protecting bluebirds 2014-07-06T04:00:00Z When seeing a bluebird was rare in Minnesota, Scriven was among a handful of volunteers behind initial efforts to bring them back. Volunteer’s dedication helps bring back bluebirds 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z Scientists say there's a correlation between the increased numbers of starlings and a decline in native species such as the red headed woodpecker, purple martin and bluebird. Shakespeare's birds cause US trouble 2014-04-23T13:13:58Z In the late 1970s and 1980s, the number of bluebirds plunged to an alarming low in Wisconsin. Wisconsin man builds houses for thousands of birds 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z She and her friends sing a peaceful, healing song she learned from the elders about a bluebird who flies west at night, blessing the sun and bringing on the moon and stars. The hard lives — and high suicide rate — of Native American children 2014-03-09T22:38:17Z Crimmins maintains her bluebird houses and is always vigilant in caring for the other birdhouses in the backyard. Elgin woman devotes time to protecting bluebirds 2014-07-06T04:00:00Z In the carpenter’s apron her daughter appliqued with a vivid bluebird, she tucks away small notebooks for recording the status of each box, an assortment of double-headed nails, two screwdrivers and mosquito repellant. Volunteer’s dedication helps bring back bluebirds 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z “It really doesn't get any more raw or emotional,” says Nick Leschly, president of biotechnology firm bluebird bio in Cambridge, Massachusetts, which is seeking treatments for several rare diseases. Disease research: Rare insights 2014-01-15T18:21:24.574Z Today, the state’s bluebird population is the highest in 50 years because concerned residents put up and monitored nest boxes. Wisconsin man builds houses for thousands of birds 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z So it was, on a nameplate decorated with bluebirds. Alice Munro: “The Bear Came over the Mountain.” 2013-10-14T04:00:00Z So mother and son decided to follow the eastern bluebird and record its actions. Elgin woman devotes time to protecting bluebirds 2014-07-06T04:00:00Z But after four decades, bluebirds still hold an allure. Volunteer’s dedication helps bring back bluebirds 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z As a result, orphan-drug development is teeming in small biotechnology firms such as bluebird bio, which almost doubled its staff by adding about 40 new employees this year, most of them scientists. Disease research: Rare insights 2014-01-15T18:21:24.574Z He began building bluebird houses in earnest after retirement from General Motors a few years ago. Wisconsin man builds houses for thousands of birds 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z Malaysian owner Vincent Tan changed the club's colour to "lucky" red last year as part of his investment and made the bluebird less prominent on the crest. Cardiff fans march over 'heritage' 2013-08-25T08:15:23Z Mr. DeVito puts up bluebird and swallow boxes, and he likes to think that the same families return every year. At Home With Dennis Wedlick: In Pursuit of the Perfectly Passive 2013-08-14T22:07:42Z Her careful monitoring has helped to bring about 4,000 bluebirds to the fledgling stage in the 40 years since she established this 5-mile, 62-box trail encircling Lake Maria State Park. Volunteer’s dedication helps bring back bluebirds 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z So instead of being a native species, as commonly thought, a smallish group of bluebirds likely settled on the island some 400 years ago and the modern population descended from those birds. Bermuda Bluebirds Aren't Native: They Moved In 400 Years Ago 2013-04-08T16:15:31.883Z Rook stopped counting after he built more than 100 nesting boxes to attract mostly bluebirds. Wisconsin man builds houses for thousands of birds 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z As landlords of bird houses for bluebirds, if house sparrows move in, many people find ways to evict them. Animal Care Ethics in Citizen Science: My Conundrum 2013-03-05T19:45:00.483Z That was the case during the last series of digs Dec. 13-16 where diggers actually found some bluebird days mixed in with some the worst storms of the month. More coastal razor clam digs coming up soon, and success still decent in between storms 2012-12-19T18:59:05Z Scriven, a soft-spoken woman who wears a straw hat into the field to ward off protective, dive-bombing male bluebirds, keeps a couple of toolboxes in her truck in case a box requires repairs. Volunteer’s dedication helps bring back bluebirds 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z They are not unique from other bluebirds, according to these new findings, and if a conservation organization, for example, is trying to direct funding to preserve unique species, these bluebirds shouldn’t be major priorities. Bermuda Bluebirds Aren't Native: They Moved In 400 Years Ago 2013-04-08T16:15:31.883Z Hall keeps track of the number of bluebirds fledged in almost 10,000 nesting boxes throughout the state. Wisconsin man builds houses for thousands of birds 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z Dr. Hutto, who said he believes the Forest Service approach is misguided, pointed out that morel mushrooms thrive on charred ground, and birds, including the mountain bluebird and black-backed woodpecker, then move in. Forest Survey Questions Effect of Prescribed Burns 2012-09-17T16:19:11Z Pink, with a flight of bluebirds running up and down her limbs and flapping across her chest. T. Coraghessan Boyle: “Birnam Wood.” 2012-08-27T04:00:00Z Those are among the perks of bluebird trail monitoring. Volunteer’s dedication helps bring back bluebirds 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z Whether the bluebirds are native or invasive isn’t the real question at hand, but whether they are unique enough in the world that they deserve extra conservation protection. Bermuda Bluebirds Aren't Native: They Moved In 400 Years Ago 2013-04-08T16:15:31.883Z Under a bluebird sky that sent temperatures soaring, he and his Team Sky teammates rode as they have for most of this race: calm and measured, content to mark attacks but not instigate them. Tour de France: Cadel Evans Wilts in the Mountains 2012-07-18T20:24:52Z The new kits bear a redesigned badge, incorporating a main image of a dragon, with a small bluebird inserted underneath, and carrying the slogan "Fire and Passion". Cardiff to change kit from blue to red 2012-06-06T09:51:11Z The wild flowers and the birds interested us deeply and every spring we joyfully noted the returning bluebirds and robins, the migrating wren and a number of other charming feathered friends. Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound 2012-04-03T02:00:30.677Z “The bluebird was still in there, so I was technically holding the bluebird.” Volunteer’s dedication helps bring back bluebirds 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z Today, only three songbird species that are considered native live in Bermuda: the bluebird, the gray catbird, and the white-eyed vireo, all of which are common on the East Coast of the United States. Bermuda Bluebirds Aren't Native: They Moved In 400 Years Ago 2013-04-08T16:15:31.883Z Bobolinks, jays, bluebirds, chattering blackbirds and even crows added their voices to the odd combinations of melody. The Auto Boys' Quest 2012-03-12T03:00:25.647Z From within the blackness of the barn came an echo of the whippoorwill’s call, followed by a much more cheerful note—the carol of the bluebird. The Camp Fire Girls' Larks and Pranks or, The House of the Open Door 2012-02-21T03:00:19.740Z The sweeping report looks at data on more than 80 bird species, including swallows, chickadees, bluebirds, falcons, gulls and geese. Observatory: Changes in Weather Add to Birds? Marital Woes 2012-02-20T18:05:20Z “It created one of the most successful bluebird recovery programs in the nation,” Henderson said. Volunteer’s dedication helps bring back bluebirds 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z To measure how closely related the Bermudan birds are to their mainland counterparts, the researchers compared 12 gene sequences among eastern bluebirds living in Bermuda, along the US East coast, and in the midwest. Bermuda Bluebirds Aren't Native: They Moved In 400 Years Ago 2013-04-08T16:15:31.883Z With the help of fellow researcher Dustin Rubenstein, a behavioral and evolutionary ecologist at Columbia University, Botero collected data for more than 200 bird species that included gulls, geese, ducks, sparrows, bluebirds and falcons. Climate Change Increases Mate-Swapping in Birds 2012-02-17T18:15:00.227Z There are paraqueets, parrots, singing canaries, alligators, bananas, bamboos, singing winds, warbling bluebirds, blackbirds that can render a tune, purples and blues and crimsons and browns, all poured out and mixed together without stint. Prowling about Panama 2012-02-11T03:04:04.040Z The men whistled and sang as they worked, and blackbirds, bluebirds, and larks flew back and forth, singing and searching for bugs and worms, as well as for the shining kernels of wheat. How We are Fed A Geographical Reader 2012-02-07T03:00:10.237Z One year, after seeing two successive batches of 9-day-old bluebirds killed by house sparrows, Scriven said she learned how to close the sparrows’ windpipe with a pair of pliers. Volunteer’s dedication helps bring back bluebirds 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z Peaceably among the lilacs the contented bluebird sits, though through bulb, root, and chrysalis has passed the irresistible current that will let no sharer of the earth be still—not stone nor seed nor man. Minstrel Weather 2012-01-24T03:00:25.640Z The bluebirds came about the middle of March, and farmers began their plowing several weeks ahead of the usual time. The White Crystals Being an Account of the Adventures of Two Boys 2012-01-13T03:00:11.507Z There are probably few boys who do not know a robin when they see one, nor does the bluebird need to be introduced. Endurance Test or, How Clear Grit Won the Day 2011-12-16T03:00:11.660Z It takes so kindly to the boxes we set up for martins, bluebirds and wrens that, where sparrows do not interfere, it now prefers them to the hollow trees, which once were its only shelter. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z It was a bluebird day, with warm sun on their backs and a good snowpack underfoot. Utah resorts still capitalizing on Olympic success 10 years later; skier visits up 42 percent 2011-11-25T18:50:09Z Louise received basket of Easter eggs with a beautiful bluebird over them from Mrs. McHenry—Paris—beautiful—shall take it to America. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z Some pests, like spider mites, are too small for bluebirds to consume. Green Blog: In a California Vineyard, Bluebirds Earn Their Keep 2011-11-14T12:35:29Z It is a good fighter and will attack bluebirds and swallows. Endurance Test or, How Clear Grit Won the Day 2011-12-16T03:00:11.660Z Young bluebirds are far less wild and noisy than robins, but their very sharp little claws discourage handling. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z The commonest species are the western robin, the beautiful mountain bluebird, and, at middle elevations, the chickadee and junco. Rocky Mountain [Colorado] National Park 2011-11-05T02:00:11.333Z Fledgling robins and bluebirds, orioles and wrens are meat and drink to him. The Determined Angler and the Brook Trout an anthological volume of trout fishing, trout histories, trout lore, trout resorts, and trout tackle 2011-10-28T02:00:26.687Z As cavity-nesting songbirds, bluebirds are particularly well suited to the task. Green Blog: In a California Vineyard, Bluebirds Earn Their Keep 2011-11-14T12:35:29Z In it are the bluebird and the friendly robin; their song is very sweet. Endurance Test or, How Clear Grit Won the Day 2011-12-16T03:00:11.660Z The bluebird and pine grosbeak have it too, but their much larger, trembling wings seem far less nervous. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z The eggs and young of bluebirds and wrens may be protected by the use of nest boxes with circular openings 1½ inches or less in diameter. Bird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifity Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our Homes 2011-10-14T02:00:28.840Z But when we go to look for the bluebirds which nest in the orchard, they may have flown a half mile away in their search for food. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z Western bluebirds were responsible for much of the increase: 313 of them were counted at the nest box sites, versus 39 in control portions of the vineyard. Green Blog: In a California Vineyard, Bluebirds Earn Their Keep 2011-11-14T12:35:29Z "You would feed butterflies on brawn, teach the bluebird to scream like a macaw, make the trembling, silver-leaved white birches all over into oaks." The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains 2011-09-24T02:00:16.927Z If the bluebirds had her courage and hot, quick temper, they would never let the sparrows drive them away from their boxes. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z What a loss, I said, to the coming generations of dwellers in the country—no bluebird in the spring! Bird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifity Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our Homes 2011-10-14T02:00:28.840Z Long ago, before the wreck of her happiness, her father, who had a taste for the striking in comparisons, had said that Caroline's eyes were like bluebirds flying. The Builders 2011-09-19T02:00:09.067Z Within one year of placing about 100 nest boxes in two vineyard study sites, bluebird families occupied over 75 percent of the boxes, she said. Green Blog: In a California Vineyard, Bluebirds Earn Their Keep 2011-11-14T12:35:29Z Follow, Follow, Over hill and hollow— Where the bluebirds call, O, I am sure to be. Making Up with Mr. Dog Hollow Tree Stories 2011-09-10T02:00:24.637Z In the South, where the martins are still very numerous, a peach grower I know has set up in his orchard rows of poles, with a house on each, either for them or for bluebirds. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z Already bluebirds were drifting from stump to stump, and robins, which had arrived in April before the snow melted, chirped in the furrows of last autumn's plowing. The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z Early Bird features a flying bluebird controlled by flicks and swipes, and is hoping to nab some of the same audience as iOS hit Tiny Wings. Apps rush: DropTunes, Early Bird, Hemorrhoids comic and more 2011-08-26T09:26:00Z The winter's shroud was rent a-part— The sun bust forth in glee,— And when that that bluebird sung, my hart Hopped out o' bed with me! Neghborly Poems and Dialect Sketches 2011-08-15T02:00:25.930Z Many also pursue special interests like gardening, tending bluebird houses, keeping bees or making scented soaps to sell to visitors. With No More Cowboys Taking Vows, Monastery Quits the Cattle Business 2011-08-13T22:57:11Z The bluebird was no harbinger of spring at Canyon Pass. The Heart of Canyon Pass 2011-08-04T02:00:24.083Z That bluebird blue makes her cheeks like pink roses!” Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z "The bobolinks have come" is as joyful a proclamation as announces the return of the bluebird and robin. In New England Fields and Woods 2011-07-27T02:00:26.953Z I seen the sun shine out and heerd The first bluebird of Spring!— Neghborly Poems and Dialect Sketches 2011-08-15T02:00:25.930Z There was every appearance of prosperity, but no sign of life, save two bluebirds, the pioneers of spring, that were fighting around the martin gourds, preparing to take possession. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1 2011-07-17T02:00:36.813Z The brown-threshers and bluebirds were singing merrily above him, and the squirrels were chattering their nonsense in the distance. The Puddleford Papers, Or Humors of the West 2011-07-12T02:00:33.027Z “And this bluebird—oh, Miss Page did I tell you that each Pioneer group is named after a bird, and that ours is the Bluebird Group?” Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z Your returns air always like that of the bluebird’s in the spring—and jest as much for happiness as they say the bluebird is. Ruth Fielding In the Red Cross Doing Her Best For Uncle Sam 2011-06-14T02:00:23.757Z All the time, she was as cheerful as a bluebird—and just as chatty as one, too! Ruth Fielding At Sunrise Farm What Became of the Raby Orphans 2011-06-14T02:00:19.177Z At that moment Firefly, with something like the waving flight of a bluebird, was leaping the meadow fence into the woods. Erskine Dale?Pioneer 2011-06-13T02:00:32.327Z On the next morning the bluebird came again, and brought a phebe with him, and the two sang a kind of duet for my benefit. The Puddleford Papers, Or Humors of the West 2011-07-12T02:00:33.027Z “Oh, Grace,” exclaimed Nathalie, “you have been telling tales!” and then with a laugh, she told of finding the bluebird’s nest, excusing her ignorance by the plea that she was a city-bred girl. Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z A half-hour's walk through the woods brought me to a clearing where a flock of bluebirds were holding council together among the falling leaves. Rosemary and Rue 2011-05-21T02:00:11.483Z She dropped it on the grass, seized the lowest branch, and in three minutes was perched, like a bluebird, well toward the top of the tree. The Cinder Pond 2011-05-17T02:00:20.320Z I did not know what a bargain I had in the bluebirds, bobolinks, and thrushes, which were not charged in the bill. The Lure of the Camera 2011-04-27T02:00:25.413Z In the old days the animals wore no such fine clothing as now, and the bluebird was of an ugly dun color, which made him very unhappy. Indian Legends Retold 2011-04-21T02:00:49.077Z I agree with Helen that the finding of the bluebird’s nest in the old cedar meant that you were to become a true bluebird, or Blue Robin, as we shall have to call you.” Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z During the present season, a very severe cold spell, the first week in March, drove the bluebirds to seek shelter about the houses and out-buildings. Wake-Robin 2011-04-01T02:00:36.187Z It is the wind on a willow, the lap of waves, the shadow under a bush, a bird, a bluebird, three herons, a dead hawk rotting on a pole— Clear yellow! Sour Grapes A Book of Poems 2011-03-25T02:00:10.780Z It has a bluebird painted on it which is the only bird I've ever seen. The Green Forest Fairy Book 2011-03-04T03:01:06.297Z And the bluebirds—blue—blue—blue—gloriously singing, seemed to be bringing the hue and the harmony of the radiant heavens down to the glowing earth. Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century 2011-02-13T03:00:19.953Z “So it is,” returned Mrs. Morrow, “but you know, bluebird means blue robin, too.” Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z The bluebirds, when they build about the farm-buildings, sometimes come in conflict with the swallows. Wake-Robin 2011-04-01T02:00:36.187Z The robins and bluebirds and thrushes sang for him. Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z "Do you remember this, then, little one?" asked poor Punchinello, and showed the bluebird locket, "the only treasure you did own, and which you gave to me?" The Green Forest Fairy Book 2011-03-04T03:01:06.297Z There were redbirds, too, and bluebirds and blackbirds—pewees, thrushes, vireos, kingfishers—all flocking in with the red and gold of the sunrise, making the dun meadows bright and melodious with their plumage and song. Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century 2011-02-13T03:00:19.953Z “The bluebird is also noted for its cheerfulness,” she continued. Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z The same is true of the pewees, the king-bird, and the sparrows, while the common bluebird, the oriole, and orchard starling afford examples the other way. Wake-Robin 2011-04-01T02:00:36.187Z The sparrow-hawk, the house sparrow, the tree swallow, the bluebird, most species of wrens, and several of the smaller species of owls nest either in natural cavities in trees or in deserted woodpeckers’ holes. The Woodpeckers 2011-01-26T03:00:25.210Z Blue smoke was curling from its chimney, and a bluebird was singing in a cage beside the kitchen door. The Green Forest Fairy Book 2011-03-04T03:01:06.297Z There are also the swallows, the bluebirds and nightingales, but one can't really count all this rubbish. Verotchka's Tales 2011-01-24T03:00:16.880Z Flower,” she called suddenly, “sing us that pretty little bluebird song you know.” Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z In New York and in New England the sap starts up in the sugar-maple the very day the bluebird arrives, and sugar-making begins forthwith. Wake-Robin 2011-04-01T02:00:36.187Z The night was like some monster omen ill, Whose shrieking froze the marrow of my bones; But day dawned calm, though white as polar zones, The bluebird shouting "Spring!" from every hill. The Blood of Rachel A Dramatization of Esther, and other poems 2011-01-14T03:00:46.933Z There is a certain period of the year when all its widely scattered children home to Kentucky as surely as bluebirds home to the hollow stumps in March. Why Joan? 2011-01-02T03:00:20.290Z For it is the bluebird's valley as well as mine. The Jonathan Papers “I think she means bluebirds,” ventured Mrs. Page, looking up from the morning paper and smiling at the earnest young face of her daughter. Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z The western bluebird is considered a distinct species, and is perhaps a little more brilliant and showy than its Eastern brother; and Nuttall thinks its song is more varied, sweet, and tender. Wake-Robin 2011-04-01T02:00:36.187Z To the dear old nest returneth, Yet again, the bluebird bright— To the hollow tree whence, yearly, Azure birdlings wing their flight. Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. XLII., May 1851 Note.—This bulletin treats of the economic relations and value to agriculture of the thrushes of the United States other than robins and bluebirds. Food Habits of the Thrushes of the United States USDA Bulletin 280 Why should we be elated that we can recognize a bluebird by his flight, and ashamed of knowing our neighbor's old bay by his gait? The Jonathan Papers Mrs. Page’s tired eyes brightened as she watched with keen interest the five bobbing heads with open bills, turweeing in hungry clamor, “Why no, Nathalie,” she replied laughingly, “they are bluebirds.” Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z I knew of a farm-boy who was in the habit of putting his hand down into a bluebird’s nest and taking out the old bird whenever he came that way. Wake-Robin 2011-04-01T02:00:36.187Z So then they went on and the bluebird went ahead, until they came to a fine, big cave, where Mr. Bear lived. The Hollow Tree and Deep Woods Book being a new edition in one volume of "The Hollow Tree" and "In The Deep Woods" with several new stories and pictures added An account of the food habits of the 5 species of robins and bluebirds appeared in Department Bulletin No. 171. Food Habits of the Thrushes of the United States USDA Bulletin 280 There are other birds there, but not many, and it is the bluebird which best voices the spirit of the place. The Jonathan Papers “What a pretty idea,” responded Nathalie, “and bluebird, the name of your group!” thinking of the nest of bluebirds she had found down in the old cedar. Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z The only redeeming feature seemed to be that it was warm and the sun shone—one of those first spring days that come the last of March, and with it the early-arriving bluebirds. Rockhaven From a cluster of bushes a western bluebird, which is bluer than all others, rose up and soared over the girls' heads, homing toward its nest in the trees. The Ranch Girls' Pot of Gold They consist of the birds commonly known as thrushes, robins, bluebirds, Townsend's solitaire, and the wheatears. Food Habits of the Thrushes of the United States USDA Bulletin 280 Then came robins and bluebirds, and a new season opened with a rush. The Land of Strong Men “But please inform me, Mrs. Morrow,” now spoke that young man, “why you say bluebirds are blue robins?” Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z The solitary note of joy about it was a bluebird piping away in the near-by orchard, and for that bird's presence there, Winn felt grateful. Rockhaven From the distant orchard came the breath of apple blooms, and a single bluebird winged his solitary way across the fields, his colour gleaming brightly for an instant against the silvery clouds. The Master's Violin Once I walked the world enchanted Through the scented woods of spring, Hand in hand with Love, in rapture Just to hear a bluebird sing. Later Poems The bluebird bid fair to be as hardworked as the widow, at that rate, I thought, when I went up to look at them. A-Birding on a Bronco Why, you know, the first bird seen by the Pilgrims when they came to this land was a bluebird—our earliest songster. Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z But the bluebird in the bush had to do with a pet scheme of his for a weekly critical review of a different stamp from Hadow Bury's Whim. The Book of Susan A Novel On the road a pair of bluebirds had flitted in front of our chariot, like two racing sapphires, and swallows perched on the telephone wires, twittering. A Top-Floor Idyl For every year when the bluebirds sing, He shall be part of the lyric spring. Later Poems I rode right over to see it, but found the gray bird a female Mexican bluebird, whose brilliant ultramarine mate sat on the fence of the vegetable garden in plain sight. A-Birding on a Bronco Keep the name your brother has given you, and become a real bluebird, or blue robin, by joining our group and becoming a Pioneer!” Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z A real bluebird, still in the bush—and oh, so shy! The Book of Susan A Novel "And listening to the bluebirds when the maples were red; and to the martin birds when the apple-trees were in bloom; and to the red robins, and all?" Harper's Round Table, October 29, 1895 Hark to our bluebird down in the orchard trolling his chant of the happy heart, As full of light as a theme of Mozart's—but where did he learn that more than art? Later Poems The bluebirds had a double front door, and went in one side to come out the other. A-Birding on a Bronco Buds were swelling, the willow trees showed faint touches of yellow, while on a bare elm tree branch perched a bluebird. The Shadow Well," I hesitated, "you may very naturally feel that 'Dax' is too plump a bird in the hand to be sacrificed for Heywood's slim bluebird in the bush. The Book of Susan A Novel Roosting in the trees were robins, bluebirds, and doves as large as turkeys. Of Stegner's Folly The bluebird comes with the winds of March, Like a shred of sky on the naked larch; The redwing follows the April rain To whistle contentment back again With his sturdy call of cheer. Later Poems Some are colored like the sky, bright as bluebirds, others gray like the lichened rocks on which they hunt and bask. My First Summer in the Sierra Spring knocks at winter's frosty door: In boughs by wild March breezes swayed The bonnie bluebirds sing once more. English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History The welcome redbreast folds his wing To pour for you his freshest strain; To you the earliest bluebirds sing, Till all your light stems thrill again. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 94, August, 1865 I know the song that the bluebird is singing, Out in the apple-tree where he is swinging: Brave little fellow! the skies may be dreary: Nothing cares he while his heart is so cheery. Graded Poetry: Third Year It was very pleasant at the C Bar ranch when the bluebirds came again. The Song of the Wolf Homeward flies the swallow, and the robin and the bluebird sing for joy. The Story of Hiawatha Adapted from Longfellow Along the reedy river's shore, Fleet fauns will frolic unafraid, The bonnie bluebirds sing once more. English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History At daybreak, you see the water ousels singing above the rapids, and you may catch the lilt of a mocking-bird, or see a bluebird examining some frost-touched berries. Through Our Unknown Southwest Now in sight, perchance in hearing Of the melancholy plover, Of the bluebird’s thrilling whistle, Of the redbird’s gentle chirping, Of the blackbird’s noisy chatter, Of the whippoorwill’s soft pleading, And the ringdove’s tender cooing. The Song of Lancaster, Kentucky to the statesmen, soldiers, and citizens of Garrard County. The air grew warm and pleasant, and the bluebird and the robin sang on the lodge poles. Two Indian Children of Long Ago Whether bluebirds, nuthatches, and chickadees—birds that pass the night in cavities of trees—ever run into the clutches of the dozing owl, I should be glad to know. A Year in the Fields And Love, the Love we lost of yore, Will come to twine the myrtle braid; Spring knocks at winter's frosty door, The bonnie bluebirds sing once more. English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History Anyway, there lies Little Zeke, a long time asleep, wrapped in cerements of fine woven cloth with fluffy-ruffles and fol-de-rols of woven blue jay and bluebird and hummingbird feathers round his neck. Through Our Unknown Southwest We do not think of calling the robin or bluebird particularly quarrelsome, yet fancy one of these birds allowing another of his species to come to his home-tree! Upon The Tree-Tops The bluebird finds his dwelling ready made, lower down, often in a horizontal limb, having neither strength nor inclination to bore for himself. Old Plymouth Trails The note of the bluebird was heard nearly every week all winter, and occasionally that of the robin. A Year in the Fields The swallow soon will northward soar, The rush uplift its gleaming blade, The bonnie bluebirds sing once more. English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History What would anybody think of a bluebird’s nest that had been built entirely by Mr. Blue, without the help of his wife?” Household Papers and Stories How could he be satisfied with a slow manner, while thrushes and bluebirds took one at a gulp, and were ready for more? Upon The Tree-Tops In the orchards and open fields of the town were the home-loving birds, bluebirds, robins, song and other sparrows, swallows, and in the marshes the red-wing blackbirds. Old Plymouth Trails One March a pair of bluebirds decided to set up housekeeping in the trunk of an old apple-tree near my house. A Year in the Fields The rustle of the leaves in the treetop murmured nature’s sweet benediction, while the bluebird, the robin, and the thrush sang a glorious doxology. The So-called Human Race Woodpigeon, bobolink, bluebird, oriole, cooed and trilled and warbled from the bush all around. Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement Not long after the bluebird comes the robin, sometimes in March, but in most of the Northern states April is the month of the robin. Eighth Reader The wood warblers disappeared at the border line of the open fields at Wakeby and the home-loving birds appeared again in numbers, robins, bluebirds, swallows and the sparrow kind. Old Plymouth Trails Kathleen Ames appeared as a bluebird; and she would have picked the fair white rose to pieces if she could, so wildly jealous did she become at the sight of Carmen’s further triumph. Carmen Ariza Sing a song of springtime, things begin to grow; Four and twenty bluebirds darting to and fro; When the morning opened the birds began to sing. The So-called Human Race She wondered why the bluebird should have been taken as a symbol of happiness. Kildares of Storm A bluebird or a robin will fight its reflected image in the window-pane of a darkened room day after day, and never master the delusion. Ways of Nature None of our familiar birds endear themselves to us more than does the bluebird. Under the Maples They wondered at the wing of the bluebird in his hand, but carried him on a robe of the buffalo until 134 they brought him to his own home. The Flute of the Gods A great bumblebee flew in at one window and boomed past her head and out at the other window, and a bluebird perched for an instant on the window ledge and was off again. The Eye of Dread All about her sounded the murmur of bluebirds, which came each year to live in the old trees about Storm. Kildares of Storm A city woman who had spent much of her time in the country once asked a well-known ornithologist to take her where she could hear the bluebird. Ways of Nature How readily the bluebirds become our friends and neighbors when we offer them suitable nesting-retreats! Under the Maples While he ran through the forest his thoughts had drifted again and again to the vision of the bluebird maid. The Flute of the Gods I sing in March brief bluebird lays, And hope a May, and do not know: May be, the heaven is full of snow,–– May be, there open summer days. Poems The bluebirds and robins had arrived and were singing in the garden. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance And make his grave where violets hide, Where star-flowers strew the rivulet's side, And bluebirds in the misty spring Of cloudless skies and summer sing. Poetical Works of William Cullen Bryant Household Edition The next season a pair of bluebirds reared two broods in it. Under the Maples He turned from the trail almost without volition of his own, and followed the flitting shadow, and––the maid of the bluebird wing was again before him! The Flute of the Gods The bluebirds were specially delighted with these houses, and took possession almost as fast as they were put up. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 20, August 1877 The robins and bluebirds were singing in the garden. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance The bluebird chants, from the elm's long branches, A hymn to welcome the budding year. Poetical Works of William Cullen Bryant Household Edition For all that, early the following May bluebirds were occupying the cavity again. Under the Maples But the mere whisper of a whistle like the bluebird call brought her head over the edge, and their eyes met in the starlight. The Flute of the Gods Other boxes which are suitable for bluebirds, chickadees, tree swallows, purple martins, and starlings, will, if set up in March, often have tenants the very first season. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 What can a bluebird offer that will approach such chances of a worthy successor when his work shall be finished? The Meaning of Evolution For thick the emerald blades shall grow, When first the March winds melt the snow, And to the sleeping flowery below, The early bluebirds sing. Poetical Works of William Cullen Bryant Household Edition I looked over the situation and resolved to try to head off the owl this time, even at the risk of driving the bluebirds away. Under the Maples Does not the bluebird find nesting place in the forest? The Flute of the Gods We quickly made out that it was indeed an owl,—the pigmy owl, as it turned out,—not much larger than a bluebird. Camping with President Roosevelt But our English sparrow is not only better fitted for the struggle than the robins and bluebirds, the orioles and the wrens. The Meaning of Evolution There are also robins, bluebirds, and many varieties of sparrows. Harper's Young People, October 19, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly If all goes well with them, those two bluebird families will unite and keep together in a loose flock till they migrate in the fall. Under the Maples Where the bluebird builds her nest––there you build the nest where we meet again. The Flute of the Gods We have had lots of birds' nests in our yard this summer—mocking-birds, bluebirds, and sparrows. Harper's Young People, September 7, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly But there is room in this environment for a definite number of bluebirds. The Meaning of Evolution The bluebirds and robins stay here all winter. Harper's Young People, October 19, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Little wonder that there are twenty robins to one bluebird, or wood thrush, or catbird. Under the Maples When the bluebird calls 316 to her mate, I will hear your voice in that call. The Flute of the Gods Papa made me a martin box last spring, but the bluebirds took possession of it. Harper's Young People, August 24, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly It was only a few years before the number of bluebirds had risen. The Meaning of Evolution A bluebird in the orchard bordering his lawn was singing ecstatically. Treasure Valley The birds are the little people that peep out at me, or pause and regard me curiously in this great temple of trees,—wrens, chippies, robins, bluebirds, catbirds, redstarts, and now and then rarer visitants. Under the Maples “At the trail’s end,” she said as a child repeats a lesson––“I build the nest for you, and sing the bluebird song for you at the trail’s end.” The Flute of the Gods Sparrows chirped in the road; robins strutted upon the grass; bluebirds built in the eaves of the cottages. Jennie Gerhardt A Novel I have seen woodpeckers, orioles, lots of robins and blue jays, brown thrushes, and bluebirds. Harper's Young People, June 1, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly High up in an apple-tree of the Sawyers' orchard a bluebird was caroling joyously. Treasure Valley The first bluebird in the spring is as welcome as the blue sky itself. Under the Maples All was silence in that place of the dead, but for the song of a bluebird flitting from one ancient dwelling to another. The Flute of the Gods We have beautiful redbirds, bluebirds, and woodpeckers here, and a pair of mocking-birds have built their nest in a rose-bush near our window. Harper's Young People, May 18, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly I heard a cat-bird trilling its notes about a week ago, and bluebirds, martins, and other birds have made their appearance. Harper's Young People, April 27, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly And as they moved, a bluebird, swinging far above them in the sunlight, caroled forth a joyous marriage hymn. Treasure Valley The bluebird is evidently an offshoot from the thrush family, and without the thrush's gift of song; still his voice affords us much of the same pleasure. Under the Maples But the maid of the bluebird had not ever gone quite away. The Flute of the Gods The air was deliciously laden with the exhilarating scents of the young green earth, the bluebirds flashed from bough to bough of the elm trees, and the robins, how they sang! The Silver Maple Now we have robins, bluebirds, blackbirds, and many other birds singing. Harper's Young People, April 27, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Whenever she appeared, the mother bluebird set up that pitiful melodious plaint. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 The next season the bluebirds occupied the cavity in the birch limb again, but before my arrival in July the owls had again cleaned them out. Under the Maples Dost thou know the firebird, with his coat of red, and the yellow finches and the bluebirds? A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia Here and there the quiet bluebird is seen. Wild Life on the Rockies When the first bluebird arrived in Gayfield the cough was no longer intermittent; and her mother sent her to the village doctor. The Dark Star The bluebirds were cautious, and hovered about uttering their peculiar twittering calls; but the jays were bolder, and took turns looking in at the cavity and deriding the poor shrinking owl. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 The first brood of the bluebird will be looked after by the father in some near-by grove or orchard, while the mother starts a new family in the old nest. Under the Maples Now just as they were going to strike one another, they saw a beautiful bluebird, with a lovely crest upon its head, fly down into the yard and pick up a large worm. Harper's Young People, March 16, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Among the many common birds are owls, meadowlarks, robins, wrens, magpies, bluebirds, chickadees, nuthatches, and several members of the useful woodpecker family, together with the white-throated sparrow and the willow thrush. Wild Life on the Rockies Yesterday was a warm, spring-like day, and I saw two robins, and I heard the bluebirds singing. Harper's Young People, March 9, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly A flutter of wings near by, and I turned my head to see a bluebird flit gently to the top of a stake in the fence-corner not far away. The Love Story of Abner Stone The old nest appeared to be in perfect condition, but there was evidently no thought with the birds of using it again, as the robins sometimes do, and as bluebirds and cliff swallows always do. Under the Maples Cook gave you the cake, and I wanted to take it from you, just like the robber bluebird did. Harper's Young People, March 16, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly I want to tell you that papa heard a bluebird sing in a chestnut-tree on January 11. Harper's Young People, February 10, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly The bluebirds hopped and twittered in the branches above, and on every side the undulating fields stretched away, shimmering in the warm sunshine. 'Lizbeth of the Dale A pair of bluebirds flitted from stake to stake of a rail fence at our right. The Love Story of Abner Stone It will often take the nest of the martin or bluebird when the owner is away, and hold on to it. Friends in Feathers and Fur, and Other Neighbors For Young Folks I trust not; she was only a bluebird, remember. Birds in the Bush The little bluebird must have left its winter-quarters in the Southern States, and travelled with the warm wave which swept northward in January. Harper's Young People, February 10, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly No robin or bluebird greeted me on my arrival; no cheerful song-sparrow tuned his little pipe for my benefit; no phœbe shouted the beloved name from the peak of the barn. A Bird-Lover in the West Now and then a mountain bluebird was lost to sight among the larkspur, and always a cloud of tiny blue butterflies circled above the creek. Virginia of Elk Creek Valley When on a journey, I am almost without eyes or ears for bluebirds and robins, song sparrows and chickadees. The Foot-path Way The bluebirds appeared to be trying to glean something from the bark of trees, clinging rather awkwardly to the trunk meanwhile. Birds in the Bush The bluebirds came about, draggled almost beyond recognition. Little Brothers of the Air Across the breast, under the blue, is a broad band of chestnut, like the breast color of our bluebird, and back of that is white, while the wings and tail are dark. A Bird-Lover in the West It was a bluebird and a robin—the harbingers of spring to them. Hester's Counterpart A Story of Boarding School Life It looked so, surely; but I made little account of the matter till a month afterward, when, in exactly the same place, I observed robins and bluebirds following the same course. The Foot-path Way Anatomy and dress and even voice aside, who does not feel the dissimilarity between the cat-bird and the robin, and still more the difference, amounting to contrast, between the cat-bird and the bluebird? Birds in the Bush The young thrasher and the robin chirped in the grove; sweet bluebird and pewee baby cries came from the shrubbery; the golden-wing leaned far out of his oaken walls, and called from morning to night. Little Brothers of the Air The bluebird wears heaven's color; so does the jay, and likewise the indigo bird; but not one can boast the lovely and indescribable shade, with its silvery reflections, that adorns the lazuli. A Bird-Lover in the West Hereafter," said the Gnome King, looking kindly at Ned, "a bluebird shall be your companion and will show you many and curious things. The Magic Soap Bubble The bluebird movement was two days later, at about the same hour, the morning being cold, with a little snow falling. The Foot-path Way But the bluebird, who like the titmouse is hardly to be accounted a musician, does seem to be somewhat blameworthy. Birds in the Bush No speckled bib, like the bluebird or robin infant's, defaces the snowy breast; no ugly gray coat, like the redwing baby's, obscures the beauty of the little kingbird's attire. Little Brothers of the Air Bluebird, ii: A rhythmical, rimeless, endless improvisation, in which are woven the "calls" of the dance, beginning: Yonder goes the bluebird through the window Down in Tennessee. A Syllabus of Kentucky Folk-Songs This was not particularly reassuring to Ned, especially as the bluebird flew back and settled herself on his shoulder, evidently not wishing to enter the woods at so late an hour. The Magic Soap Bubble Was it a mere coincidence that these swallows, bluebirds, and robins were all crossing the valley just at this point? The Foot-path Way The advent of spring is usually announced during the first week of March, sometimes by the robins, sometimes by the bluebirds. Birds in the Bush All questions were settled by the appearance somewhat later of three other young bluebirds who were not cry-babies. Little Brothers of the Air Calliope's laugh often made me think of a bluebird's note, which is to say, of the laughter of a child. Friendship Village But had I not had the magic ring and the assistance of my little companion, the bluebird, you would still be the tree you were. The Magic Soap Bubble Unlike swallows, robins, bluebirds, blackbirds, and perhaps most of the sparrows, our smaller wood birds, the warblers and vireos especially, appear to move as a general thing in mixed flocks. The Foot-path Way You never see them at liberty and flying from tree to tree, as you do the robin or bluebird.” Minnie's Pet Parrot But the bluebird’s note will always be spring’s dearest herald. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year Then a bluebird flashed through the orchard, a jay screamed, as I bent to my toil again. Penguin Persons & Peppermints Still the beautiful princess remained silent until the bluebird began to sing a sweet song, perching meanwhile upon her shoulder, as if intending the song for her ears especially. The Magic Soap Bubble As I write, with the sad note of a bluebird in my ear, I can see the sea-beaches and the marshes lined with guns. The Foot-path Way The rosy finch is slightly larger than the bluebird. Our Bird Comrades Our robins and bluebirds are of the orchard and the home of man, but who can claim neighbourship to the bittern or the bullfrog? The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year The rapture in the song of the bluebirds was sweeter than the voice of Cyrus to which he had listened. Virginia It was, indeed, true, and in another moment Ned's bluebird was perched on the railing close by. The Magic Soap Bubble Yesterday I saw bluebirds and a butterfly; so this winter of a fortnight is over. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865 That as much as anything has driven our genteel bluebirds away from our homes into the woods and other out-of-the-way places. Our Bird Comrades The bluebird haunts the hollow apple trees, and of the thrushes proper the veery or Wilson’s and the splendid wood thrush sing to their mates on the nests among the saplings. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year There never was a happier or more devoted husband than the male bluebird. Bird Stories from Burroughs Sketches of Bird Life Taken from the Works of John Burroughs "Come, little bluebird, and let me thank you, too," he added, as the pretty bird circled in the air and alighted on Ned's shoulder. The Magic Soap Bubble Prizes may be awarded for the best houses made for the more common birds, such as wrens, bluebirds, and martins. Bird Houses Boys Can Build It was composed of all the birds I have just named, with flocks of bluebirds and goldfinches thrown in for good measure. Our Bird Comrades Sounds drop in visiting from everywhere— The bluebird's and the robin's trill are there, Their sweet liquidity diluted some By dewy orchard spaces they have come. Birds of the Rockies When my bluebirds dashed at each other with beak and claw, their preliminary utterances had to my ears anything but a hostile sound. Bird Stories from Burroughs Sketches of Bird Life Taken from the Works of John Burroughs At times the night wind rustled the leaves in the tree where the little bluebird sentinel sat winking and blinking, and the big yellow moon glistened fantastically on the big toe of the giant. The Magic Soap Bubble The bag should be examined frequently to liberate bluebirds and wrens, who may have been caught. Bird Houses Boys Can Build We watch the autumn passing of birds with regret, but when the bluebirds warble their way southward we are cheered with the hope and the knowledge that some, at least, will return. Edge of the Jungle Then, there are species which have representatives both on the plains and far up in the mountain parks and valleys, such as the western robin, the western meadow-lark, and the mountain bluebird. Birds of the Rockies O bluebird, welcome back again, Thy azure coat and ruddy vest Are hues that April loveth best,— Warm skies above the furrowed plain. Bird Stories from Burroughs Sketches of Bird Life Taken from the Works of John Burroughs Toward midnight a faint sound in the distance, like the beat of horses' hoofs, startled the bluebird. The Magic Soap Bubble However, such birds as the robin and bluebird rear more than one brood each season and so a house set up in May or June may have a tenant. Bird Houses Boys Can Build Remating bluebirds built their nests near Joan’s window; they were not troubled by sad recollections of last year’s nests nor the young birds that flew away. The Branding Iron Here I also saw my first mountain bluebird, whose back and breast are wholly blue, there being no rufous at all in his plumage. Birds of the Rockies Not long after the bluebird comes the robin. Bird Stories from Burroughs Sketches of Bird Life Taken from the Works of John Burroughs "The crafty stepfather of the princess is coming," answered the bluebird. The Magic Soap Bubble Rupert lay still and looked straight before him, apparently at a bluebird balanced on a twig, but it was not the bird he was thinking of. In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim High the sun rode in the heavens, and a bluebird, pert and trim, Called out, "Say-ee, I am thirsty;" and the rivers flowed for him. Indian Legends of Minnesota Before daylight had fully come a family of mountain bluebirds were taking their breakfast at the border of the park, while their human relatives were still snoring in bed. Birds of the Rockies Earlier in the season the parent birds made long and determined attempts to establish themselves in a cavity that had been occupied by a pair of bluebirds. Bird Stories from Burroughs Sketches of Bird Life Taken from the Works of John Burroughs Ned looked down from his window and wondered what had become of the bluebird. The Magic Soap Bubble The sunshine showers across the grain, And the bluebird trills in the orchard tree; And in and out, when the eaves drip rain, The swallows are twittering ceaselessly. Graded Memory Selections Lo, my voice recalls the robin, Brings the bobolink and bluebird, And the woods are full of music. Indian Legends of Minnesota The bluebirds are governed by old-fashioned rules even in this very "modern" age, among their maxims being,— "Early to bed and early to rise, Makes bluebirds healthy and wealthy and wise." Birds of the Rockies The bluebirds early took possession, and in June their first brood had flown. Bird Stories from Burroughs Sketches of Bird Life Taken from the Works of John Burroughs "Ned says not to despair, for he feels sure that his little friend, the bluebird, will yet find a way to liberate us all." The Magic Soap Bubble Must we give in," says he with a grin, "'T the bluebird an' phoebe are smarter'n we be? Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes Perhaps this individual bluebird had learned to assist in the family defense, for they had other troubles. In Nesting Time He is a species of the genus Myadestes, which belongs to the family Turdidæ, including the thrushes, stone-chats, and bluebirds, as well as the solitaires. Birds of the Rockies Day after day, for more than two weeks, the male bluebird had to clear his premises of these intruders. Bird Stories from Burroughs Sketches of Bird Life Taken from the Works of John Burroughs Great was the grief of the little bluebird as she skimmed over the waters of the moat, realizing how impossible it was for her to regain the lost ring. The Magic Soap Bubble Birds who can live on seeds and winter berries, such as cedar-berries and partridge-berries, and others, often stay with us,—bluebirds, finches, and sometimes robins. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes "A wise bluebird Puts in his little heavenly word." In Nesting Time The vest was of snow-white feathers from the pigeons' breasts, the coat, of shining blue ones, given by the bluebirds. Thirty Indian Legends A score of times during the month of June did I see the wren taxing every energy to get away from the bluebird. Bird Stories from Burroughs Sketches of Bird Life Taken from the Works of John Burroughs |
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