It’s not hard to see why a mountain bluebird is among the West’s most sought-after birds. Learn what the birds eat and what they sound like.

The bluebird belongs to the thrush family and is related to the robin. Mountain bluebirds are a medium-sized bird weighing about 2-5 ounces, and measuring 6-8 inches long. There are three species ...

How to identify: Mountain bluebirds are fairly small thrushes with round heads and straight, thin bills. Compared with other bluebirds they are lanky and long-winged, with a long tail. Habitat ...

The Mountain Bluebird often returns to Southern Idaho from their winter migration to find snow-covered hills and nesting boxes not yet above the snow level. However, ...

The mountain bluebird is so common in the West that it serves as the official state bird for both Nevada and Idaho. But there’s nothing common about its flashy blue plumage or about one uniquely ...

A mountain bluebird is pictured in April 2016 in Silverthorne. Photo by Ruth Carroll. Due to our high elevation in Summit County, we have brighter bluebird days than most of Colorado, ...

A charismatic species associated with high elevations, this mountain bluebird specimen was collected in Colorado Springs in 1898 (that’s 123 years ago!). Male mountain bluebirds are cloaked in a ...

The regular monthly meeting of the Bluebird Trail Committee celebrated more than this group’s love of birds. It also recognized the 98th birthday of one of its first members.

As of March 5, Eagle County will begin to receive more than 111⁄2 hours of sunlight each day. Watch out, seasonal affective disorder. The permanent residents of this fine county know well that our ...

The sign designating the Elma Goodman Mountain Bluebird Trail is at the intersection of the Bennett Mountain and Hill City roads. Some birders prefer to continue north on Bennett Mountain Road to ...