Bluebirds by the Numbers 2nd Ed.

3     The number of bluebird species in North America (Eastern, Western and Mountain).

2     Number of bluebird broods per season, and maybe even a 3rd!

3-5      the percent of young birds that return to the territory where they were hatched

45     mph is the speed that bluebirds can fly!

75     percent of the time, when choosing a natural nesting cavity, that Eastern Bluebirds choose an abandoned woodpecker cavity

1934      the year the first bluebird nesting box trail was established in Adams County, Illinois in 1934, by T.E. Musselman.

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Comments

[The Zen Birdfeeder]

Kathleen, could you describe your habitat to us? Is it pretty wide open, no chemical usage, and have you seen bluebirds regularly?
If you don't have the right habitat, mealworms will not draw bluebirds to the area. Other birds will partake, though.
If you do have the right habitat and have bluebirds in the area, try putting the feeder closer to where you've seen the birds so they can find the food. Once they do, they will be regular at it.

[Kathleen Platt]

How long does it take to attract bluebirds to your feeders? I have a platform feeder with mealworms in it, haven't seen one yet!