How to Use bluebird in a Sentence

bluebird

noun
  • The bluebird flies to the fence, closer to us now, perched there.
    — Melanie Fonder Kaye, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 May 2020
  • One day in art class, we were told to draw a picture of a bluebird the nuns put up.
    — Marc Myers, WSJ, 20 July 2021
  • Rayner said a park ranger told her that this year there are now more bluebirds than ever.
    — Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 15 Apr. 2024
  • Sycamore trees were full of nesting holes for birds like western bluebird and house wrens.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Nothing speaks more to spring happiness than the sight of a bluebird.
    — Cori Brown, Baltimore Sun, 20 Mar. 2022
  • The weather was beautiful, with bluebird skies and not a breath of wind.
    — Kubie Brown, Outdoor Life, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Many others have found dead bluebird chicks trapped in the nest box by string or hanging from a box by a leg.
    — Jennifer J. Meyer, Orange County Register, 4 Apr. 2017
  • Use a tray or dish-style feeder to provide mealworms to your bluebirds.
    — Abby Fribush, Southern Living, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Half an hour later, a bluebird painting on an easel appeared.
    — Bryce Airgood, Detroit Free Press, 12 July 2018
  • The dirt landing strip, stark and rust-colored under a bluebird sky.
    — Jacqueline Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 27 Mar. 2022
  • Living, juicy mealworms are known to be a top choice for bluebirds feeding their young as well.
    — Kj Callihan, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Oct. 2022
  • Its berries provide food for many birds including robins and bluebirds.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Female bluebirds have duller blue hues while male bluebirds have bright blue hues to attract a mate.
    — Abby Fribush, Southern Living, 31 Mar. 2026
  • More bluebirds are singing their song from the nests of Camden County.
    — Barbara Boyer, Philly.com, 5 Feb. 2018
  • My hand was forced when a bluebird, flying from the feeder, banged into the window.
    — Robert Klose, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Mar. 2023
  • As for the sparrows, the male will kill young bluebirds and eat their eggs, and can sneak into a bluebird nesting box.
    — Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 15 Apr. 2024
  • No secret timeline checking, no tweets, no clicking the bluebird square.
    — Karen Mizoguchi, PEOPLE.com, 13 Oct. 2017
  • Birds such as lazuli buntings and mountain bluebirds feast on the insects attracted to the flowers.
    — Louis Sahagun, latimes.com, 14 July 2017
  • Mealworms are the larvae of darkling beetles and are relished by bluebirds all year.
    — Abby Fribush, Southern Living, 31 Mar. 2026
  • If there are bluebird skies and the water is choppy, try throwing a spinnerbait.
    — Tyler Mahoney special To The Star, kansascity, 9 May 2018
  • One year sounds like too many for bluebird helpers hyper-attuned to their seasonal patterns.
    — Bob Timmons, Star Tribune, 24 June 2021
  • Welcome those bright pops of blue into your garden with these tips for attracting bluebirds.
    — Abby Fribush, Southern Living, 31 Mar. 2026
  • In another, a Becorn stands on a branch holding a bluebird feather.
    — Denise Coffey, courant.com, 10 Sep. 2019
  • Would the air ever be clean enough for my two small kids to experience a bluebird mountain summer?
    — Outside Online, 10 Mar. 2022
  • Some species can be helped with nesting boxes — bluebirds, wrens and chickadees, for example.
    — Adrian Higgins, The Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2017
  • Though they're known for their blue plumage, Eastern bluebirds' colors come in all different shades.
    — Abby Fribush, Southern Living, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Western bluebirds, in contrast, nested at sites along the full noise gradient.
    — Amy Mathews Amos, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2018
  • The bees and butterflies and dragonflies and bluebirds that make a prairie ecosystem return with a vengeance.
    — Heidi Stevens, chicagotribune.com, 29 June 2018
  • The derby arrived on a bluebird day — 80 degrees and sunny with just a whisper of a breeze.
    — Jordan Rodriguez, idahostatesman, 19 June 2018
  • Five dozen nest boxes for bluebirds line the Haller route, helping give flight to more than 300 fledglings a year.
    — Rick Montgomery, kansascity.com, 12 May 2017

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