While they migrate north along the Front Range and Great Plains, mountain bluebirds can’t wait for the weather to warm up so they can return to their mountain home. They typically arrive here in ...

These simple tips can turn your yard into a bluebird magnet.

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

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

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

Are bluebirds really symbols of happiness? Discover the many meanings behind bluebird sightings in your backyard.

Jul. 7—On Thursday, for the first and very likely last time in my life, I visited Mount Rainier and Mount St. Helens on the same day. No bird could be more fitting for this Cascadian journey than the ...

Some birds are blue. And some are bluebirds. Birds that are blue include the bluebirds, of course, but also birds that aren't closely related. Bluebirds -- mind the single word -- are members of the ...

For years, Al Larson has been celebrated as “the Bluebird Man,” an Idaho conservation enthusiast who spent decades working to preserve the state bird. But on March 26, Larson’s family and friends ...