Birds Calendars

Eastern Bluebird

The Eastern Bluebird, a member of the thrush family, is found in areas east of the Rockie Mountains from Canada to the Gulf States. The bluebird inhabit open woodlands, farm land and orchards where they eat insects. The bluebird is the state bird of Missouri and New York.

• “The bluebird carries the sky on his back.” ~ Henry David Thoreau
• “When nature made the blue-bird she wished to propitiate both the sky and the earth, so she gave him the color of the one on his back and the hue of the other on his breast.” ~ John Burroughs

Mountain Bluebirds

The Mountain Bluebird's habitat is western North America including Alaska. Northern birds migrate south in winter and birds will move to lower altitudes. The Mountain Bluebird is the state bird of Idaho and Nevada.

Cardinals are passerine birds (perching songbirds) native to both North and South America. Cardinals have red plummage and are seed eaters. They are the state bird of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Wreath with Cardinals print

Black-capped Chickadees are small songbirds that have a black cap and bib with white on the sides of the face. They nest in a hole in a tree and overwinter by storing seeds. The black-capped chickadee is the state bird of Maine and Massachusetts - Maine was part of Massachusetts until it was admitted as a state as a condition of the Missouri Compromise.

The American Goldfinch is a member of the finch family and is found from southern Canada to the Gulf States. The goldfinch is noted for its flight path - they generally fly in an up-down wave motion. The goldfinch is the state bird of Iowa, New Jersey, and Washington.

The Mockingbird is best known for its habit of mimicking the songs of other birds - mocking them. Mockingbirds eat berries, seeds, and insects, prefer to perch in high places and will vigorously defend their nests. The Northern Mockingbird is the only mockingbird commonly found in North America and is the state bird of Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Texas.

The Robin, found throughout the United States and Canada, is distinctive because of its “red breast” and robin's egg blue color. The Robin is a migratory songbird in the thrush family that eats insects and earthworms. The robin, one of the first signs of spring, is the state bird of Connecticut, Michigan, and Wisconsin.

And then the robin has its own song- tweet, tweet, tweet! Rockin' Robin by Bobby Day CD.

A Robin Redbreast in a cage
Puts all Heaven in a Rage.
~William Blake, Auguries of Innocence

The Western Meadowlark, a medium sized passerine or songbird whose permanent habitat is grasslands and prairies, forage on the ground and low vegetation for insects, seeds and berries. The Western Meadowlark is the state bird of Kansas, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, Oregon, and Wyoming.