Field Marks. A blue body with a reddish breast. 
Song. A sweet plaintive warble seeming to say : "Dear, dear, think 
of it, think of it," or "Purity, purity" or "Trually, tru-al-ly." Fall call- 
note is "Far-away, far-away," or "Tur-wee, tur-wee." 
The bluebird is also a "harbinger of spring," by my observations ap- 
pearing a few days before the robin. This species is sparingly common 
throughout the state. The bluebirds become much attached to their 
surroundings, returning to the same locality year after year. I knew of 
bluebirds nesting in a hollow apple tree for at least ten years. I do not 
positively know, but I like to think, that it was the same pair of birds 
which showed such fondness for their home. 
After U. S. Biological Survey. 
This beautiful bird may be attracted to the vicinity of the buildings 
by placing bird houses in the trees. By making the bird houses without 
perches at the entrance, the English sparrow may be prevented from 
occupying them. 
The bluebird has been called the banner bearer of birdland, loyally 
floating the national tri-color, red, white and blue. 
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