A Bird Once Almost GONE FOREVER! The Eastern Bluebird

In the video, I said "one study showed that bluebirds preferred slightly larger nest holes, 1.75 inches" This was information I obtained directly from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. A few people pointed out that Bluebirds use a 1.5-inch nest hole, that is correct as well and I should have mentioned it. Here is the link to Cornell for anyone who would like to read it, just go down to the nesting section. www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Eastern_Bluebird/lifeh… If you liked the video the best way to support the channel is by SHARING it with other fellow birders. For anyone interested in official LesleytheBirdNerd merchandise www.lesleythebirdnerd.com/ I appreciate each and every one of your support and I hope you enjoyed the show!

I live in a rural community in Mississippi about 17 miles north of the Gulf Coast. I started building bluebird houses about 35 years ago. I now have about 130 houses in three different counties. Most of them produces three broods a year. I had about 800 birds last year and already have many with their first brood. This had been a great and enjoyable hobby for me

Hi Lesley im 13 and recently have had a growing fascination with plants and birds i just wanted to tell you how much your videos mean to and how they help me get get through these tough times. thank you for everything and keep up the great work :)

Last summer a baby bluebird appeared in our driveway after a storm. He was too young to fly and we weren’t sure what kind of bird it was. We took him in and raised him up and turned out to be a male bluebird and we named him Pete. Boy what a smart bird and eyesight blew me away. We did let him go when we felt he could go. I sure miss him, but he is happier now I am sure❤️🐦

I had no idea they're numbers were threatened. I just made a note to put up a box/house for them whenever I move into a house.

i live in eastern most Massachusetts, I am 57 years old and have never seen a bluebird in the wild... tg for YT and people out there that care for these special creatures. Maybe one day I'll see some??

Protect the bluebirds at all costs!

Love bluebirds! They have built a nest in my new bird box! I’m so excited! I’ve made all of my nest boxes all by myself.

I love these sweet little birds. We see several in our neighborhood. They make me happy

I saw a pair of bluebirds on Sunday afternoon hanging around our yard. I immediately ran to the store and bought them a nesting box. They were in the box within the first couple hours of hanging it. I couldn’t believe how quickly they moved in. They’ve been a joy to watch 🥰

Oh my! Bluebirds are so precious!! Thank you for this video, and huge gratitude to all the people who have tried so hard to protect these beautiful birds.

I remember hearing about endangered bluebirds as a kid back in the 90's; I'm so glad to know conservation efforts are helping 💜

The Bluebirds in our wildlife habitats in South Alabama already have the babies out flying around with them .They are so adorable they have 4 babies and even have our German Shepherds as protectors .The dogs keep a close eye on them barking at hawks and other predators .The dogs were raised around all manner of birds since weaning as puppies and consider all birds part of their pack .It is so cute to watch these huge intimidating dogs being so gentle around all manner of baby birds .They stand guard over the baby chicks and ducklings also letting them lie next to and on top of them .We had some would be thieves noticed this and thought they were pushovers .The thieves were still up in the trees when cops arrived .The 6 foot fence didn't slow them down one bit on their way over it after them .Never underestimate a German Shepherd in hot pursuit of a trespasser especially near their babies .

I don't know if I qualify as a "young viewer" at 28, but I'm proud to carry the torch! I live in the desert of southern California. Surprisingly, I do have bluebirds in the area, and this is my first season having a nest box out for them. I put the box out kind of late for our nesting season, so I didn't get any tenants this year, but hopefully next year! Thank you as always for your informative videos. I learned stuff about bluebird habitat loss that I haven't read before. :)

I'm 20, and have always loved birds!

I'm from southwestern Ohio and we get excited whenever we just SEE an eastern bluebird! My grandma always said 'There were a lot more before the blizzard of '78. That froze out the bluebirds and the pheasants in our area.'

A friend got me into blue birds back in 1998. We planted 80 acres of trees and put fence post up so we could tell where the rows where. We added blue bird boxes to them that spring. Out of 50 we had 30 used by something. Added more boxes. Added post and boxes we now have over 100 boxes up and the are all full every year. Blue birds and tree swallows. In all the years i have never kept count of how many i have given away or sold. But my best year i sold over 200. Most years it is around 100. Oh and i only use reclaimed wood.

I have never seen a bluebird in my life. Seen plenty of blue jays. I saw a Baltimore oriole once. It was the coolest looking bird I ever saw.

My favorite little song bird. The sight of them gives so much happiness!

I finished 4 new bluebird houses today. Now to wait to see if they accept them.