About Our Project...
This is just a picture of a bluebird, the beautiful animal that we are set on bringing back to the community.
Welcome! This webpage is dedicated to informing those who would like to know, about preserving the populations of bluebirds in our communities. On this site you will see what steps we have taken to help the bluebirds on our school campus, and you can find all the information that you need to help bluebirds where you live as well.
Why are we trying to help the bluebirds?
Bluebirds are probably the most important bird towards humans. They are very beneficial because they help our farmers to produce more crops and gardens, by eating large quantities of insects such as grasshoppers, crickets, beetles, millipedes, sow bugs, snails, and various other crop eaters. In the past they have been threatened with extinction, but their population has been rising. We need to protect their natural habitat, each day we kill many bluebirds, because we build homes and other businesses in their living areas. Sparrows and Wrens also are harming the bluebirds. We are trying to rid the area of sparrows and wrens so the bluebird population will increase. The sparrows and wrens sometimes eat the bluebird eggs and eventually take over the bluebird nest to make it their own.
The bluebird is often confused with the swallow, but the swallow is shiny-reflective blue on the back of its body, with a white chest. The bluebird is bright blue and less shiny then the swallow, the chest is orange. The females tend to be duller in colors with hints of brown, but are also about the same size as the males. The sparrow is sandy brown on the back, some with white speckles. The sparrow has a white belly, with a black throat and breast.
About Our Project...