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bluebirds

  • plural
    of bluebird.
    bluebird
    noun
    any of several small North American songbirds of the genus Sialia, having predominantly blue plumage, as the eastern S. sialis, which has a blue back and a reddish-brown breast.

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Dorothy belts “Over the Rainbow” underneath newly actualized bluebirds and an impressively ominous sky.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2025

I don’t like house sparrows when I see them near bluebirds.

From Salon Apr. 29, 2025

In spring, find western bluebirds, great horned owls and tree frogs, chipmunks, buttercups, warblers and three species of hummingbirds.

From Seattle Times Apr. 10, 2024

Blue jays, eastern bluebirds, and indigo buntings are all blue birds, but the rich azure of an indigo bunting is nothing like the softer, sky blue of a jay.

From National Geographic Dec. 7, 2023

We used to have another big sassafras tree, which stood next to this one and had a knothole where bluebirds nested.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

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