The Bluebird in New England

Bluebirds have always been much beloved Especially in New England Florence Merriam writes Although the bluebird did not come over in the Mayflower It is said that when the pilgrim fathers came to New England this bird was one of the first Whose gentle warblings attracted their notice. The birds are usually seen in pairs and like conspicuous perches such as fence posts and telegraph wires Nest made of grasses and placed in old hollow trees Preferably apple trees One objection raised against tree surgery Is that it deprives bluebirds of nesting sites But that objection may be removed by furnishing nesting boxes Range eastern North America Breeds from southern Canada and Newfoundland To the Gulf Coast and Florida West