Learn what time of year when bluebirds nest, what bluebird eggs look like, and how many broods these colorful songbirds raise in a year.
Courtesy Ann Conway
Baby bluebird in a nest
“When do bluebirds nest, and how many times can bluebirds nest in one year? I have one bluebird house that is being used for the third time this year. The first brood had six eggs and the second nest had four eggs. She’s still tending the third nest which had four eggs,” asks Francis Coverdale of Woodbine, New Jersey.
Having bluebirds nesting in your yard is such a special treat. It’s great that yours have been so successful a sign that your yard is bluebird-friendly! Bluebirds begin scouting out nest boxes as early as late February, or even earlier in the south. If conditions are favorable, they sometimes continue nesting into August or even September. Do birds reuse their nests?