How to Attract Eastern Bluebirds

Recommended Foods

To attract the most bluebirds to your feeders, we recommend offering mealworms, sunflower chips, peanut pieces, Bark Butter® Bits, Jim’s Birdacious® Bark Butter®, raisins, currants, and grapes. Mealworms are ideal for providing the necessary protein and nutrients to adult bluebirds and their babies. Jim’s Birdacious Bark Butter is the perfect blend of protein and fat, and it will keep them going regardless of the weather.

We carry a variety of feeders that you can use to offer these foods to your birds, including the Spiral Treat Tray and EcoTough 9" x 9" Tray Bird Feeder.

Habitat

All bluebirds are cavity nesters and will use an artificial nest box. Habitat and nest cavities had been disappearing for many years, but they have made an incredible come back due to thousands of nest boxes being installed across the country.

Recommended Housing

To entice bluebirds to nest in your yard, we recommend using the EcoTough Bluebird House. This house provides protection from weather and extreme temperatures and features the proper dimensions and other amenities bluebirds desire. The roof opens for viewing eggs and babies, and opens for easy cleaning.

Using the Advanced Pole System®, place the house at a safe, desired height of about five feet. This height is optimum for bluebirds, and it allows you to easily monitor their progress.

Use the WBU Raccoon Baffle to prevent squirrels, raccoons, snakes or other predators from getting to the nest.