A breast of rusty red,
A back of sky blue,
A song of peacefulness.
A bluebird flys over a
golden field to it's home
at the edge of the field.
It stops to rest on a nearby tree and shows
off it's chest proudly.
It twitters a song of
relaxation, and peace.
Of happiness and freedom.
Of healthiness and all the
Pleasures of life.
The bluebird hops to the
top of the tree and
watches the sun set over
the horizon.
Soon the crickets are
chirping as the moon shines
in the darkness.
The bluebird puffs up
it's chest and preens
itself.  Then it tucks
it's head under
it's wing and
falls asleep.

-- Megan Groves
Age 10
Southside Student

Bluebird, Bluebird

Bluebird, bluebird in the sky
Bluebird, bluebird so high
Bluebird, bluebird I wish
You could see how special you are to me.

--Mallory Gee
4th grade
Southside Student

Up In the Sky

Sialia sialis, Sialia sialis flies in the sky,
Over the mountains,
Through the trees,
Over the river and through the breeze.

They make their nest with the most care,
So the eggs won't fall through the air!

Mom and Pop incubate their eggs for two weeks.
Without saying "thank you" the chicks up and fledge.

When winter comes they're colors stick out more.
Yet, they're curious like when they were first born.

They eat small berries and kill insects to feed
Their new hatchlings.

Now we'll leave the bluebird's home
and leave them alone.

-- Tavia Young
Age 10
Southside Student

The Kentucky Bluebird Trail

Bluebirds now have a home in Kentucky!  The Bluebird Trail is the new
home for them.  The trail supplies a home, food, and a nesting shelter to
lay their eggs.  Since the trail runs all through Kentucky the trail
provides a variety of land for a habitat.

A bluebird is 6 and a half to 7 and a half inches and has a short,
sweet, and contralto voice.  Bluebirds are very plesant to have arouhd.
They lay 3 to  pale blue eggs and sometimes 2 to 3 broods are laid every
season.  A bluebird feeds on grasshoppers, beetles, ants, caterpillars, and
to a lesser extent, wild fruit.

I think Bluebird Trails are a very good idea.  They let people enjoy
bluebirds by seeing them nest and people can observe them up close and
personal.

I hope Canada, Central America, and the rest of the U.S. decide to look
into building a Bluebird Trail in their area to explain a bluebirds live
even more.

--  Elizabeth Pyles
4th grade
Southside Student

Dear Bluebird Society Members,

I am a student at Southside Elementary School.  I have participated in
the Bluebird Society.  I adopted a bluebird box.  I have seen progress.
When I first started there was a nest under construction, then a full nest,
then little bluebird eggs.  There were five bluebird eggs.  They were so
pretty.

Our librarian, Mrs. Sanders took us out and let us see a mother and
father feed their young.  The box was the second from the street.  They
approached the box slower so that they would know that we wouldn't hurt
them.  Then they fed the babies a worm and a bug.  I think the bug was a
dragonfly.

The father bird was a darker blue than the mother bird.  Their color
was so glorious.

Sincerely,
Terrie Vandiver
4th grade Southside Student

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