Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)
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BirdsIn Hamilton County, Ohio

Eastern Bluebird

Sialia sialis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Eastern Bluebird in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Family
Turdidae
Genus
Sialia
Near Hamilton County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 2 of Ohio's 88 counties. Its mapped range covers 88. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (0)
  • Within its mapped range (9)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (55)
  • Recorded, season not shown (22)
  • Season shown (2)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Range: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Species Range Maps CONUS_2001 (2018). Show as a table
Counties as a table
Eastern Bluebird by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecordsIn mapped range
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Ashland County21 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Athens County57 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Butler County51 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round, summer
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Clermont County67 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Clinton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Cuyahoga County298 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Darke County20 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Delaware County47 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Erie County26 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round, summer
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Franklin County310 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Fulton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Geauga County44 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Greene County52 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round, summer
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Hamilton County130 · Season shownYes: year-round
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Lake County80 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Lawrence CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Licking County46 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Lorain County104 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Lucas County80 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round, summer
Mahoning County21 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Medina County75 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Mercer CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Monroe CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round, summer
Montgomery County86 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round, summer
Noble CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round, summer
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round, summer
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Portage County45 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Richland County41 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Stark County107 · Season shownYes: summer
Summit County570 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wayne County29 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer

Season

When it is recorded

In Hamilton County

Late October to early July, middle week Mar 22–28

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Recording in Hamilton County · records of all species each week, 87,019 in all

Records per week from 130 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 105 dates. Latest record: December 2025.

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Records of Eastern Bluebird in Hamilton County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Eastern BluebirdYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1032392
Jan 11–1711344
Jan 18–2443312
Jan 25–3111206
Feb 1–732357
Feb 8–1443383
Feb 15–2111366
Feb 22–2843391
Mar 1–755551
Mar 8–1421523
Mar 15–2154750
Mar 22–28741,012
Mar 29 – Apr 4541,535
Apr 5–11431,960
Apr 12–18112,492
Apr 19–25332,403
Apr 26 – May 2433,783
May 3–9333,307
May 10–16732,059
May 17–23322,153
May 24–30422,390
May 31 – Jun 6432,648
Jun 7–13332,715
Jun 14–20422,695
Jun 21–27542,714
Jun 28 – Jul 4113,220
Jul 5–11312,980
Jul 12–18113,031
Jul 19–25002,961
Jul 26 – Aug 1212,795
Aug 2–8112,884
Aug 9–15112,696
Aug 16–22002,535
Aug 23–29112,536
Aug 30 – Sep 5002,606
Sep 6–12002,980
Sep 13–19002,959
Sep 20–26222,313
Sep 27 – Oct 3002,122
Oct 4–10001,828
Oct 11–17221,793
Oct 18–24001,338
Oct 25–31321,023
Nov 1–711676
Nov 8–1442593
Nov 15–2100384
Nov 22–2843496
Nov 29 – Dec 511356
Dec 6–1211478
Dec 13–1963285
Dec 20–2611322
Dec 27 – Jan 252388

In Ohio

Recorded all year

Recorded through most of the year, so there is no single season to show. Based on 3,903 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 3,903 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Eastern Bluebird in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Eastern BluebirdYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–107786,211
Jan 11–176285,146
Jan 18–2465104,645
Jan 25–3163104,698
Feb 1–788106,023
Feb 8–14107105,888
Feb 15–217085,436
Feb 22–289296,846
Mar 1–792108,321
Mar 8–141031010,384
Mar 15–21100812,620
Mar 22–28931013,949
Mar 29 – Apr 41071019,661
Apr 5–111271026,860
Apr 12–181431039,925
Apr 19–251411041,623
Apr 26 – May 21681056,391
May 3–91431052,952
May 10–161901053,785
May 17–231301057,698
May 24–301341054,651
May 31 – Jun 61071053,099
Jun 7–13731053,700
Jun 14–20821056,625
Jun 21–27671055,361
Jun 28 – Jul 4751058,477
Jul 5–1161861,336
Jul 12–18611064,722
Jul 19–2550769,753
Jul 26 – Aug 161959,416
Aug 2–8491059,712
Aug 9–1534855,994
Aug 16–2232754,328
Aug 23–2928651,772
Aug 30 – Sep 520857,167
Sep 6–1224759,075
Sep 13–1928854,543
Sep 20–2638845,860
Sep 27 – Oct 332943,180
Oct 4–10391037,841
Oct 11–1748930,824
Oct 18–24551021,156
Oct 25–3143919,021
Nov 1–750914,172
Nov 8–1455912,621
Nov 15–214387,965
Nov 22–285198,136
Nov 29 – Dec 551106,083
Dec 6–1237106,004
Dec 13–195295,423
Dec 20–266295,661
Dec 27 – Jan 210098,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Often confused with

  • Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata250 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • American Robin Turdus migratorius124 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea63 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus51 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica40 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

When each is reported

  • All recordsNo season shown · 3,903 records
  • Reported as maleUsually early November to mid-July, middle week late March · 202 records

Not every photo is marked with a sex or a sign, so these show when people reported each, not when it happens.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed54%49%
Forest22%31%
Farmland19%11%
Wetland3%5%
Open water0.8%3%
Grassland and shrub0.6%0.9%
Barren0.3%0.6%

From 1,543 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Finer identifications

Some Ohio records of this species were identified to a subspecies:

  • Sialia sialis sialisCommon Eastern Bluebirdsubspecies

Every one of these records counts toward the Eastern Bluebird's season above.

Why some records go further than species

Many species vary from place to place. Groups of a species that look or sound a little different, and live in different areas, can be named as subspecies. Observers and experts only identify a record that far when it shows enough detail to tell them apart. Records without that detail count at the species level.

Names: Catalogue of Life.

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Hamilton County result

130 records from 1 dataset.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.