Backyard Birds of Missouri Mug — Labeled Eastern Bluebird, Blue Jay, Carolina Wren & Cardinal (11oz)

Missouri's state bird is the Eastern Bluebird — and unlike most state birds, this one actually turns up in your yard.

This mug carries illustrations of Missouri backyard regulars, each one labeled with the bird's name, so it works as a small field guide you hold every morning rather than a generic set of songbirds from somewhere else.

On this mug: Eastern Bluebird · Blue Jay · Carolina Wren · Northern Cardinal

The Eastern Bluebird declined sharply across the Midwest last century and recovered largely because people put up nest boxes. Face a box at open lawn, away from the house, and offer mealworms — it will not come to seed.

The Blue Jay announces itself before it lands. It carries off peanuts and acorns to bury, which is why it empties a tray feeder faster than anything else in the yard.

The Carolina Wren is the loud little brown bird with the white eyebrow and the cocked tail, and it stays through the winter.

The Northern Cardinal doesn't migrate, so the pair in your yard in July is usually the pair in your yard in January. Sunflower seed keeps them coming.

The mug. 11 oz white ceramic · glossy finish · comfortable C-handle · dishwasher and microwave safe · lead- and BPA-free · printed to order in the USA, ships in 2–5 business days.

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