He was recruited from Nelson Bay and made his debut in round one of 2008 season, wearing the number 14 guernsey, previously worn by club legends Paul Kelly and Bob Skilton.
[1] At the end of the 2008 season he was named as the Sydney Swans Rising Star of 2008 tied with Kieren Jack.
[3] Bird enjoyed his best year at the Swans in 2011, managing to play 22 out of 24 games for the season.
However his best performance of the year came against the Western Bulldogs in round 18 when he kicked 4 goals as a defensive forward having been given the job of limiting the influence of dangerous rebounding defender, Rob Murphy.
Bird took his place in the Swans' 22 for the 2012 AFL Grand Final victory and went on to finish 9th in the 2012 Bob Skilton Medal, the highest placing of his career to date.