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Western Bluebird

Sialia mexicana

Photo by LuisStevens
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Field Notes

Description:

This bluebird was in Bryce National Park, Utah.

Habitat:

Pine forest.

Notes:

It looks more like Eastern Bluebird but it is out of its range.

Reference Links:

Western Bluebird, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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Comments (14)
QWMom
Close, but it's a Western not an Eastern as you say :) The "giveaway" is the completely blue head - Eastern bluebirds have red throats :) Good spot!

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