Scientific Name: Sialia currucoides
Population Estimate: 5.2M
Range / Habitat: Ranch land and other open areas of the American West. Winters extending into Mexico. Summers extending into Canada.
Field Notes: Slight thrush. Male bright blue back, duller blue underneath. Bill, eye and legs black. No other markings. Female duller grey / blue. Eastern Bluebird and Western Bluebird similar but both have red on their breasts. Lazuli Bunting with short, thick bill, white wing bars, and extensive white on chest and belly. Townsend's Solitaire similar to female but with white eye ring and wing bars.
Personal Notes: Seen in various montane locations in Wyoming and Montana.
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