I wasn't sure about that because Sibley indicated that many Mountain
Bluebird females and some males can have a rufous wash on their breast and
National Geo said that in fall plumage the female can be tinged with red
orange. Sibleys image of the Rufous adult under their listing looks like
this one. Thanks!
On Sat, Oct 24, 2020 at 5:19 PM James Crites <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Mountain Bluebirds will not have the chestnut (red) color. Since this
bird has chestnut breast and sides it is either a Western or Eastern
Bluebird. The grey sides to the neck suggests it is a Western Bluebird.
Jim Crites
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On Oct 24, 2020, at 4:58 PM, Nancy Neill <nancy.m.neill@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
pale and gray/buff on the head, back and neck. I’d looked in both of my
Well... I thought this was a female Mountain Bluebird because it was so
field guides and on online field guides. However, I put it on iNaturalist
and someone else said it was a Western. If this is correct, what did I
miss? I don’t have a lot of experience with Bluebirds. Thanks for
everyone’s expertise. It’s great having you guys to come to. Thanks!
Nancy
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