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Invasion of the Blue Birds!

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This morning we had an unreal number of Western Blue Birds out in the yard. Just doing a quick count I'd estimate there were at least 50-60 birds flying all over in our pinion trees. Amazing! Here are a few shots I took this morning. (There's a mystery bird at the end - how many can ID this bird?)

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Ok, who can tell me what this fellow is? (Hint, it's not a blue bird. Hint#2 they are sometimes seen in New Mexico, but they are not indigenous to the southwest and don't breed here. Probably just stopped off while migrating.)

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NutmegCT

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Thanks. One of the coolest birds I've seen at Sturbridge is the Baltimore oriole.

Really neat looking bird. Haven't seen one for a few years tho'.
 

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One of my favorite memories of a trip to Montana is a flock of western bluebrdson a mountain top.
I have 6 eastern bluebirds at a feeder daily, much welcomed color in drab Ohio February.
 

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Thanks. One of the coolest birds I've seen at Sturbridge is the Baltimore oriole.

Really neat looking bird. Haven't seen one for a few years tho'.

Here's a whole flock of 'em, Tom:

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The pictures shown are not Western Bluebirds but Mountain Bluebirds. As an aside, I've never seen one, but I have seen Eastern and Western Bluebirds. Mountain Bluebirds scatter in Winter into small flocks and may show up at suitable feeders. The Cedar Waxwing has a crest but sometimes it's folded. The Bohemian Waxwing is a little bigger and huskier. Good photos though.
 
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