Date: 2/15/26 8:14 pm From: 'Tony Leukering' via Colorado Birds <cobirds...> Subject: [cobirds] Re: Juvenile western bluebird and Merlin
Hey Bill:
That is decidedly a juv Western Bluebird. Juveniles of Townsend's
Solitaire, in addition to having spotting below, have spotting on the head,
unlike juvenile bluebirds.
On Saturday, February 14, 2026 at 9:31:11 AM UTC-7 Bill Kosar wrote:
> I took this picture about 12 years ago in northern New Mexico but I had
> not identified what kind of bird it was. As part of a current project I
> needed a good ID on it. It sort of resembled a juvenile robin but was
> really not a good match, several online tools came up with that ID. Merlin
> has said it was a Wesstern bluebird which I think is correct.
>
> I know this site is supposed to be about Colorado birds but I seen many
> mountain and western bluebirds in Colorado so I thought this post was
> appropriate. I tried Merlin on a few other pictures as a test and I was
> impressed with its accuracy but once in a while it was way off.
>
> Comments are welcome!
>
> Bill Kosar
> El Paso country
>
> [image: _MG_6500_cr.jpg]
>
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