Date: 2/14/26 1:37 pm From: T. Luke George <t.luke.george...> Subject: Re: [cobirds] Juvenile western bluebird and Merlin
Tail seems too short for a solitaire, I think juvenile Western Bluebird is
correct.
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On Sat, Feb 14, 2026 at 1:51 PM Steve Stachowiak <birdingemails...>
wrote:
> Bill - It appears to be a juvenile Townsend’s Solitaire. Steve
>
> On Feb 14, 2026, at 9:31 AM, Bill Kosar <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
>
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