Tuesday, Nov. 9th at 3:30 pm I saw a bluebird that was gray where the eastern
is rust. The gray extended to the head. The blue in this bluebird was more
like a tree swallow blue with finely defined white tips on the wings when
folded and a very prominent white eye ring. It seemed larger than the eastern.
There was no streaking such as you would find in an immature. It looked very
much like the female western bluebird picture in the Nat. Geo. guide except
there was no rust. Or the mountain female except the gray was very gray and
smooth. The light was good. I watched it with and without binoculars. Boy
does this confuse me. I'm writing Bob Paxton and Barry Kinzie this note.
Grace McCrowell
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