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Author: SteveBSteveB Date: Apr 26, 2008 08:35
"Whispurr the Cat" wrote in message
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> SteveB wrote:
>>
>> We saw a new bird here yesterday, a very handsome one.
>>
>> We looked in our Pederson's, and it said Western Bluebird. It looked
>> like
>> the bird except for the beak.
>>
>> This bird is about the size of a junco. Blue shoulders, gold chest,
>> black
>> wings. But it had the pyramid shaped beak of a grosbeak, not that of the
>> pictured western bluebird. The picture had a beak longer and pointer
>> like a
>> siskin or phoebe.
>>
>> Whatever it was, it was sure cute. Not big like most of the bluebirds or
>> jays, but like I said, about the size of a junco, maybe a little smaller.
>> Will watch and see if there are any more.
>>
>> Steve
>
> Lazuli Bunting?
>
> Steve
> 41N
Yes, yes, yes. Thanks. Another asterisk in my book. We put them there
whenever we've seen them and mark where we saw it. What a beautiful little
bird this is. I knew the Western Bluebird wasn't it because the bluebird is
bigger and has that pointy beak. And the white belly under the golden chest
matches perfectly.
Thank you.
Steve, who'll TRY to always put in XXXXX treme SW Utah. We're 27 miles
North of Arizona, and about the same east from Nevada line.
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