Western x Mountain Bluebird (hybrid) - Josh McLaughlin

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Western x Mountain Bluebird (hybrid) Sialia mexicana x currucoides

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Sandrini Solar 3 (private)
Kern, California, United States
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Map Coordinates: 35.101422, -119.017852
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Going through pictures and I think I may have a hybrid? Darker shade of blue than surrounding MOBL, more of a royal than sky, was the first thing I noticed. Had a rufous wash on the sides of the breast, under the wings and down the sides of the belly to the thighs, but the rufous was divided down the center of the breast and belly with blue. Also had a little bit of tan at the base of the lower mandible. Overall shape closer to MOBL though. Stood out amongst the several hundred MOBL in the area. Pics

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