Hi, In front of my yard today I saw an odd bluebird. Very characteristic beak and size and orange breast. But the back was blacker than blue. I saw it fly off our mailbox to the top of a tall spruce tree across the street. I retrieved my 12x binocs and still didn't see the bluer back I am familiar with. It later flew in to a red osier dogwood on our lawn but didn't stay there long enough to get a better view. Could this be a western bluebird? Or do easterns get that dark?
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