Merlin says Eastern Bluebird, but what is it?

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Todd Deininger

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Jul 21, 2025, 4:15:50 PMJul 21
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While birding Heil Valley Ranch, Boulder, Merlin kept picking up an Eastern Bluebird. Although the habitat after the 2017 fire looks great for EABL, I was unable to hear what Merlin was picking up and could not find any bluebirds around.

So does anybody have any idea what Merlin was picking up?


Note: this is not an opening to complain about Merlin, but to identify what Merlin was hearing.
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Eric DeFonso

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Jul 21, 2025, 7:02:37 PMJul 21
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Through the phone speaker I can definitely hear a song that sounds to me very much like EABL. I'm struggling to think of something else it could be, a sound-alike.

Eric

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Paula Hansley

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Jul 21, 2025, 8:16:16 PMJul 21
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I can also clearly hear Eastern Bluebirds.


Paula Hansley



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