true...the birds in the Bitterroot Valley are not like the Merriams of the eastern part of the state...as their tail feather trims are not the almost white color that traditional Merriams have. They're not as dark as an eastern either. Maybe a Rio cross of some sort? The second bird above had spurs like an eastern, but the first had short stubby spurs like a Merriams. Both had the tail feathers of neither traditional eastern nor Merriams...
Who knows...
