COBirders, The bird that I reported as a female Ruby-throated Hummingbird yesterday was a no show today. Birders might be questioning my id for the bird and rightfully so as Ruby-throated and Black-chinned females are virtually identical.
What first grabbed our attention was the smaller size as we have way more Broad-tailed Hummingbirds around. Second, we noticed a strong facial contrast and a fairly straight bill. We have Black-chinned hummers around and their bill tends to be curved in my opinion. The eyes seemed to be large as there was a wide & strong dark contrasting eye line. The throat was very light. The bird's back including the nape and crown was green. I did not get a look at the primaries which would help a bunch to confirm. Also we did not notice any tail pumping, but to be honest, I wasn't focused on that aspect of behavior. If it shows again, I will post. The hummer activity seems to be greatest early in the morning, sparse during the day and really picks up at around 6 p.m. Good birding. Ken Pals, Fort Collins -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CABcRwwHxCYO8v3h%2BEZ0cQqyZZZkgsSxKMm-Zn7fSHZ1UKMNXQQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
