Cobirders, A female RIVOLI'S HUMMINGBIRD was at the feeders at the Fountain Creek Nature Center at 11am today, observed by Jeff Hayes, Ron Goerzen and myself. It was feeding next to a Broad-tailed Hummingbird, and the size difference was remarkable--around 5" versus around 3 1/2". Extremely long bill, grayish underparts, streaky throat, white patch behind eye. Unfortunately no photo, because although I had a camera, I was so surprised to see it that I spent the 30 seconds or so of good observation time trying to memorize field marks and completely forgot to take a picture. Duh.
It only made one appearance, although I waited for an hour hoping for another photo opp. - Randy Vernon Colorado Springs -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/c741d25d-e3f4-474f-b31c-aba5c40fb0d8%40googlegroups.com.
