Hi Nick Setting myself straight, if anyone, lol. I use WhatBird.com "Help Me Identify a North American Bird" forum periodically. All I know is his profile identity of "Benjamin". Great learning experience for me here. Thanks to all who participated!
Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org On Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at 3:07:33 PM UTC-6, Nick Komar wrote: > > Gary, thanks for setting me straight. Who is the expert you consulted? Is > it Sherri Williamson? > > Nick Komar > Fort Collins > > On Jun 23, 2020, at 1:51 PM, 'The Nunn Guy' via Colorado Birds < > [email protected] <javascript:>> wrote: > > > Hi all > > Last item from regarding this bird (beneath signature) ... second response > back from the AZ hummer birder. I know I learned quite a bit in this > exercise myself :-) > > Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn > http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org/ > > "I took the liberty of creating a quick comparison in photoshop which will > hopefully put this bird's ID to rest. On the left is Black-chinned, then > your bird, then Broad-tailed. Without even diving into specific field > marks, it should be immediately apparent how similar the Black-chinned > Hummingbird is to your bird in every way. In terms of plumage, that > completely dark, almost black looking head with a tiny patch of white > behind the eye is a classic Black-chinned look. Granted, the Broad-tailed > was photographed in very different light, but I could not find a single > image of a Broad-tailed where both the gorget and the rest of the head > appeared completely and uniformly dark, or black, as in your bird. > > Next, notice the differences in structure between your bird and the > Broad-tailed. As I said before, we need to be careful when judging > structure as the bird's individual posture and feathers can greatly > influence this. However, notice that in general the Broad-tailed is very > elongated and tubular, due to the very long tail which makes up almost half > of the bird's length, while your bird and the Black-chinned have a much > shorter tail that makes up at most one third of the bird's length. > > > There's also a clear difference in terms of wing shape- notice how the > leading edge of the Broad-tailed Hummingbird's wing is straight, where your > bird and the Black-chinned Hummingbird's is curved upward towards the tail. > Also noteworthy is your bird's notched tail, where Broad-tailed generally > has a pointed or squared tail." > > <combinedhummer.jpg> > > > > On Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at 11:54:19 AM UTC-6, The "Nunn Guy" wrote: >> >> Thanks for weighing in, Nick! >> >> Gary Lefko, Nunn >> http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org >> >> On Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at 11:48:27 AM UTC-6, Nick Komar wrote: >>> >>> Tail extends longer than wings. Straight bill. Thick neck consistent >>> with Selasphorus sp. All adds up to Broad-tailed Hummingbird, which would >>> only be about 30 miles out of range. Costas would have slightly curved >>> bill, thinner primaries and flared gorget. >>> >>> Nick Komar >>> Fort Collins CO >>> >>> On Jun 22, 2020, at 10:36 AM, 'The Nunn Guy' via Colorado Birds < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Hi all >>> >>> I was able to photo a hummer (backlit but lightened up photos a bit) in >>> Greeley at Josephine B Jones Park and Open Space Sunday. ID? >>> >>> Three photos here: >>> >>> - >>> http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org/albums/photos/view/148/3442 >>> - >>> http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org/albums/photos/view/148/3443 >>> - >>> http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org/albums/photos/view/148/3444 >>> >>> Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn >>> http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org/ >>> >>> -- >>> 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/97889ce1-a691-4814-9821-ebb9fab919dao%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/97889ce1-a691-4814-9821-ebb9fab919dao%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >>> -- > 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] <javascript:>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/002e6d69-0929-4b21-8241-fc1b0a2040e1o%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/002e6d69-0929-4b21-8241-fc1b0a2040e1o%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > <combinedhummer.jpg> > > -- 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/6c8e884a-dfc4-4c79-8ae4-48036e19459ao%40googlegroups.com.
