Chris At first I thought it was either a Rufous or Allen's Hummingbird, but their sides and under the tail are to brightly colored. The one I seen was lightly colored and under the tail was white. The Rufous and Allen's Hummingbird are the same size as the Ruby-throated Hummingbird according to my field guide. I seen two other Ruby-throated Hummingbirds there. The one I seen was smaller than the others. I seen it sit near the feeder its wings reached to the end of of its tail, also. The Rufous and Allen's Hummingbirds wings come short of the tail.
Nathan Wersal Springfield Brown County -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 12:28:37 EDT Subject: Re: [mou] Hummingbird ID Help Check your guide book for a look at Rufous and Allen's hummingbird. While they are west coast birds they have been sighted in the east. Both have reddish/rust colors on the sides and immature and females fit your description. Be aware it would be a very unusual sighting for Minnesota. Hope you got photos! Chris Keown ---------------------------------------------- Mailblocks - A Better Way to Do Email http://about.mailblocks.com/info
