Hi all,
After work I stopped by the AMNH and again the hummingbird made an
immediate appearance in the flower beds east of the 81st Street entrance.
After a minute or so it flew over to the flower beds on the west side and
it stayed there for about 20 minutes, perching and feeding. In rather poor
Hi all,
To add to (or subtract from) this discussion, I forward a link that Andy
Guthrie sent me. It's a fascinating (and LONG!) thread from the Illinois
Birder's Forum re: Broad-tailed versus Rufous identification, with some
interesting twists - http://www.ilbirds.com/index.php?topic=49536.0
Hi All,
Here are a few more pics of this hummer:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/58638795@N08/
The first, blurry picture, shows the gorget shining (looked orangey and pinkish
depending on angle), as well as a nice tail-spread, not really revealing a
notch in R2, but definitely showing the
Hi All,
Here are a few more pics of this hummer:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/58638795@N08/
The first, blurry picture, shows the gorget shining (looked orangey and pinkish
depending on angle), as well as a nice tail-spread, not really revealing a
notch in R2, but definitely showing the R1R2R3
Hi all,
To add to (or subtract from) this discussion, I forward a link that Andy
Guthrie sent me. It's a fascinating (and LONG!) thread from the Illinois
Birder's Forum re: Broad-tailed versus Rufous identification, with some
interesting twists - http://www.ilbirds.com/index.php?topic=49536.0
Hi all,
After work I stopped by the AMNH and again the hummingbird made an
immediate appearance in the flower beds east of the 81st Street entrance.
After a minute or so it flew over to the flower beds on the west side and
it stayed there for about 20 minutes, perching and feeding. In rather poor
