Subject: [Tweeters] Hummingbird ID Help
Date: Mar 16 08:56:24 2005
From: Nancy - nelrjb at comcast.net


Hi Tweets,
We have our first hummingbird at our feeder and I need some ID help. At first I thought it was a female rufous but there is a very small hot pink patch at the throat. It looks more pink than red. The back is green with some brown and the throat is white with a very small patch of color. My thoughts are that this is an immature male rufous. Would the males be this color so early in the season?
Nancy Lander
Renton, WA.