Hmm... I didn't read your text closely. I only looked at the photos with the black-looking gorget. Yes, Broad-tails have a rosy gorget, as I recall from my Arizona days. They were up in the wooded canyons. Well, good for you for pursuing it to the end.

Phil Hotlen
Bellingham, WA

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sherry Hagen" <littlebirder at gmail.com>
To: "TWEETERS" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2012 10:59:28 AM
Subject: [Tweeters] Broad-tailed Hummingbird



This the response I got back from Cornell about Hummingbird I took photos of on July 17 and thought it was a Broad-tailed but was a little confused. I sent the photos and told the all the information.

http://home.comcast.net/~littlebirder/myshum.pdf


CORNELL RESPONSE*** Thanks for sending the photos of the hummingbird. I can understand why you?re not sure who this particular bird might be. I believe it is a male Broad-tailed: the gorgets are always neatly defined, so the "jagged edge" isn't too abnormal here, and the pink gorget, overall shape, and green flanks also match Broad-tailed. We have more information about all these hummers at www.allaboutbirds.org .

Anne Hobbs Public Information Specialist Cornell Lab of Ornithology http://www.birds.cornell.edu

Sherry Hagen
Vancouver, WA
littlebirder at gmail.com
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