That's what we were wondering, if something had happened to a tail feather or wing. How fun to give it a name! When we sit on the deck and hear it buzz by, we laugh and make our own buzzing sounds.
Thanks!
Rae
From: Dan Reiff <
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To: Robert O'Brien <
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Cc: THOMAS BENEDICT <
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Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Anna hummingbird
Several years ago, we had an Anna's that had lost or had molted a wing primary feather.
We always knew when "Buzz" flew in.
Dan Reiff Sent from my iPhone
On Jul 15, 2021, at 9:53 PM, Robert O'Brien <
baro at pdx.edu <mailto:
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Can't add to what Thomas Benedict says.
Except that a neighbor of ours, years ago, had what was very likely a Broad-tailed Hummer, as Tom describes, at her feeder.
It's possible. A photo or even a sound recording would be interesting.
Bob OBrien Portland.
On Thu, Jul 15, 2021 at 1:14 PM THOMAS BENEDICT <
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Are you questioning whether it's an Anna's? Your description matches the Anna's we have here in Seahurst (Burien,WA). They definitely 'hum' when they fly by. Broad-Tailed hummingbirds make a stronger, metallic 'whirr' and look like a larger Anna's with a white breast and green crown, but they typically stay in the Nevada-Utah-Colorado-Arizona-New Mexico region.
Tom Benedict
Seahurst, WA
On 07/15/2021 12:38 PM
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We have what we believe is an Anna hummingbird who visits our feeder. The sound during flight is like a low pitched thrumming (at first we thought it was a brush cutter). Makes us think of the sound of cards clattering against the spokes of a bicycle wheel when we were kids. It is a dark emerald colored (though part of its back seems almost black), short beak and tail. We live in Port Orchard. Thoughts? Thanks -; Jim and Rae Hight
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