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teengardener1888

Rufous and Calliope in NY

teengardener1888
10 years ago

i have heard of sightings of these birds in my home state. I thought we only had the rubys. Has anyone in the northeast had these rare western hummers. There is even a documented case of a rufous hummer in the eastern siberia!!!

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  • birding_nut
    10 years ago

    Rufous and Calliope Hummingbirds have been wintering more frequently in the eastern US over the last 15-20 years. Their have been no documented instances of breeding as far as I know, so their appearance in NY is rare. Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are still the only species primarily breeding east of the Mississippi River.

    BN

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