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SCOTT . . .

This was likely one of the Hummingbird Moths. See the Web site for 
"Operation RubyThroat: The Hummingbird Project," specifically at 
http://www.rubythroat.org/QuestionsMiscellaneous01.html
Happy Hummingbird (Moth) Watching!

BILL


> An outside salesman of the company I work for just told me of a 
> hummingbird he saw about 3 weeks ago at his home in LaGrange. He was 
> with in 5 foot of the bird and swears he wasn't drinking. It was 
> black with a yellow band around the throat and a smaller red band 
> below that. Anyone know of such a species that might be an escapee?
> Scott
>
> Lexington, KY

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