[texbirds] Probable Calliope Hummingbird in San Leon, Galveston County
- From: Stenmead@xxxxxxx
- To: texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2014 15:23:05 -0500 (EST)
Texbirders,
I finally got a good enough look at the 3rd and smaller hummer that has
been making brief appearances at my feeders to say it is a likely Calliope.
It is smaller that the two Rufus and has a short thin straight bill,
shortish/squareist tail with prominent white on the two or three outer tail
feathers, but not on the center tailfeathers. The back is greenish scaly
looking, the sides are rufus, and there are a few markings on the throat,
similar
to the female or subadult Calliope.
It is an infrequent feeder, I will try to get a photo, if timing and camera
allow.
Stennie Meadours
San Leon
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