"Jennifer Richards" wrote in message
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| "Raleighgirl" wrote in message
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| We were sitting outside this afternoon and couldn't believe
our
| eyes! A black and white hummingbird! After a frustrating
search
| on google it may be either a female blue throated or a
Lucifer
| hummingbird. Is that possible? Any good hummingbird
| identification sites you all have found?
| Thanks,
| Jeny
|
| It's rare, but not unheard of, for species other than ruby
throated
| hummingbirds to visit the Eastern US. I found a decent ID site
with lots of
| pictures at http://home.earthlink.net/~zoiseaux. The site also
gives some
| tips for identification. It's possible what you saw was a
female or
| juvenile ruby throated - check the pictures and see if any of
them
| approximate what you saw. Here's another pretty thorough
hummingbird ID
| site: http://wwww.portalproductions.com/h/id.htm with links to
pictures and
| range maps.
|
WOW Jennifer, everything you wanted to know about hummers and
more! Thanks for the websites.
Jeny