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Unusual hummingbird
- To: carolinabirds@duke.edu
- Subject: Unusual hummingbird
- From: "Robert C. Perkins" <rperkins@infi.net>
- Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2001 19:20:15 -0400
- Cc: HummingbirdHobnob@listbot.com
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
While I was weeding and watering my flower patch today, a
hummingbird came by. Observed in full sun without binoculars, it
appeared to be an ordinary female/immature ruby-throat. Two hours
later from inside the house I saw a hummer, so I grabbed my
binoculars and took a closer look. The bird looked like a standard
female ruby-throat except that it's forehead and at least part of the
crown was white, the same color as its throat.
Is this a normal variation or some kind of sport?
Bob
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Robert C. Perkins, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Methodist College, Fayetteville, NC 28311
910-630-7037 rperkins@methodist.edu