Taylorjane Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 This picture was taken this past weekend near Georgetown Lake in SW Montana. We have a couple feeders and a water feature that attract the Rufous hummingbird. But this bird was smaller and there was no rufous on the base of the tail. After looking through my books I was thinking it could be a Caliope, but would appriciate a positive ID. This would be a new bird for me. Thank you all so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psweet Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 My first thought was that there was too much tail for a Calliope, but after a quick check, I think you're right. (Although, this is one of the species where you shouldn't be allowed to count it until you've seen a breeding male -- they're spectacular.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylorjane Posted July 30, 2018 Author Share Posted July 30, 2018 That you psweet! We didn't see any males, although they could have been there. The Rufous were not happy they showed up and chased them off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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