Evie12 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Hi, I saw this hummingbird on Aug. 21, 2018 on Long Island, NY. Can you please tell me what this is? Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melierax Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Ruby-throated by range. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evie12 Posted September 3, 2019 Author Share Posted September 3, 2019 Thank you. Why does it have spots on the throat? I see Ruby-throated every once in awhile but this is the only one I ever saw with spots on the throat. Do you know why that is? Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melierax Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 3 minutes ago, Evie12 said: Thank you. Why does it have spots on the throat? I see Ruby-throated every once in awhile but this is the only one I ever saw with spots on the throat. Do you know why that is? Thank you! The females have plain throats with spots. The males have complete red gorgets on the throat. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evie12 Posted September 3, 2019 Author Share Posted September 3, 2019 Could it possibly be a Rufous Hummingbird? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melierax Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Just now, Evie12 said: Could it possibly be a Rufous Hummingbird? Rufouses always have quite a bit of orange, especially around the eye. I don't see any orange on this bird. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evie12 Posted September 3, 2019 Author Share Posted September 3, 2019 Okay, thank you! It was throwing me off because I had never seen one with spots on the throat before, but I very rarely see them anyway. Thank you again! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 This is a young male. The white throat feathers he had as a fledgling are being replaced by the red ones of an adult male. Great photos, by the way. Is that Mondara / Bee Balm he's feeding on? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evie12 Posted September 4, 2019 Author Share Posted September 4, 2019 Thank you very much! I got lucky with the photos, usually they don't turn out like this! Unfortunately, I don't know what he is feeding on. I saw this cute little guy at an arboretum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melierax Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 (edited) 13 hours ago, Charlie Spencer said: This is a young male. The white throat feathers he had as a fledgling are being replaced by the red ones of an adult male. Great photos, by the way. Is that Mondara / Bee Balm he's feeding on? Huh... I considered that possibility but when I was looking at photos of molting males and adult females, males had this sort of patchy appearance with bright red feathers just growing in willy nilly whereas females can have these neat lined up rows of spots on the chin. Also, I have bee balm and this doesn't look like it... Edited September 4, 2019 by Melierax 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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