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Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
37.4858, -119.966
Field Notes
Description:
Small, short wings, bright rusty orange bodies with pale chests, bright red throats. Females show some green on their backs and tails.
Habitat:
Open areas, scrubby woodlands, meadows, pine forests. They spend winters in Mexico, and summers in the Pacific Northwest, almost to Alaska. They are found in California during spring.
Notes:
These little birds are fierce. I think they spend more time chasing the Anna's and the black chinned hummingbirds away from the feeders than they spend feeding.
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PublishedMay 4, 2013
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