Date: 03/02/2012

Number: 1

First thought to be a Rufous Hummingbird over-wintering in Cape May, NJ, this bird recently molted and the tail feathers show it to be the first Broad-Tailed Hummingbird ever seen in NJ! I viewed it yesterday for a half hour, first feeding from a nectar feeder and then preening in a hydrangea bush at the private residence where it has spent our mild NJ winter.

Attached photos.

Cape May, NJ

Latitude: 39 Longitude: -74.9

Observed by: D
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