Date: 09/02/2012

Number: 1

For the past eight days, we have had 8 immature Rufous Hummingbirds at our feeders. Also there have been immature Broad-tailed Hummingbirds coming through in the past three days.

The immature Rufous are males.
The immature Broad-tailed are also males.

I am unable to tell female Rufous Hummingbirds from the Broad-tailed Hummingbirds even after viewing them for a total of 10 hours in the past 8 days. I have taken pictures and gone on the internet to compare my pictures but find it still too difficult to separate the Rufous females and Broad tailed females.

I am an avid birder and am now 68 years old. I have been birding since age 13.

Pahrump, NV

Latitude: 36.2 Longitude: -116

Observed by: Darlene
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