Date: 04/30/2018

Number: 7

Migration watchers talk about "swarms" of robins appearing suddenly as a sign of Spring, but this photo is evidence of a gaggle of calliope hummers returning to southern BC at the same time. Last week, there were just two males, then a couple of females followed. But on Apr 30 dusk, the feeder attracted a full troop of mostly females and a couple of additional males. Male courtship dives now occurring non-stop throughout the day in a 'target-rich' environment of hummer females.

Osoyoos, BC

Latitude: 49 Longitude: -119.5

Observed by: Dr Paul
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