Date: 06/25/2020

Number: 1

This is a follow up of incoming hummingbird I saw this date last.
Since I am located 50 miles from gulf of Mexico and about 45 miles from Angelton Texas we get thousands of migrants spring and fall.
In the many numbers I only actually see about 100 both times stop in at different times. I only see male/female rubythroats, male/ female Black Chins ond occasional Broadtails.
Half of hummingbirds I see are sub adults. I can't for sure say what we have because they are too young to determine. Only a bander can say what it is and that is in Angleton where they band yearly.
It has taken me 5 years to Learn how to determine if a Rufous overwinters with field glasses observation in that if a hook is in one of the tail feathers the Rufous has.
I am adding a photo to show what I go thru. Photo is that if a sub adult female Rufous. It resembles a rubythroat. So I didn't know what we had stop in for 3 days.
As far as JN sightings go if you are in the east you have rubythroats. If you are in west of Mississippi you have rubythroats and Black chins. Further northwestern Broadtails occasional Rufous
as I lived in Colorado and that was Broadtails only country. Rufous now migrate thru Colorado.
Since hummingbirds are bonding with humans by our providing feeders and plants we are seeing different species over lap in migration times. The jet stream moves them off course in migration.
I wish JN could be more accurate in sighting reports in that folks would actually know what they have. Including me.

Sincerely,

Beverly L
Houston

Houston, TX

Latitude: 29.8 Longitude: -95.4

Observed by: Beverly
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