Date: 10/05/2020

Number: 1

Saw my first ever male Rufous Hummingbird nectarine in my bottle brush. I am very familiar with the �hummingbird moth� and this was not one. I observed for over an hour. He was perching in the bottle brush and chasing the Ruby Throated females away from the bottle brush he deemed as his. I initially heard a different sound that I recognized as a hummingbird but the warning chirps were different than the female and male Ruby Throated species. The sounds he was making were what initially caught my attention. I then observed from approximately 20� away and eventually saw him drinking nectar and perching on a branch. The lighting was not dim but also not extremely bright and I was able to see he was a beautiful rust color with darker wings and a white spot on his breast. I did try to get an image with my phone but it is very grainy but I can make him out. I�ll post it but it may be of no help. He is facing me and has his wings out and is a second from flying off to another bottle brush in my yard.

Iowa, LA

Latitude: 30.2 Longitude: -93.1

Observed by: Lyndsey
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