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Hi folks I'm new to the forum; thanks for having me. I have a question about NC/SC USA. What hummingbirds could I expect to see at my feeder? Right now I just have a very territorial ruby breasted? Red throat, green back, black and white tail on female. Anyway I'm wondering if I could expect to ever see any other varieties. Thanks folks.
 
Hi Gun smoke, Link below is to a site that gives a good account of whats seen in north america. Will help with ebird too, has a specie list by state/province. using with Ebird will help pin it down. Maybe stretch the odds towards catching a glance.

http://hummingbirds.net/index.html

After you have your species by state list...

Then give Ebird.org a whirl, once there choose, "explore data", "range and point maps"... then enter particular specie and your location. Checking "show quicker" will show graphic flags with data on map.

Quick look showed records of Rufous this past march around Chaple hill and elsewhere. Looks like theres a few records for Anna's sporadically, last about two years ago. Having so much coast stacks the odds in favor of exotics blowing in occasionally too. Let you dig for those rascals.
 
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Bird_Bill said:
Hi Gun smoke, Link below is to a site that gives a good account of whats seen in north america. Will help with ebird too, has a specie list by state/province. using with Ebird will help pin it down. Maybe stretch the odds towards catching a glance.

http://hummingbirds.net/index.html

After you have your species by state list...

Then give Ebird.org a whirl, once there choose, "explore data", "range and point maps"... then enter particular specie and your location. Checking "show quicker" will show graphic flags with data on map.

Quick look showed records of Rufous this past march around Chaple hill and elsewhere. Looks like theres a few records for Anna's sporadically, last about two years ago. Having so much coast stacks the odds in favor of exotics blowing in occasionally too. Let you dig for those rascals.
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Thanks Bill that's a huge help.
 
Unfortunately, all I've ever had are the Ruby-throated Hummers, but a friend a few miles away have had Rufous Hummers at his feeder.
 
Hey Gun Smoke......
I'm in eastern NC, and all I've ever seen are the Ruby-Throated hummers. They say we get the Rufous too, occasionally, but if I've seen one I didn't know it. From the pics in a bird book, the Rufous looks like a female Ruby-Throated hummer. The one's with the red throat are the males. The female is usually a tad bigger, and no red throat. I do wish we got several species, like I've seen at other places.

Edit:
The book with the pic of the Rufous I saw was "Birds of North Carolina". Pics I've seen here, of a Rufous, looks nothing like a Ruby-Throated. Oh well.........
 
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