Stephen Bahr's Hummingbird Lifelist (1 Viewer)

Here's my proud list of hummers ! Some of my favorites are Black Jacobin, Purple-crowned Fairy , Firey-throated Hummingbird, Snowcap and Black-crested Coquette.

1 Ruby-Throated Hummingbird 9/8/2002 New Jersey, USA
2 Cinnamon Hummingbird 6/18/2004 Quintana Roo , Mexico
3 Rufous Hummingbird 11/5/2005 New Jersey, USA
4 Berryline Hummingbird 2/5/2006 Oaxaca, Mexico
5 Dusky Hummingbird 2/6/2006 Oaxaca, Mexico
6 White-eared Hummingbird 2/6/2006 Oaxaca, Mexico
7 Green-violet Ear 2/6/2006 Oaxaca, Mexico
8 Canivet's Emerald 2/7/2006 Oaxaca, Mexico
9 Rufous-tailed Hummingbird 2/7/2006 Oaxaca, Mexico
10 Green-breasted Mango 2/7/2006 Oaxaca, Mexico
11 White-bellied Emerald 2/8/2006 Oaxaca, Mexico
12 Black-crested Coquette 2/9/2006 Oaxaca, Mexico
13 Little Hermit 2/9/2006 Oaxaca, Mexico
14 Swallow-tailed Hummingbird 12/20/2006 Sao Paulo , Brazil
15 Black Jacobin 12/22/2006 Sao Paulo , Brazil
16 Sombre Hummingbird 12/21/2006 Sao Paulo , Brazil
17 Glittering-bellied Emerald 12/24/2006 Sao Paulo , Brazil
18 Black-throated Mango 12/24/2006 Sao Paulo , Brazil
19 Calliope Hummingbird 11/18/2007 New Jersey, USA
20 Violet Sabrewing 1/26/2008 Costa Rica
21 Green Hermit 1/26/2008 Costa Rica
22 Green-crowned Brilliant 1/26/2008 Costa Rica
23 Purple-throated Mountain-gem 1/26/2008 Costa Rica
24 Magnificent Hummingbird 1/26/2008 Costa Rica
25 Coppery-headed Emerald 1/26/2008 Costa Rica
26 Black-bellied Hummingbird 1/26/2008 Costa Rica
27 Magenta-throated Woodstar 1/26/2008 Costa Rica
28 Green Thorntail 1/26/2008 Costa Rica
29 Brown Violet-ear 1/26/2008 Costa Rica
30 White-bellied Mountain-gem 1/26/2008 Costa Rica
31 Purple-crowned Fairy 1/27/2008 Costa Rica
32 White-necked Jacobin 1/27/2008 Costa Rica
33 Long-billed Hermit 1/27/2008 Costa Rica
34 Violet-crowned Woodnymph 1/27/2008 Costa Rica
35 Band-tailed Barbthroat 1/28/2008 Costa Rica
36 Scaly-breasted Hummingbird 1/28/2008 Costa Rica
37 Snowcap 1/28/2008 Costa Rica
38 Violet-headed Hummingbird 1/28/2008 Costa Rica
39 Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer 1/29/2008 Costa Rica
40 Stripe-throated Hermit 1/29/2008 Costa Rica
41 Volcano Hummingbird 1/29/2008 Costa Rica
42 Scintillant Hummingbird 1/29/2008 Costa Rica
43 White-throated Mountain-gem 1/30/2008 Costa Rica
44 Fiery-throated Hummingbird 1/30/2008 Costa Rica

Hi, Stephen! :hi:

I've just seen this great list of Hummingbirds you've got! :bounce: I've never seen the Black Jacobin or a male Black-crested Coquette but Snowcap, Purple-crowned Fairy and Fiery-throated Hummingbird are certainly among my top-five ones seen. Which are the other two? I don't know... probably the Violet Sabrewing (what a stunning bird it is!!!) and the Stripe-tailed Hummingbird. Well, and the tiny Coppery-headed Emerald is not bad either!

Thank a lot for sharing your list! :t: Cheers!

Thanyou Marian !
Yes it is very difficult coming up with a top-5 , they are all so amazing . The Coppery-headed Emerald is such a fantasic bird !
Black Jacabin is one I saw in Brazil but never photographed , actually it was a miserable rainy day but I saw several in the rain, I wish I had more time viewing them in better conditions. I liked Brown Violetear from Costa Rica alot too !!
..and oh yes Violet Saberwing ! and the Green Hermit was neat too !!!

That's an amazing list for 3 locations. The most amazing to me, Calliope in New Jersey. Nice going.

Thanks Robert ! That bird showed up in mid November in a town near me and I had to go see it. Do you have three or four breeding species near you including Calliope ?

stephennj said:

Thanks Robert ! That bird showed up in mid November in a town near me and I had to go see it. Do you have three or four breeding species near you including Calliope ?

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Hi Stephen,

We have 4 breeding hummingbirds in Washington State. The state is divided, biogeographically, along the crest of the Cascade Mountains - wet to the west, and dry to the east (the extremes are phenomenal, from temperate rain forest near the coast, 200+" of rain per year, to bonified desert in the east, 7" or less of rain per year). Here's the scoop on our breeding hummers:

1. Anna's -- Year round, and breeding, in Puget Sound lowlands of Western Washington (see: http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=110377)

2. Rufous -- Migratory, Western WA and across the northern corridor to Northeast WA, breeding and summer only (winters in Mexico).

3. Black-chinned -- breeding and summer, only ... Eastern Washington.

4. Calliope -- breeding and summer only, Eastern Washington, but migratory wanderers on western slopes of Cascade Mountains.

So, kudos to you for a New Jersey Calliope. Very fine sighting, good tick.

Cheers,
Robert
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