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Loutsy

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Hi - I'm spending some time in Palm Desert and not familiar with all the birds. Any help identifying photo of the hummingbird in attached photos would be appreciated! Pics were taken November 22, 2018 in Palm Desert. I have had a lot of Costa's Hummingbirds at the feeder. I am wondering if this is a Costa's female? My Sibley's app shows a "completely pale supercilious isolates gray auricular" for the female. I wonder if this is the Costa's female or Rufous juvenile, Calliope (f) which migrates through here or Anna's (f)?
 

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It looks like a costas, but can you tell what its tummy pattern is? That’s how I usually tell the costas from others.
 
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