Northern Calif. Hummers

According to the book there are four species of Hummingbirds in this area........Allen's.........Anna's..............Rufous...........and Black-chinned. I have too much trouble telling most of them apart so I decided to post some shots with the hope that someone will I.D. them

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Here's my thoughts . . .

#1 - female Allen's or Rufous; can't tell which
#2 - male Rufous
#3 - female Allen's or Rufous; can't tell which
#4 - female Anna's
#5 - female Anna's
#6 - female Anna's

BTW, as well as the four you mention, I'd think you're in with a chance of Calliope Hummer too. But none of these pics is that.

Resin

Adelbert do you think you could put a sign up pointing the way to Florida for these humming birds. I would make them most welcome.

Some Rufous Hummers already spend their winters in Florida . . . keep an eye out for them!

Resin

Nice pics adel!

Thanks for the kind words..............Resin.....thanks for the ID I would like to see a Calliope and a Black-chinned but not so far.

This message was edited Jun 8, 2008 6:51 PM

Resin, I think those hummers just bypass my house, I had one flit through and was never seen again.

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Female hummingbird species, I fear!

Resin

The Hummers were active today.

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My guess is that this pic an the next 3 are of female Allen's Hummingbirds.

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This pic and the next two are male Rufous.

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Agree with male Rufous, but think the females are also Rufous, certainly the first two where the fanned tail clearly shows broad outer tail feathers; Allen's has narrow outer tail feathers.

Resin

I based my guess on what looked like Orange eyebrows. The illustration in my book shows the male Allen's with thin outer tail feathers but doesn't show that on the female. I bow to your expertise.

This appears to be a male Rufous and a Female Rufous sharing the nectar. I've seen three at a time at the feeder but haven't got any pics of them.

On the left is an Anna's and on the right a female Rufous or an Allen's (flip a coin).

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Male Rufous, 'green-backed' variant (but not enough green for Allen's)

Resin