Hummer, Arapahoe County

Deborah Carstensen

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Oct 11, 2023, 2:41:56 PM10/11/23

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I had the same hummer back again yesterday. Here’s a couple more pictures. Everyone agreed it was a broad tail. I thought I’d go ahead and post a couple more pictures. One of them is with his wings up and you can see some a dark band at edge of the flank at the bottom and I haven’t seen that before.

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Jared Del Rosso

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Oct 11, 2023, 5:44:38 PM10/11/23

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An apparent Broad-tailed Hummingbird -- in roughly the same molt as the one Deborah has reported -- is visiting agastache plants in my yard today. A lot are still blooming, owing to relatively late frost this autumn.

- Jared Del Rosso

Centennial, CO

Jared Del Rosso

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Oct 14, 2023, 11:05:13 AM10/14/23

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The Broad-tailed Hummingbird was around yesterday (10/13) visiting Desert Willow in my yard and a neighbor's salvia (Centennial, CO). I put out feeders this morning, in case it endures and a frost killed the flowers. It seems we avoided the worst of the frost, but I've not yet seen the hummingbird.