Broad tailed hummingbird Larimer Cty

[Pat Hayward]

Hi all,
   I thought I'd heard a hummingbird on Tuesday, but only heard it once and couldn't confirm. I checked our records are these are the arrival dates recorded:
2013: 4/24
2012: 4/23
2011: 4/30
2010: 4/23
2009: 4/24
2008: 4/23
2007: 4/16
2006: 4/14
2005: 4/15
2004: 4/17
2003: 4/22
2002: 4/16
2001: 4/26

Then yesterday (4/17) we got both sound an visual confirmation of the first male broad tailed hummer at our house. I've noticed that they usually show up here when the golden currants (Ribes aureum) start blooming, and sure enough I saw my first plants in bloom in Fort Collins yesterday morning. I thought at first the birds were early, but looking at the 10+ year pattern above, it appears they're right on schedule.

Pat Hayward
5400' west of Fort Collins
Masonville CO