Hummingbirds?

[Kat Bradley-Bennett]

Hey, Colorado Birders,

I have a colleague who swears she heard hummingbirds passing over her yard in Firestone yesterday (2/4/26).

Have there been any sightings of hummers? I'm wracking my brain to guess what she might have heard that she could confuse with a Broad-Tail, say.

Thanks!

Kat Bradley-Bennett

Longmont

[Deb Evers]

Possibly, a flock of Cedar Waxwings flying by might sound "Hummingbird-ish"?

[Cyndy Johnson]

Bushtits?

On Fri, 6 Feb, 2026 at 11:54 AM, Deb Evers <okboo...@gmail.com> wrote:

 

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[DAVID A LEATHERMAN]

All,

In the Jeopardy category of “True Confessions” for $1000, I will admit to being temporarily duped into thinking I heard an out-of-season male broadtail (more than once) by distant vehicles with ailing fan belts.

 

Dave Leatherman

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[Eric DeFonso]

According to eBird, you'd have to go to Albuquerque in January to find a single documented report of Broad-tailed Hummingbird closest to the Front Range. That's the farthest north recent report I could find. Further south, just a single documented report from a few days ago in El Paso, TX

I mean, never say never, especially this year, but a number of other similar sounds should probably be ruled out first.

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Eric DeFonso
Boulder County, CO

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[Kevin Schutz]

Decades ago, years before my eBird use, I found it strange to see Broad-tailed Hummingbirds in ABQ on a Christmas Day.  On more recent visits, they seem present in abundant numbers all year around.

On our back deck in northern El Paso County, our Hummingbird season has expanded by a good 5-6 weeks in recent years.  

I agree with Eric's view.  Unlikely, but we have been experiencing very strange weather patterns.

KS

El Paso County