Irene blew in a new male hummer on Sunday, one with a brilliant orange
throat.The orange color was if anything a brighter, slightly lighter, orange
than a Baltimore oriole, and when the light was right, was so shiny it was
not likely a case of a worn red throat.

A quick search on orange throated ruby throats turns up a couple of Sibley
pages:

http://www.sibleyguides.com/2011/08/orange-throated-hummingbirds-more-questions/
http://www.sibleyguides.com/2011/08/progress-on-the-orange-throated-hummingbird-mystery/

Unfortunately, I have not been able to get a good photo.

--John McKitterick
Columbia, MD
jbmck AT verizon DOT net

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