Jim and others
I have also photographed Green Violetear in Colombia, South America. The
bird was in the NE region of Santa Marta - a safe place to bird. Look in
the Colombia folder of my website - address below - for an image. Green
Violetear seemed to be pretty common in that part of Colombia. Hilty &
Brown (incredibly out of data) say the species ranges down to Bolivia and N.
Brazil. Still a beautiful bird and I am sad I missed it in MD.
My feeders (one in the front and one in the back by large picture windows I
see often) always stay out until at least January 1, and 2/3 full. Changed
as the temperature effects the quality of the feed. I am not in a good
location - interior (use to be forested). Better to be along a waterway, or
coastal where the feeder is more easy to be found. Remember the 2008
situation in Calvert Co. were there were three species w/in 20 miles of each
other - Calliope (not submitted or reviewed as far as I know), Rufous (no
longer reviewable), & Allen's (accepted I think). All near the Bay. The
Green Violetear was at the top of the Bay as well. Regardless, keep out
those feeders, and report any sightings as widely as you feel comfortable
w/. Rufous have been so common that they are no longer reviewable by the
MDDC records committee. All others are reviewable. The first thing you
should do is photograph the bird, then call me - first - 301-752-9240.
Once reviewed I think we will now have five non breeding hummingbird species
on the Maryland state list - Rufous, Allen's, Calliope, Anna's, and Green
Violetear. Others that could be expected are Black-chinned, Broad-tailed,
several of the Mangos, and who know what else.
It is useful to science that we learn about these animals (aside from all
the listing crap), so if you get an out-of-season, out-of-range hummingbird,
call me. I will contact Bruce and David, the banders so we might be able
to help the birds.
George
www.georgejett.net
-----Original Message-----
From: MICHAEL SPEICHER
Sent: Friday, October 21, 2011 9:02 PM
To:
Subject: [MDOSPREY] Green Violet-ear - NA records and interesting/funny MI
web "blog"
July 09, 2008
Green Violet-ear - Michigan
The hummingbird, Green Violet-ear, Colibri thalassinus, although resident in
the forested mountain regions of Mexico and Central America, is a
surprisingly frequent wanderer. Records of this species north of Mexico
have been mostly from Texas, and as of 2003, Texas had 41 documented
individuals, but Green Violet-ear has also been recorded north to Alberta
and Ontario, and east to North Carolina. On July 4th, Michigan had its third
record, if the latest sighting is accepted from Michigan's Upper Peninsula
(The UP's second record).
Go to the link below for the "rest of the story" - it should have some
appeal to you listers out there and probably more appeal to non-listers :)
http://birding.typepad.com/peeps/2008/07/green-violet-ea.html
Jim (Michael) Speicher
Broad Run Area of S FRED Co.
ps My hummer feeder, as mention previously, is staying up thru the winter
again this year.
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