I've photographed the bird in Costa Rica where it is common in the higher 
elevation and is resident. It frequents feeders.
Amazing to find one hear. Is this a record for Maryland ? You can find the 
photo in Dendroica and also the song.

http://www.natureinstruct.org/dendroica/spec.php
http://www.flickr.com/photos/birdsnaca/6269177985/in/photostream



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George M. Jett" <>
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Sent: Friday, October 21, 2011 9:42 PM
Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Green Violet-ear - NA records and interesting/funny 
MI web "blog"


> 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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