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Calliope Hummingbird

Contributors: Dennis Demcheck

This adult male Calliope arrived 11/08/05 & although unbanded is probably the same bird tallied on the 2005 GBBC. Adult males are still very rare in La. in winter. Photographed 1/21/06, he is beginning his gorget molt. On this date he was unsuccessfully defending his backyard territory against an adult male Rufous which arrived 1/05/06. The Calliope eventually relocated to a new territory in the front yard of the same house.

Calliope Hummingbird
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