Date: 7/31/25 4:48 pm From: 'Joey Kellner' via Colorado Birds <cobirds...> Subject: [cobirds] Re: Ruby-throated Hummingbird(?) post
Paula,
Please do not apologize. As a friend of mine says, "Birds have wings."
The statement, "...Ruby-throated nest 'in Pennsylvania' and could not be in
Colorado at this time of year." is painting with a VERY broad brush.
Yellow Grosbeaks should be in Mexico. The Golden-crowned Warbler found
several years back, "should be in Mexico." Crissal Thrashers and Cactus
Wrens should be south of Colorado. Magnificent Frigate birds should be
along the southern coasts. The point is, we have found that birds can show
up almost anywhere. Summer is a time that birds wander. These "wanderers"
could have been lost and off course during spring migration and are now
roaming around looking for the proper habitat and/or a mate. This is one
way species expand ranges. These "wanderers" could also be post-breeding
dispersal birds. Birds that bred earlier this year and are now wandering
around (with nothing to do)? Many young birds also disperse once on their
own.
I'm not sure if you had a Ruby-throated Hummingbird or not, but maybe!
The best we can do when we find what we think is something odd, is
document, document, document.
Joey Kellner
Littleton, Colorado
On Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 2:44:34 PM UTC-6 Paula Hansley wrote:
> Birders,
> Several days ago I reported several hummingbirds, including a possible
> Ruby-throated Hummingbird feeding at my red Zauschnaria flowers in
> Louisville.
>
> Ted Floyd says this is not possible in July as the Ruby-throated nests “in
> Pennsylvania” and could not be in Colorado at this time of year.
>
> I thought I queried my post. If I didn’t, I should have done so.
>
> I’m truly sorry Dr. Floyd and apologize to the birders who read my post.
>
> Paula Hansley
> Boulder County
>
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