Date: 8/27/25 8:32 am From: jaybrd49--- via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Re: Historic date
Be on the lookout for ANY non-ruby-throated hummingbirds! On Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at 07:32:08 AM EDT, Frank Mantlik via CTBirds <ctbirds...> wrote:
On this date (Aug 27) in 2017, a Winchester, CT homeowner photographed a MEXICAN VIOLETEAR in his yard. This provided the first and only CT record of this Mexican hummingbird species that is a rare vagrant to northern latitudes. Be on the lookout for any large green hummingbirds.
Frank Mantlik Chairman, Avian Records Committee of CT Stratford
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