Date: 8/27/25 4:32 am From: Frank Mantlik via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Historic date
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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