Date: 3/3/26 2:14 pm From: C via groups.io <c2179168...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] COSTA'S HUMMINGBIRD I.D. TROUBLE
I was reviewing some photos and videos I took of a female Costa's
Hummingbird back in late January, and I'm getting unsure about the ID. In
the clip I included below, the hummingbird makes a high pitched call, which
doesn't seem to match the recordings in All About Birds or Audubon of ANY
hummingbird. And now I'm hearing that SAME call in my neighborhood where I
briefly saw the hummingbird but it really could have been any pale gray
female there with that call. This has been flagged as unusual in my ebird
checklists. Does this identification seem right to everyone? Any help would
be greatly appreciated.
P.S.–You might need to turn the sound way up to hear the call in the video.
I don't have a great camera.
–JIM KNIGHT
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