Date: 3/4/26 10:55 am From: C via groups.io <c2179168...> Subject: Re: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] COSTA'S HUMMINGBIRD I.D. TROUBLE
Several people got back to me and kindly pointed out that media does not
show up in the email group. Here is the checklist link:
ebird.org/checklist/S305941495
On Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 2:14 PM C <c2179168...> wrote:
> 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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