[Tweeters] Rufous Hummingbirds

[George Heleker via Tweeters]

Seems to have been an uptick in hummer numbers the past couple days. 

Was pleased to see my first Rufous of the year. Other early Rufous at
this location on the south end of Whidbey Island have been on the 24th
of Feb in  2016 and 

2022. 

The other earliest birds arrived on the first of March in 2025, 2020 and
2019 

I was surprised to see a female Rufous at the feeder about 30 minutes
after I first spotted the male. This was the earliest ever spotting of a
female at this location. 

A mediocre photo is on this eblrd checklist.   
https://ebird.org/checklist/S2780018 [1] 

George Heleker 

Whidbey Island, WA 

Links:
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[1] https://ebird.org/checklist/S27800185
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