Seward, Alaska
Ava, the Burke family, and I did not find the mystery hummer
today, although the male ANNA'S was present, and a surprise TOWNSEND'S WARBLER.
Aaron Bowman looked very closely at my photos and those shared by
Ava and suggested that it looks more like a female young of the year Anna's.
Its tail seems long or the wings too short for a Costa's, and the front is
flecked with green like an Anna's. (Good eye, Aaron!)
Anna's are thought to nest here, but this is undocumented. That,
however, could explain how such a youngster is here in Seward.
He also thought that the very active male looks like a subadult
from last year, and those emerging feathers are new adult feathers. That makes
sense to me.
I appreciate any other ideas, and will keep trying to refind it to
get photos showing the tail and wing projection.
Thank you, Aaron B!
Happy Birding!
Carol Griswold
Seward Sporadic Bird Report Reporter
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