Mega-rare Bird Alert!

This Broad-billed Hummingbird showed up at a woman’s hummingbird feeder in Derby, NY and is WAY out of its range. Normally found in the far southeastern corner of Arizona and most of Mexico in summer, how it ended up on the eastern shore of Lake Erie is amazing. The bird was banded shortly before we arrived and is thought to be a female. Thankfully it reappeared a few times after the banding. There was even a group of birders from the Bronx who drove in early this morning—about a 7 1/2 hour trip!



Yesterday's photo: