Voting Comments

Voting Comments

Record #: 56-B-06

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

1st Round: 7-0

1^st Round
(7 Accept, 0 Reject)

08-12-2007.
Sturts -- Accept

A very detailed and convincing report. Cliff carefully eliminated all other possible hummingbird species.

23 August 2007.
Hardy -- Accept

Well described. Shape of primaries, deeply notched tail, white throat, bill shape, lack of rufous, and behavior, are diagnostic.

09-01-2007.
Dave Trochlell -- Accept

Thanks to Cliff's informative, well-organized, and thorough description, I can readily support his identification of this hummingbird as a RTHU.

9-2-07.
Carlisle -- Accept

Thorough observation & description.

09-06-2007.
chuck trost -- Accept

Very careful observation and description, plus the timing, which I think is too late for a black-chinned. The forked tail and wing shape convinced me.

20 Sept 2007.
Darren Clark -- Accept

I'm nervous about accepting a 2nd state record without photographs, but the report is well-written, seems to support the identification of this bird as Ruby-throated Hummingbird, and eliminates other species.

04-12-2008.
Doug Ward -- Accept

Characteristic plumage details well described. Recognition of consistent patterns of these very subjective features in the Archilochus hummingbirds will undoubtedly result in more Ruby-throateds being reported in our area. We will have to pay close attension as they roll in.

"Tail wagging", or rather lack-there-of, behavior also an importent key noted. Good bird!