Adventures In Birdwatching Disc 2: Arizona Hummingbirds (2000)

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Hike through the Nature Conservancy's Ramsey Canyon Preserve and see the Broad-billed, Allen's and the Violet-crowned hummingbirds.
Peter's DVD rating: 2.0 stars
Some nice shots of these beautiful hummers, but Ken identifies only about 4-5 species. We catch a fleeting glimpse of a Violet-Crowned, but he doesn't tell us how to identify it or why it's so special.
6:30Figure-8 flight stroke, color of gorgets 8:40 Costa's Hummingbird 8:45 Broad-billed Hummingbird
8:50 Rufous Hummingbird 10:45Sonoita Creek in Patagonia: Marion and Wally Patton's yard 12:50 Violet-Crowned Hummingbird , Black-chinned Hummingbird female
15:25Chiricahua Mountains, research station of American Museum of Natural History: collecting nectar by capillary action to measure sugar content      
Calypte costae
8:40 Costa's Hummingbird 		Cynanthus latirostris
8:45 Broad-billed Hummingbird 		Selasphorus rufus
8:50 Rufous Hummingbird
Amazilia violiceps
12:50 Violet-Crowned Hummingbird 		Archilochus alexandri
12:50 Black-chinned Hummingbird 		 

Index Jan 19, 2006 CC BY 4.0 Peter Chen 2.0