I just got my slides back and here are a few of one of the male Calliope Hummingbirds at Fort Tryon Park. The pictures were taken Sunday December 2, 2001

Sorry for the short write up on these pictures - I don't have the time!

Anyway note:

• the elongated gorget feathers
• wing projection beyond tail
• short bill and tail (compare with the rufous pictures)
• shape and pattern of the tail feathers, some rufous in the base of the outer tail feathers.
• and the light buffy ring across its breast (Stoke's Western Region shows a picture of a female Calliope with this ring (page 261)

Email: BochnikM@cs.com

Steve Nanz sent in these photos;