Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Anna's Hummingbird, new to northern Ontario - updated Nov 10

What a great autumn, bird-wise, for the Thunder Bay District! A few weeks ago a Slaty-backed Gull was added to the district (and Northern Ontario) list(s). Now comes the discovery of an Anna's Hummingbird, a first for northern Ontario, and a second for the province, visiting a feeder in Thunder Bay. More details, from OntBirds here.
Dec. 3, 2013. Courtesy of Glenn Stronks.
Dec. 5, 2013. Courtesy of Glenn Coady.

The first provincial record of Anna's Hummingbird was documented for October 25-30, 2010, in Essex County.

Dec. 10 update: The Anna's Hummingbird has not been seen in several days, following the onset sub-30 C temperatures. Apparently the bird was present for months (15 September - 7 December)

Acknowledgements: Many thanks to Sophie and Gary Wiggins for sharing their sighting and also to the Glenns, Stronks and Coady, for sharing their photos.