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October 16, 2012 - April 13, 2013 (180 days)
Lenore Road Residence, Montgomery County, PA
(included on the Wyncote Christmas Bird Count)

Wintering Female Rufous Hummingbird

Update 12/21/12 - Scott Weidensaul banded this bird today and determined that it is an adult female Rufous Hummingbird

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Comments by experts in October..... (R2 and R5 are designations of tail feathers)

• Michael O'Brien - "I don't see any obvious notch in r2 so you can probably only confirm the ID with a measurement of r5 width. To the eye, the rectrices look relatively broad and round-tipped like Rufous, but I can't say for sure"
• Scott Weidensaul - "....there is no sign of emargination or notching on R2, which would be the mark of a rufous, the differences in the width of R5 are so slightly (~1.5mm) that you really can't tell by eyeballing it. With a bird like this, in-hand measurements are going to be the only way"