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From: mjm@oliven.olivetti.com (Michael Mammoser)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: Re: HUMMINGBIRD WARNING
Keywords: hummingbirds migration California
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Date: 15 Aug 90 19:49:00 GMT
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In article <49278@olivea.atc.olivetti.com>, mjm@oliven.olivetti.com (Michael Mammoser) writes:
> 
> 	Well, I guess that I can't qualify as a lister because I
> only have 12 species in North America.  :-)  They are: Buff Bellied,
> Broad Billed, Blue Throated, Magnificent, Ruby Throated, Black Chinned,
> Costa's, Anna's, Calliope, Broad Tailed, Rufous, and Allen's. I've
> seen seven of these species in California.

	Man, am I losing it! While paging through my field guide
and listing hummingbirds, I forgot about the biggest one of all,
the one that isn't listed in the field guide: Xantu's Hummingbird
in Ventura (first North American record). This makes 13 in North
America and 8 in California. Oh boy! I guess that I do qualify.

Mike

p.s. The Xantu's Hummingbird has just been added to the ABA checklist.