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From: dmark@acsu.buffalo.edu (David Mark)
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Subject: Hummingbird lists
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Date: 20 Aug 90 18:30:28 GMT
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In article <49278@olivea.atc.olivetti.com> mjm@oliven.olivetti.com (Michael Mammoser) writes:
>In article <1990Aug3.101449.13726@sco.COM>, mark@sco.COM (Mark Chojnacki) writes:
>> 
>> And now a challenge: has anybody on the net seen more than 12 species of
>> hummingbirds in North America (U.S. and Canada)? I'm curious to find out
>> if there are any other listers out there...
>
>	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.
>
>Mike

I have seen all of the above in the USA, plus White-eared and Lucifer  (I think
that's all-- my actual lists are at home.)  I have never been to Arizona
late enough in the season to see Violet-crowned, but I gather it is easy
in July.  So, I would guess that 14 species is not that big a hummer
list (same as me, but with Violet-crowned instead of White-eared).

I would assume that some people have seen 17, and 18 or 19 would not shock me.

But can any subscriber here top 14 species?  John Shipman *lives* in
hummer-land, so he would be a good candidate.

David Mark
dmark@acsu.buffalo.edu