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Female Ruby-throated Hummingbird Visits the West Texas Hummingbird Feeder

2,774 views · Published 9 September 2016 · 0:45 · Indexed 20 September 2026

Channel: Cornell Lab Bird Cams · 2016 · Pets & Animals

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Although Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are uncommon in the west, the cam site in the Davis Mountains has regular visitors every Fall. This visitor was identified by our cam host from West Texas Avian Research as a female Ruby-throated Hummingbird. 

In comparison to Black-chinned females, Ruby-throats have overall a cleaner look with cleaner lines: clean white/tan underparts with dark green upper parts, and clear demarcation between dark and clean white throat.

Watch live at http://AllAboutBirds.org/TexasHummers

The West Texas Hummingbird Feeder Cam is nestled in the mountains outside Fort Davis, Texas, at an elevation of over 6200 feet. This site hosts a total of 24 Perky-Pet® Grand Master hummingbird feeders, and during peak migration can attract hundreds of hummingbirds from a dozen species that are migrating through the arid mountains.

For the past 10 years, researchers from West Texas Avian Research have been banding hummingbirds at this site and others throughout the Trans-Pecos region of Texas to study the status and distribution of hummingbirds throughout the poorly known region. 

The active banding of hummingbirds continues (off camera) at this site in the Davis Mountains, and from time to time you may hear researchers working in the background. Some common species in you may hear vocalizing include Western Scrub Jays, Acorn Woodpeckers, and Canyon Wrens (among others).

Thanks to West Texas Avian Research for their enthusiasm and support for hosting the camera at this remote research site, and to cam sponsor Perky-Pet®.
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