Idaho Anna's Hummingbird Winter Sightings

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Head to this link to learn more about IBO's Anna's hummingbird research: https://www.boisestate.edu/ibo/science/winter-hummingbirds/

🌸We don't currently have funding for this project. You can still submit your sightings here and we will log them in our database, but we aren't doing any active banding or research on this species this year.

Since we aren't actively studying Anna's in Idaho right now, the best way to share information about Anna's in Idaho is to submit your sightings to a community science database. Either eBird, Cornell's Project Feederwatch, or iNaturalist are great choices. This will greatly benefit our research and the research of other scientists!

For nesting 🐣 behavior observations, please use this form: https://forms.gle/rVzPjp9TuhidWv528

PLEASE SUBMIT ONLY ONE FORM. YOU DO NOT NEED TO SUBMIT ANOTHER FORM FOR EACH SIGHTING.

You will receive a confirmation once this form is received and your sightings will be logged in our database.

Email *

Name *

Phone Number

How did you hear about our project?

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Full address of residence of your sighting (if not at residence, name of location, i.e. "Hulls Gulch Reserve") *

How many birds to you believe are present? *

Do you know if the bird you saw is an adult male? or a female-plumaged bird? (help with identification can be found here: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Annas_Hummingbird/id )

When did you first see the hummingbird(s)? *

If you're not sure of the exact date, enter your best guess.

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Tell us more about your sighting

Include details such as: Have you identified the hummingbird(s) as an Anna's? Do you have any photos? How often do you see the bird? Is it coming to a feeder or flowers?

Biologists "color-mark" the birds they band in 2 ways: by marking the chest with a colored sharpie marker creating a thin colored "necklace" and then they will mark the forehead with a small white dot. (All markings are temporary and begin to disappear during the damp weather and molting.) Please study the images below for clear reference. The sharpie marker "necklace" marking is not to be confused with the color of the gorget, or throat feathers of the bird. These markings make it easier to tell if you have the same visitor or a new one and it also allows biologists to track their movements through the area. We would like to know if you have recently observed a bird with our banding markings on it and what color "necklace" marking you may have seen. As the weather becomes more damp, the sharpie necklace marking will become faded making it more difficult to see a distinctive line. However, the white dot on the forehead tends to last a bit longer. NOTE: The necklace markings will be of varying colors to distinguish individual birds. If you see a marked bird later in the season, do not submit a new form, please email heathermhayes@boisestate.edu *

Yes: I clearly see a white dot on the head and/or a "necklace" line across the chest

No: I do not see any markings at all

I see a bit of smudgy color on the chest and/or bits of white dot on head (see image below)

Faded Color Markings on Head and Chest

Above image is of a banded and color-marked bird that illustrates how faded the sharpie marked "necklace" across chest and the white color on forehead become throughout the winter.

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