Date: 8/20/25 4:12 pm From: lcarrigan_55 via groups.io <carriganbw...> Subject: Re: [IBLE] Hummingbird identification help
Very interesting. If it's indeed a native hummingbird (& not some non-native escape from somewhere), my best guess is a juvenile Black-chinned Hummingbird. Based on size, coloring description & looks like it has a longer bill. The confusion is, indeed, from the triangular black eye patch. Possibly, it's a male juvenile & just getting its black feathering around the eyes. I may be way off base, but best I can come up with.
Here in SE ID along the Snake, only hummingbirds I've seen since last Fri are all Black-chinneds: adults & juveniles, males & females of both. None quite like yours, however. Thanks for sharing!
