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Very common in other areas of Southern California, this visitor to the Imperial Valley enjoys our warm winter temperatures and early spring, but leaves when it gets too hot. Our more commonly seen Costa's and Black-Chinned hummers have purple throats while the Anna's hummer has a red throat. If you see a hummingbird nest locally, it is
likely to be a Black-Chinned's. Anna's seem to prefer southeastern Arizona.
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If you are interested in learning more about this bird online - I recommend you start with the Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD. http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/Infocenter/infocenter.htmlThey present photographs, songs, identification tips, maps, and life history information for North American birds - including the Anna's Hummingbird
OTHER OUTSIDE LINKS FOR THIS BIRD:
Anna's Hummingbird - Photo image and notes displayed by Arizona Highway's "Wildlife Portfolio" Web site by Paul and Shirley Berquist.
www.hummingbirds.net - Lanny Chamber's award-winning "Hummingbirds!" Web site which contains photos and profiles on all seventeen species of North American hummers. Includes a list of Hummingbird festivals.
Arizona's Hummingbird Hotspots - Displayed by the Southeastern Arizona Bird Observatory (SABO).
The following "WAV" format sound file is copyrighted by Doug Von Gausig of Sedona, Arizona, as part of "The Sounds of Nature" Web site at www.naturesongs.com:
- http://www.naturesongs.com/anhu3.wav - Doug captures the characteristic 'chip' of an Anna's hummer while it feeds
This site is maintained by:
Eldon R. Caldwell
Imperial Valley College
Email: eldonc@imperial.cc.ca.us