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Plain-capped Starthroat Hummingbird

By Hummingbird Lover

The Plain-capped Starthroat hummingbird put on a nice show at 3:45 this evening in the nature area of the Santa Rita Lodge in Madera Canyon, Arizona with a second brief reappearance at 4:30pm. It came in several times throughout the day today (8/10/2016).

Here is a short video for those that can’t make the trip to southern Arizona to see it, and a nice memory for those that have been to the Santa Rita Lodge to see it. And a visual guide for those of you coming up to see it!

Plain-capped Starthroat hummingbirds are not common to the United States and only a few have been noted in Arizona in the Sky Islands.

The small hummingbird next to it is a Broad-billed hummingbird male. Plain-capped Starthroat hummingbirds are not distinguishable by sex, so this could be a male or a female.

Video by Deborah Carney, Hooked on Hummingbirds.

Rivoli’s (formerly Magnificent) Hummingbird saying Good-night

By Hummingbird Lover

My last day at Santa Rita Lodge I ended up staying until sunset even though I had checked out at 11 am. This guy is one of my favorite birds there. He comes to see me every time I go and without fail he comes to say good-bye.

This video was shot at almost dark, around 6:45 Saturday August 13, 2016. It’s a little fuzzy but hey he looks good anyway!

He’s a Rivoli’s Hummingbird (renamed from Magnificent hummingbird) male – showing off. Rivoli’s are one of the largest hummingbirds in the US, the others that size are the Blue-throated and the Plain-capped Starthroat, which has a longer bill.