Mary Beth Stowe

Texbirder Elaine Prince reported a Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) at a friend's feeder in Nacogdoches; Molly (the friend) took the photo above. According to the TOS Handbook, this is a very rare bird for the Pineywoods! Elaine's post to me is reprinted below; contact her at papnan@gmail.com.

I am taking you up on posting this photo of the black-chinned hummingbird at my friend's home in Nacogdoches, TX. She lives in town, and keeps birdseed and hummingbird nectar out for the birds year round, as well as providing water in several locations on her property. I live 20 miles north of there in Garrison, TX. We both watch and feed birds, id them, and we have never had a black-chinned before. We've both had rufous hummers on occasion, but this was a first. She first noticed it Oct. 25th and it was still at her home yesterday, Nov. 5th, 2011.

Black-chinned Hummingbird in Nacogdoches, TX (Photo ©2011 by Molly Smith)