A special treat.
Rufous hummingbird, southwestern Ontario, Sept 24, 2021. A rare bird for our area, had the priviledge of going to a private residence to view the bird. Normal range pacific coast and American south west. Selasphorus rufus The Rufous Hummingbird breeds as far north as southeastern Alaska – the northernmost breeding range of any hummingbird in the world. Of the western hummingbirds that occasionally show up in the east, the Rufous Hummingbird is the most frequent. source- Cornell Lab of Ornithology.