White-eared Hummingbird (Hylocharis leucotis), Miller Canyon, Cochise County

This White-eared Hummingbird was first seen by Karen Krebbs and her ASDM Hummingbird workshop on 18 April 2009 a the Beatty's Guest Ranch in Miller Canyon.  It was photographed by Michael Schwitters on 20 April 2009 and by Jerome Smith on 13 June 2009.  Last year the first White-eared Hummingbird at this location was detected on 6 May 2008. 

White-eared Hummingbird is a rare summer resident of the high mountain canyons of Southeastern Arizona.  Beatty's is one of the most reliable locations for this species.   

20 April 2009, photo by Michael Schwitters

13 June 2009, photo by Jerome Smith

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