All Reports, Statewide,
for Anna's Hummingbird in Idaho

A statewide list of reports of Anna's Hummingbird in Idaho. The entire list is provided first (in chronological order). Records for each county are listed next. Help us fill in any blanks by sending reports of this species to the Idaho Bird Records Committee. This species has recently been added to the Review List for Idaho, and all available documentation is requested! THANKS!

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Key to listings: Date -- location -- reporter, (citation) -- sex

STATEWIDE records in choronological order

  1. November 20 - December 17, 1976 -- Lewiston, Nez Perce County -- John W. Weber, (American Birds 31:354) - 1st state record
  2. December 11, 1977 - January 1, 1978 -- Lewiston, Nez Perce County -- John W. Weber, (American Birds 32:378) - 2nd state record
  3. December 16, 1978 -- Boise, Ada County -- CBC, (American Birds 33:617)
  4. May 8, 1985 -- Sagle, Bonner County -- Roger Burwell, (S. Sturts' database)
  5. November 6, 1980-February 1, 1981 -- Boise, Ada County -- Al Larson, (American Birds 35:207)
  6. December 20-30, 1980 -- Boise, Ada County -- CBC (American Birds 35:672)
  7. July 16, 1981 -- Nampa, Canyon County -- James Heckathorn, (American Birds 35:962)
  8. October 20, 1982 -- Daggett Creek, Ada County -- Al Larson, (American Birds 37:204)
  9. December 7, 1982 -- Daggett Creek, Ada County -- Al Larson, (American Birds 27:894)
  10. November 21, 1987 -- Lewiston, Nez Perce County -- Mrs. Howard Walk, (American Birds 42:107)
  11. August 25, 1989 -- Boise, Ada County, (American Birds vol 44(1), 1990)
  12. December 1, 1991 - March 26, 1992 -- Lewiston Orchards, Nez Perce County -- Canyon Birders; m.ob., (American Birds 46:291)
  13. October 14-15, 1994 -- Aberdeen area, Bingham County -- Deb Beutler, (American Birds 49:72)
  14. September 1-10, 1995 -- Viola, Latah County -- John Hirth (Field Notes 50:83)
  15. December 1, 1997 -- Boise, Ada County -- Dave Trochlell (Field Notes 52:228)
  16. October 20, 1999 -- Lewiston, Nez Perce County -- Charles Swift, (S. Sturts database)
  17. September 19 - November 28, 2001 -- Viola, Latah County -- Charles Swift, Nancy Miller, et. al., (pers. comm) -- male -- bird taken to rehab on Thanksgiving, banded in April and released in late May 2002 by rehabber.
  18. June 14 - July 14, 2003 -- 11.4 mi N of Ola, Gem County -- C. Fred Zeillemaker, m.ob., (report to S. Sturts) -- female
  19. August 20-26, 2003 -- Moscow, Latah County -- Ray & Bettie Hoff, (pers. comm) -- male
  20. September 5, 2003 -- Moscow, Latah County -- Charles Swift, (pers. comm; North American Birds 58:107)
  21. April 4, 2004 -- Moscow, Latah County -- Ray & Bettie Hoff, (inland-nw-birders listserv) -- male -- perhaps same bird as 8/20-26 & 9/5 of last fall
  22. September 20-27, 2004 -- Mountain Home, Elmore County -- Stacy Jon Peterson, m.ob., (pers. comm) -- female banded by Peterson
  23. October 3, 2004 -- Nampa, Canyon County -- Andy Crabtree, Harry Krueger, (pers. comm)
  24. early October - October 12, 2004 -- near Hailey, Blaine County -- Poo Wright-Pulliam, (pers. comm) -- photographed
  25. October 10-11, 2004 -- Mtn Home AFB, Elmore County -- Stacy Jon Peterson, (pers. comm) -- photographed imm male
  26. October 26, 2004 -- Boise, Ada County -- Harry Krueger (pers. comm) -- ad male
  27. October 14 - November 16, 2004 -- Boise, Ada County -- Stacy Jon Peterson (pers. comm) -- female banded by Peterson; same locale as ad male of 10/26/04 obs. by Krueger!
  28. late October 2004 - October 29, 2004 -- Bonners Ferry, Boundary County -- Kate Turner, Terry Gray -- (photographed)
  29. November 15 - December 8, 2004 -- Eagle, Ada -- Stacy Jon Peterson, Greg Wardwell, (pers. comm) -- imm male banded by Peterson
  30. September 19 - December 8, 2005 -- Burley, Cassia County -- Jim Tharp, (pers. comm) -- imm male banded by Wardwell
  31. October 11, 2005 -- Caldwell, Canyon County -- Cheryl Huizinga, (pers. comm) -- imm male / ad female, one-day-wonder
  32. October 14 - December 16, 2005 -- Eagle, Ada County -- Julie Lokken, (pers. comm), female banded by Wardwell [bird likely arrived prior to 10/14; hummer(s) had been present all summer -- just recognized as significant then; departure date solid].
  33. September 12-15+, 2006 -- Sandpoint, Bonner County -- Stephen Augustine, Mike Haldeman, (IBRC Rare Bird Report #: 50-B-06) -- likely adult female at feeder photographed by S. Augustine
  34. September 14-26, 2006 -- Fort Running Bear, Elmore County -- Betty Davenport, (IBRC Rare Bird Report #: 61-B-07) -- ad female photographed at feeder by B. Davenport
  35. September 15, 2006 -- Hailey, Blaine County -- Kathleen Cameron, (IBRC Rare Bird Report #: 63-B-07) - imm male, photographed by K. Cameron
  36. ___ - November 24 (+?), 2006 -- east Boise, Ada County -- Michael Wiegand, (IBLE, 11/24/06) - described as imm male
  37. November 30, 2006 -- Mtn Home, Elmore County -- Claudius Barnes, Doyle Wilson (IBRC Rare Bird Report #: 71-B-06) -- female photograhed by C. Barnes
  38. January 3, 2007 -- near Lenore, Nez Perce County -- Terry Gray, (IBRC Rare Bird Report #:1-B-07) -- imm male photographed by T. Gray
  39. July 20-25, 2007 -- Hayden, Kootenai County -- Doug Ward, (IBRC Rare Bird Record #: 70-B-07) -- ad female photographd at feeder by D. Ward
  40. November 11, 2007 - at least mid February 2008 -- Boise, Ada County -- Laurie Goodrich, Harry Krueger, ad female photographed and documented by Krueger on 17 February 2008.

Listings by County in alphabetical order.

ADA County

  1. December 16, 1978 -- Boise -- CBC, (American Birds 33:617)
  2. November 6, 1980 - February 1, 1981 -- Boise -- Al Larson, (American Birds 35:207)
  3. December 20-30, 1980 -- Boise -- CBC (American Birds 35:672)
  4. October 20, 1982 -- Daggett Creek -- Al Larson, (American Birds 37:204)
  5. December 7, 1982 -- Daggett Creek -- Al Larson, (American Birds 27:894)
  6. August 25, 1989 -- Boise, Ada County, (American Birds vol 44(1), 1990)
  7. December 1, 1997 -- Boise -- Dave Trochlell (Field Notes 52:228)
  8. October 26, 2004 -- Boise -- Harry Krueger (pers. comm) -- ad male
  9. October 29 - November 16, 2004 -- Boise -- Stacy Jon Peterson (pers. comm) -- female banded by Peterson
  10. November 15 - December 8, 2004 -- Eagle -- Stacy Jon Peterson, Greg Wardwell, (pers. comm) -- imm male banded by Peterson
  11. October 14 (or earlier) - December 16, 2005 -- Eagle -- Julie Lokken, (pers. comm) -- female banded by Wardwell
  12. ___ - November 24 (+?), 2006 -- east Boise -- Michael Wiegand, (IBLE, 11/24/06) - described as imm male
  13. November 11, 2007 - at least mid February 2008 -- Boise -- Laurie Goodrich, Harry Krueger (IBLE, 2/17/08), ad female photographed and documented by Krueger on 17 February 2008.

BINGHAM County

  1. October 14-15, 1994 -- Aberdeen area -- Deb Beutler, (American Birds 49:72)

BLAINE County

  1. early October - October 12, 2004 -- near Hailey -- Poo Wright-Pulliam, (pers. comm) -- photographed
  2. September 15, 2006 -- Hailey -- Kathleen Cameron, (IBRC Rare Bird Report #: 63-B-07) - imm male, photographed by K. Cameron

BONNER County

  1. May 8, 1985 -- Sagle -- Roger Burwell, (S. Sturts' database)
  2. September 12-15+, 2006 -- Sandpoint -- Stephen Augustine, Mike Haldeman, (IBRC Rare Bird Report #: 50-B-06) -- likely adult female at feeder photographed by S. Augustine

BOUNDARY County

  1. late October 2004 - October 29, 2004 -- Bonners Ferry -- Kate Turner, Terry Gray, (pers. comm) -- photographed

CANYON County

  1. July 16, 1981 -- Nampa -- James Heckathorn, (American Birds 35:962)
  2. October 3, 2004 -- Nampa -- Andy Crabtree, Harry Krueger, (pers. comm)
  3. October 11, 2005 -- Caldwell -- Cheryl Huizinga (pers. comm) -- imm male / ad female

CASSIA County

  1. September 19 - December 8, 2005 -- Burley -- Jim Tharp, (pers. comm) -- imm male banded by Wardwell

ELMORE County

  1. September 20-27, 2004 -- Mountain Home -- Stacy Jon Peterson, m.ob., (pers. comm) -- female banded by Peterson
  2. October 10-11, 2004 -- Mtn Home AFB -- Stacy Jon Peterson, (pers. comm) -- photographed imm male
  3. September 14-26, 2006 -- Fort Running Bear -- Betty Davenport, (IBRC Rare Bird Report #: 61-B-07) -- ad female photographed at feeder by B. Davenport
  4. November 30, 2006 -- Mtn Home -- Claudius Barnes, Doyle Wilson (IBRC Rare Bird Report #: 71-B-06) -- female photograhed by C. Barnes

GEM County

  1. June 14 - July 14, 2003 -- 11.4 mi N of Ola -- C. Fred Zeillemaker, m.ob., (IBRC Rare Bird Report #: 6-B-03) -- female

KOOTENAI County

  1. July 20-25, 2007 -- Hayden -- Doug Ward, (IBRC Rare Bird Record #: 70-B-07) -- ad female photographd at feeder by D. Ward

LATAH County

  1. September 1-10, 1995 -- Viola -- John Hirth (Field Notes 50:83)
  2. September 19, 2001 -- Viola -- Charles Swift, Nancy Miller, et. al., (pers. comm) -- male -- bird taken to rehab on Thanksgiving, banded in April and released in late May 2002 by rehabber.
  3. August 20-26, 2003 -- Moscow -- Ray & Bettie Hoff, (pers. comm) -- male
  4. September 5, 2003 -- Moscow -- Charles Swift, (pers. comm; North American Birds 58:107)
  5. April 4, 2004 -- Moscow -- Ray & Bettie Hoff, (inland-nw-birders) -- male -- perhaps same bird as 8/20-26 & 9/5 of last fall

NEZ PERCE County

  1. November 20 - December 17, 1976 -- Lewiston -- John W. Weber, (American Birds 31:354) - 1st state record
  2. December 11, 1977 - January 1, 1978 -- Lewiston -- John W. Weber, (American Birds 32:378) - 2nd state record
  3. November 21, 1987 -- Lewiston -- Mrs. Howard Walk, (American Birds 42:107)
  4. December 1, 1991 - March 26, 1992 -- Lewiston Orchards -- Canyon Birders; m.ob., (American Birds 46:291)
  5. October 20, 1999 -- Lewiston -- Charles Swift, (S. Sturts database)
  6. January 3, 2007 -- near Lenore -- Terry Gray, (IBRC Rare Bird Report #:1-B-07) -- imm male photographed by T. Gray
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