Annual First Observed Dates in Spring
for Broad-tailed Hummingbird in Idaho

A statewide list of annual first observed dates detail the first sighting made in Idaho each year. The annual first observed dates for each county are listed next.  Help us fill in the details for counties with no information by sending me the date you first observed this species in that county for all available years. Send date, species, location, and observer name.

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

STATEWIDE annual first observed dates

  1. April 20, 2003 -- Kinney Creek, Bannock County -- Kent Fothergill, (pers. comm) -- 2 birds
  2. April 22, 2005 -- near Rockland, Power County -- Kent & Francine Rudeen, (pers. comm, 4/23/05) -- male
  3. April 27, 2007 -- unspecified, Bannock County -- IdahoBirds.net Annual Arrivals / County List
  4. April 28, 2008 -- near Inkom, Bannock County -- Jeff Osterling, (fide Francine Rudeen, pers. comm., 4/28/08) -- male
  5. May 2, 2004 -- Hailey, Blaine County -- Brian Sturges, (IBLE listserv, 5/3/04) -- male
  6. May 3, 2002 -- Pocatello, Bannock County -- Tracey ________ (IBLE, 5/5/02) -- male
  7. May 12, 2006 -- Pocatello, Bannock County -- Cecily Floyd, (pers. comm)
  8. May 25, 1949 -- Moscow Mtn, Latah County -- (Burleigh, T.D. 1972. Birds of Idaho. Caxton Printers: Caldwell, Idaho) -- female
  9. May 27, 1920 -- Rupert, Minidoka County -- (Davis, W.B. 1935. An Analysis of the Bird Population in the Vicinity of Rupert, Idaho. Condor 37:233-38.) -- not listed

Listings by County in alphabetical order.

ADAMS County

  1. May 4, 2003 -- Fruitvale -- Hollie Bell, (Ken Bell, pers comm) -- male

BANNOCK County

  1. April 20, 2003 -- Kinney Creek -- Kent Fothergill, (pers. comm) -- 2 birds
  2. April 27, 2007 -- unspecified -- IdahoBirds.net Annual Arrivals / County List
  3. April 28, 2008 -- near Inkom -- Jeff Osterling, (fide Francine Rudeen, pers. comm., 4/28/08) -- male
  4. May 3, 2002 -- Pocatello -- Tracey ________, (IBLE, 5/5/02) -- male
  5. May 12, 2006 -- Pocatello, Bannock County -- Cecily Floyd, (pers. comm)

BLAINE County

  1. May 2, 2004 -- Hailey -- Brian Sturges, (IBLE listserv, 5/3/04) -- male
  2. May 21, 2002 -- Ketchum -- Norm & Karen Shorts, (pers. comm) -- male

BOISE County

  1. May 4, 2004 -- Garden Valley -- fide Spencer Walters, (IBLE listserv, 5/8/04) -- male
  2. May 6, 2005 -- Garden Valley, fide Spencer Walters, (IBLE, 5/7/05)
  3. May 20, 2006 -- unspecified -- IdahoBirds.net Annual Arrivals / County List

BUTTE County

  1. June 19, 1995 -- Craters of the Moon National Monument -- fide Mike Muntz, (pers. comm)

CASSIA County

  1. May 13, 2006 -- unspecified -- IdahoBirds.net Annual Arrivals / County List

JEFFERSON County

  1. April 30, 2007 -- unspecified -- IdahoBirds.net Annual Arrivals / County List

LATAH County

  1. May 25, 1949 -- Moscow Mtn -- (Burleigh, T.D. 1972. Birds of Idaho. Caxton Printers: Caldwell, Idaho) -- female

MINIDOKA County

  1. May 27, 1920 -- Rupert -- (Davis, W.B. 1935. An Analysis of the Bird Population in the Vicinity of Rupert, Idaho. Condor 37:233-38.) -- not listed

OWYHEE County

May 27, 2007 -- unspecified -- IdahoBirds.net Annual Arrivals / County List

POWER County

  1. April 22, 2005 -- near Rockland -- Kent & Francine Rudeen, (pers. comm, 4/23/05) -- male
  2. April 28, 2007 -- near Rockland -- Kent & Francine Rudeen, (pers. comm., 4/29/07) -- male
  3. May 4, 2002 -- Rockland -- Kent & Francine Rudeen, (pers. comm) -- male
  4. May 4, 2008 -- near Rockland -- Kent & Francine Rudeen, (pers. comm., 5/4/08) -- 2 males

TWIN FALLS County

  1. April 29, 2007 -- unspecified -- IdahoBirds.net Annual Arrivals / County List

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