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I was over in Wheeler County (Oregon) today, doing some bird point counts, and found these baby Calliope Hummingbirds (
Stellula calliope) in their nest. The nest itself, which is made largely of lichens, bits of bark, and spider silk, is only an inch and a half across (and about as high), a mere bump on the branch of the Juniper. The Calliope is North America's smallest hummer.
The smallest hummingbird--indeed the smallest bird--in the world is the Bee Hummingbird (
Mellisuga helenae), which I had to go to Cuba to see. In case you go looking for it, the locals will know it by the name
zunzun.
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