Wed 19 Sep 2007
Sounds like some sort of exotic drink but in reality, a Green-breasted Mango has been sighted just outside of Beloit, Wisconsin.
Directions: (from the Wisconsin Birding Network and verbal communication with Ken Frey)
3709 W Sandale Dr
Beloit, WI 53511
Take highway 213 out of Beloit to the northwest. The road is a dead-end road on the left and it is the first house on the right. Park on the road and walk up the driveway. There is a hummingbird feeder between the garage and garden shed. Please do not show up before 8 o’clock and be respectful of the gracious people that are allowing birders to come on their property.
Look for other birders if you are having trouble!!
Identification of the hummingbird should be somewhat easy. The Green-breasted Mango is a full 1 inch larger than a Ruby-throated and has distinctive blackish markings on its breast plus a reddish color on the throat. Check the Kaufman field guide for a great picture.
I have not seen it yet but will be going up Thursday evening and attempt a photograph.
There are excellent photos of this bird already online, and you can view some of them at Birder’s World’s Field of View Blog.
September 20th, 2007 at 7:16 pm
This bird is an immature Green-breasted Mango. If you have a Howell Guide to Mexico, check it before you go to look at the bird. The bird has some rufous on both sides of the neck, extending down to the upper breast. The central chest stripe needs to be checked (in good light) for blue-green tones. This color confirms that it is a Green-breasted Mango.
September 28th, 2007 at 9:44 pm
The Green-breasted Mango continues to visit the feeders at 3709 and 3901 Sandale in Beloit. If going to look for the bird, please remember that the folks at 3901 ask that you do not enter their property, but they do not mind that you look at their feeders from behind the back yard fence. Their feeders are best viewed by walking along the orchard at 3709 (on your right) until you get to the next yard. Feeders are visible from the back.