Birds of the Upper Cumberland Region: Species Accounts

Allen's Hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin)

Abundance:  Occasional (1 record in 1 Tennessee county, involving a single individual).

Status: Winter Resident; banding record; photograph (see link below).

Information on Records: 

Mid-November 2002-6 March 2003 (1 immature male) Upchurch Rd., Elmwood, Smith County, Tennessee (Kathy Harville, Michael Todd photo, m. ob.; Casteel 2003b), banded (26 January 2003, Portia McMillan, Chris Sloan); photo (2 February 2003, Michael Todd).

Regional Extreme Dates: 

    Early Fall: Mid-November 2002 (1 immature male; Smith County, Tennessee; Kathy Harville).

    Late Spring: 6 March 2003 (1 immature male; Smith County, Tennessee; Kathy Harville).

YardWatch Results 2003 and 2004: No registrations.

Habitat: This Allen's Hummingbird wintered in a rural yard not too far from the confluence of the Caney Fork and Cumberland rivers; except for its feeder, the yard seemed unremarkable to the human eye, resembling many sites where hummers have wintered in Tennessee, except perhaps that the vegetation on one side of the yard was quite dense.

Remarks: This record established the fifth occurrence of this western hummingbird in Tennessee (Casteel 2003b).

Counties with Observations (boldfaced):

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