Scientific Name: Selasphorus platycercus

Residency: Summers through all of state except southwest corner.

Diet: Feeds on flower nectar, spiders, insects, tree sap, and hummingbird feeders.

Predators: Unknown.

Nesting: Nest placed on limb 5-15 ft. high. It is made of willow or cottonwood seeds, covered with bark, and held together with spiders silk. Eggs: 2 per clutch, white, 1-2 broods per year.

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Notes: The wings of the male create a buzzing sound when flying.

Photo: to be added.