3,500+ mile migrant hummingbird

Here is the straight line migration path from Tallahassee, FL to Chenega Bay, AK.	View of the gorget or throat showing a few rufous feathers	Profile shot, note size compared to my thumb	Green back of the bird
Complete view of the bird's underside	Tail, note the rufous colors	Wing, the outer feathers are old, the rest have been replaced. Notice one is still growing in.	Head, see the new feathers at the base of the bill.
After banding the bird is given a temporary pink mark to indicate it has been banded.	Ready for release, quite content to sit in the hand for a few moments.	Hummer host Pam Flynn with bird and holding the fishing line to the trap.	Data card that is prepared for each bird that is banded. This data is sent to the Bird Banding Laboratory in Maryland.