Hummingbird Sighting: There's a "buzz" around 
Lubbock with the sighting of a rare hummingbird... 
we'll tell you more coming up on Passport To Texas.


Passport to Texas from Texas Parks and Wildlife. 


It was one of those rare opportunities, that July 
day in Lubbock, when birders spotted something not 
normally found in the Southern Plains - a white-eared 
hummingbird.


The white-eared is a Mexican mountain species that has 
been recorded in West Texas, which is quite a surprise 
since Lubbock is not really what you would consider a 
mountain area (laughs)." 


Mark Klym heads up the Hummingbird Round-up for Texas 
Parks and Wildlife. The volunteer group monitors 
hummingbird sightings in the state, including those 
species, like the white-eared that occasional show up 
outside the normal flight path.


When you get a bird that you've never seen in your life, 
it's exciting, but when you get one that has not been seen 
in your area before, it's extremely exciting. It causes a 
little bit of a stir among the birders." 


It's believed this particular bird abandoned its nesting 
area and simply happened to find a locale with plentiful 
accommodations and made itself at home. To see a picture 
of this rare bird and to learn more about the Hummingbird 
Round-up, come to our website, passporttotexas.org. Coming 
up on tomorrow's show, a new book will make it easier to 
spot a white-eared, or any other hummingbird.


"There are lots of color photographs of hummingbirds, lots 
of color drawings of hummingbirds. All 18 species that have 
been found in Texas. There's information on hummingbird gardens, 
and hummingbird events across the state. it's just a great 
resource for people." 


For Texas Parks and Wildlife, I'm Cecilia Nasti.