Calliope Hummingbird in St. Louis County
2016-06-14

'Accidental' in Minnesota - Five or fewer records in St. Louis County for the Summer season

Calliope Hummingbird. Second state record. Found by Linda Atella. Park Point, Duluth. Bird seems to have found a home in a Siberian Pea (yellow flowers) along the north side of the first boardwalk leading to the beach of Park Point that is south of the Beach House. First state record was a drab winter bird in Minneapolis in December of 1994.

Sparky Stensaas Canon 7D with Canon 400mm f5.6 lens and flash with Better Beamer attached