Anna's hummingbird - Calypte anna - A year round resident on the
Pacific Coast, Anna’s winter
further north then any other
hummingbird species. This gives
them a decided advantage over
migratory species like the Rufous Hummingbirds. 6746
Breeding season which starts in early January can result
in the first brood of the year fledging, before the Rufous have even
started back from the sunny south. Male Anna’s Hummingbirds
perform a spectacular aerial dive, trying to impress a mate. They repeatedly rise
high into the air then hurtle down low over the treetops, flaring their tail at the
bottom of the dive to create a loud chirp Anna's Hummingbird