Only 3.25" long, the Calliope Hummingbird is North America's smallest bird, and the smallest long-distance migrating bird in the world. It breeds in the northwestern US and SW Canada and spends its winters in south-central Mexico. The discovery of a Calliope by Ben Cacace on November 19th in Wagner Park (located at the southern tip of Manhattan) marked the second known record for this species in New York State. This sighting was included in the NYSARC report for 2002. My photos were taken on November 24th, the last day it was seen. I used an Olympus C-2100 digital camera with a B-300 1.7x teleconverter attached. Total effective focal length (in 35mm terms): 646mm. See EXIF link for more details. http://kayeff.smugmug.com/Birds/Calliope-Hummingbird-Manhattan/PB240031a2-400x600-sig/119530672_3jaSN-Ti-1.jpg http://kayeff.smugmug.com/gallery/2287322_yXgau/ 2006-12-28T10:30:47Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://kayeff.smugmug.com">Karen Fung (kayeff)</a><br />Calliope Hummingbird (immature male) in Wagner Park, Manhattan, NYC</p><p><a href="http://kayeff.smugmug.com/Birds/Calliope-Hummingbird-Manhattan/2287322_yXgau#119526487_rXCbw" title="Calliope Hummingbird (immature male) in Wagner Park, Manhattan, NYC"><img src="http://kayeff.smugmug.com/Birds/Calliope-Hummingbird-Manhattan/PB240012a-600x400-sig/119526487_rXCbw-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Calliope Hummingbird (immature male) in Wagner Park, Manhattan, NYC" title="Calliope Hummingbird (immature male) in Wagner Park, Manhattan, NYC" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-06T03:46:23Z Karen Fung (kayeff) http://kayeff.smugmug.com http://kayeff.smugmug.com/Birds/Calliope-Hummingbird-Manhattan/PB240012a-600x400-sig/119526487_rXCbw-Th.jpg 2002-11-24 10:32:16 <p><a href="http://kayeff.smugmug.com">Karen Fung (kayeff)</a><br />Calliope Hummingbird (immature male) in Wagner Park, Manhattan, NYC</p><p><a href="http://kayeff.smugmug.com/Birds/Calliope-Hummingbird-Manhattan/2287322_yXgau#119526526_oXmYP" title="Calliope Hummingbird (immature male) in Wagner Park, Manhattan, NYC"><img src="http://kayeff.smugmug.com/Birds/Calliope-Hummingbird-Manhattan/PB240109a-400x600-sig/119526526_oXmYP-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Calliope Hummingbird (immature male) in Wagner Park, Manhattan, NYC" title="Calliope Hummingbird (immature male) in Wagner Park, Manhattan, NYC" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T09:54:37Z Karen Fung (kayeff) http://kayeff.smugmug.com http://kayeff.smugmug.com/Birds/Calliope-Hummingbird-Manhattan/PB240109a-400x600-sig/119526526_oXmYP-Th.jpg 2002-11-24 12:10:28 <p><a href="http://kayeff.smugmug.com">Karen Fung (kayeff)</a><br />Calliope Hummingbird (immature male) in Wagner Park, Manhattan, NYC</p><p><a href="http://kayeff.smugmug.com/Birds/Calliope-Hummingbird-Manhattan/2287322_yXgau#119526517_tQqGE" title="Calliope Hummingbird (immature male) in Wagner Park, Manhattan, NYC"><img src="http://kayeff.smugmug.com/Birds/Calliope-Hummingbird-Manhattan/PB240102a2-400x600-sig/119526517_tQqGE-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Calliope Hummingbird (immature male) in Wagner Park, Manhattan, NYC" title="Calliope Hummingbird (immature male) in Wagner Park, Manhattan, NYC" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-12T02:48:49Z Karen Fung (kayeff) http://kayeff.smugmug.com http://kayeff.smugmug.com/Birds/Calliope-Hummingbird-Manhattan/PB240102a2-400x600-sig/119526517_tQqGE-Th.jpg 2002-11-24 12:09:04 <p><a href="http://kayeff.smugmug.com">Karen Fung (kayeff)</a><br />Calliope Hummingbird (immature male) in Wagner Park, Manhattan, NYC</p><p><a href="http://kayeff.smugmug.com/Birds/Calliope-Hummingbird-Manhattan/2287322_yXgau#119526511_62aHs" title="Calliope Hummingbird (immature male) in Wagner Park, Manhattan, NYC"><img src="http://kayeff.smugmug.com/Birds/Calliope-Hummingbird-Manhattan/PB240086a3-400x600-sig/119526511_62aHs-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Calliope Hummingbird (immature male) in Wagner Park, Manhattan, NYC" title="Calliope Hummingbird (immature male) in Wagner Park, Manhattan, NYC" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T10:10:19Z Karen Fung (kayeff) http://kayeff.smugmug.com http://kayeff.smugmug.com/Birds/Calliope-Hummingbird-Manhattan/PB240086a3-400x600-sig/119526511_62aHs-Th.jpg 2002-11-24 12:02:44 <p><a href="http://kayeff.smugmug.com">Karen Fung (kayeff)</a><br />Calliope Hummingbird (immature male) in Wagner Park, Manhattan, NYC</p><p><a href="http://kayeff.smugmug.com/Birds/Calliope-Hummingbird-Manhattan/2287322_yXgau#119526493_jsCRh" title="Calliope Hummingbird (immature male) in Wagner Park, Manhattan, NYC"><img src="http://kayeff.smugmug.com/Birds/Calliope-Hummingbird-Manhattan/PB240026a-400x600-sig/119526493_jsCRh-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Calliope Hummingbird (immature male) in Wagner Park, Manhattan, NYC" title="Calliope Hummingbird (immature male) in Wagner Park, Manhattan, NYC" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-06T03:46:52Z Karen Fung (kayeff) http://kayeff.smugmug.com http://kayeff.smugmug.com/Birds/Calliope-Hummingbird-Manhattan/PB240026a-400x600-sig/119526493_jsCRh-Th.jpg 2002-11-24 10:40:12 <p><a href="http://kayeff.smugmug.com">Karen Fung (kayeff)</a><br />Calliope Hummingbird (immature male) in Wagner Park, Manhattan NYC</p><p><a href="http://kayeff.smugmug.com/Birds/Calliope-Hummingbird-Manhattan/2287322_yXgau#119530672_3jaSN" title="Calliope Hummingbird (immature male) in Wagner Park, Manhattan NYC"><img src="http://kayeff.smugmug.com/Birds/Calliope-Hummingbird-Manhattan/PB240031a2-400x600-sig/119530672_3jaSN-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Calliope Hummingbird (immature male) in Wagner Park, Manhattan NYC" title="Calliope Hummingbird (immature male) in Wagner Park, Manhattan NYC" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-06T03:46:58Z Karen Fung (kayeff) http://kayeff.smugmug.com http://kayeff.smugmug.com/Birds/Calliope-Hummingbird-Manhattan/PB240031a2-400x600-sig/119530672_3jaSN-Th-1.jpg 2002-11-24 10:45:02