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Oldest Hummingbird Captured in Colorado

By: UPI Dateline: WASHINGTON, Sept. 14
Date: September 15, 1986

Summary

An 11-year-old hummingbird, the oldest known in North America, was captured last month at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory in Gothic, Colo., the National Geographic Society reported Saturday. The bird, a female, was banded at the laboratory in June 1976, when she was at least 1 year old. She

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