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  2. A rare hummingbird is among the colorful, migratory birds ...

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    With autumn well underway, Central Kentucky residents can look forward to a host of seasonal birds in the area, including colorful migratory species and maybe even some rare hummingbirds.. Some ...

  3. Hyles lineata - Wikipedia

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    Hyles lineata, also known as the white-lined sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. They are sometimes known as a "hummingbird moth" because of their bird-like size (2-3 inch wingspan) and flight patterns. [2] As caterpillars, they have a wide range of color phenotypes but show consistent adult coloration. [3]

  4. List of birds of Kentucky - Wikipedia

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    Ruby-throated hummingbird. Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae. Hummingbirds are small birds capable of hovering in mid-air due to the rapid flapping of their wings. They are the only birds that can fly backwards. Five species have been recorded in Kentucky. Mexican violetear, Colibri thalassinus (A) Ruby-throated hummingbird, Archilochus ...

  5. List of U.S. state birds - Wikipedia

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    The selection of state birds began with Kentucky adopting the northern cardinal in 1926. It continued when the legislatures for Alabama , Florida , Maine , Missouri , Oregon , Texas and Wyoming selected their state birds after a campaign was started by the General Federation of Women's Clubs to name official state birds in the 1920s.

  6. It's a bird! No, it's a ... moth? Heavy rainfall spurs ... - AOL

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  7. A variety of small, colorful birds are making their way to Kentucky soon. Here’s advice from a local birding expert on what to look for. ‘Blindingly gorgeous’ spring birds will migrate to KY ...

  8. Hemaris diffinis - Wikipedia

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    The moth's abdomen has yellow and black segments much like those of the bumblebee, for whom it might be mistaken due to its color and flight pattern similarities. The moth's wings lack the large amount of scales found in most other lepidopterans, particularly in the centralized regions, making them appear clear. It loses the scales on its wings ...

  9. Hummingbirds are migrating to New York. Here's when you can ...

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    They were last spotted in the state in 2017. Broad-billed Hummingbirds are another accidental species in New York and their sightings are considered very rare, according to Bird Advisors. They ...