Hummingbird's Trek Ends in Illinois Zoo
Last month, Melissa Block spoke with Beloit, Wis., resident Joan Salzberg, who discovered a green-breasted mango hummingbird feeding in her backyard. The bird is rarely, if ever, seen north of Mexico. It had clearly lost its way.
Thanks to a concerted rescue effort — just in time for winter — the little hummer now calls Brookfield Zoo outside Chicago home.
The zoo's curator of birds, Anne Oiler, gives an update.
South American Hummingbird Spotted in Wisconsin
A green-breasted mango hummingbird has been visiting Joan Salzberg's backyard in Beloit, Wis., since July. It's a South American bird rarely spotted north of Mexico.
A green-breasted mango hummingbird has been visiting Joan Salzberg's backyard in Beloit, Wis., since July. It's a South American bird rarely spotted north of Mexico.
A rare visitor to Joan Salzberg's backyard has drawn hundreds of ornithology devotees to her Beloit, Wis., home.
The South American green-breasted mango hummingbird has been a star attraction for the past few weeks.
Salzberg talks with Melissa Block.
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