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Photo credit: Krista Trinder via Living Sky Wildlife Rehabilitation

Rare bird heads into winter in Saskatchewan

By Vanese M. Ferguson Nov 15, 2022 | 5:29 AM

An unexpected visitor to Saskatchewan is making waves in the birding and wildlife rescue communities.

Photo credit: Krista Trinder via Living Sky Wildlife Rehabilitation

Living Sky Wildlife Rehabilitation posted on their Facebook group that they have received a significant number of birds in recent days and one of them was a hummingbird. But not just any hummingbird. It is a first for Saskatchewan – a “Costa’s Hummingbird” which is from the southwest portion of North America.

They are trying to find a way to get him back to the southwest as soon as possible.

The bird was caught in a garage where it had been sheltering from the elements for over a week.