Beloit, Wisconsin - Birdwatchers are descending on a rural area near this southern Wisconsin community following the sighting of what is believed to be a green-breasted mango, a type of hummingbird commonly seen in parts of Mexico and Central America.

Bob Domagalski, a record keeper with the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology, noted a splash of cinnamon color on the bird's throat Thursday and then caught a glimpse of a blue-green stripe running down its tiny breast as he sought to confirm the type of hummingbird it was.

Hummingbirds are difficult to follow because they're too small to have radio devices implanted.

"It's probably the only chance that birders in North America outside of Texas will be able to see this bird," Domagalski said. "Birders from all over North America will be coming in to see it."

There's hope that the bird will at least try to return home before it gets too cold for it to survive in Wisconsin.

The state hosted two green-violet ear hummingbirds during the last few years, and their natural range is also Mexico and Central America.
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Click to view attachment Here's a picture of it...pretty little thing...Hope it gets out of Wisconsin before the snows come....

I just love birds, and humming birds are so amazing and adorable! He,s really cute but his feathers look a little fluffier than most humming birds! Do you think he,s having a bad feather day?

Beautiful bird!!! I'm like you swtp...I love birds. I use to have an aviary, and raised finches...mostly Zebra's. When I was a little girl, I went with my Nana to visit her friends, and they had a barn. I found a nest...and well, being little, I was most curious...so I climbed up a latter and peeped inside. One of the baby sparrows got startled and hopped out of the nest, and onto the floor of the barn. I picked her up with excitement and went to show my grandmother. She told me that I wouldn't be able to place her back into the nest, otherwise she'd more than likely be rejected...so I took her home and raised her 'till she passed away at around 5 years of age. I called her Ladybird. I dearly loved that bird, and that's how I came to love birds in general. I keep a couple of humming bird feeders at my house. We have Ruby-Throated humming birds in my area. The are so beautiful.

They are amazing little creatures and sooo beautiful! That must have been quite exciting for you as a little girl to care for and raise your little ladybird! And that picture is great! My mom has a humming bird feeder too, and when i was little my grand parents hung them up just outside the kitchen window, i used to love sitting there and watching these little guys from just inches away, while gramps would tell me about them and we would just share in the awe of them and all of nature!