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Michell De Leon Tyler poses near a hummingbird feeder and heat lamp she set up on her back patio. (Hailey Smalley/Daily Inter Lake)

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Winging it through winter: Rare Anna's hummingbird finds shelter in Bigfork backyard
March 29, 2026 midnight

Winging it through winter: Rare Anna's hummingbird finds shelter in Bigfork backyard

The bird turned out to be an Anna’s hummingbird — a rare find in western Montana. The Montana Natural Heritage Program’s bird distribution database has logged only 158 sightings of Anna’s hummingbirds in the state, including 21 sightings in Flathead County.