Female hummingbirds (Patagonia, AZ)

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Female hummingbirds (Patagonia, AZ)

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These birds were both seen at the Paton Center for Hummingbirds (Patagonia, AZ) on April 30 last year. I can normally narrow the species down by location and date, but this place is famous for hosting many hummingbird species.
Full checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S231409755

Exhibit A:
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Exhibit B:
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My guesses:
I think A is a Black-chinned and B is a Costa's
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Re: Female hummingbirds (Patagonia, AZ)

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Your guesses are correct!
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Re: Female hummingbirds (Patagonia, AZ)

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Awesome, thanks!

I also linked the wrong checklist. This is the correct one: https://ebird.org/checklist/S231409755
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