FreeLists / birdky / [birdky] Re: Rufous Hummer in Bowling Green, KY

["Jackie Elmore" <jackiebelmore@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Saturday 2-21-2004

The adult female Rufous Hummingbird that originally appeared in our yard 
October 12, 2003,  is still making daily visits at our feeders. Since the 
beginning of her visits, I have watched her molt and replace all of her 
rectrices, her secondaries, and all of her primaries except P9 and P10 on 
each wing.
I find it interesting that the outer most primaries have not been molted. 
Hummingbird experts: Is this typical of wintering hummers?

The warm days has certainly been a blessing. She has been observed daily 
hawking small flying insects. I suppose when the time is right she will be 
ready to migrate.

Jackie B. Elmore
Bowling Green, KY
Warren Co.

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