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[birdky] BKY-Selasphorus Hummingbird in Warren Co.
- From: "Jackie Elmore" <jackiebelmore@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2003 21:12:18 -0500
Sunday 10-12-2003
This afternoon while viewing out the window of our home, I noticed a
hummingbird with a flash of cinnamon color dart by our front flower garden.
About two hours later it came again to the same flowers and Diane and I got
excellent views of it as it fed. This bird was very reminiscent of the adult
female Rufous we observed last November (could it be the same one?!). It had
a small triangular throat patch which was flame orange as it worked the
flowers. The sides were washed cinnamon color and tail showed rufous color
at the base. The back was green and its face rather pale. One interesting
observation was white flower pollen all over its bill and face which made
the top of its head appear white! Our view was as close as four feet thru
the window using our closest focus on the binoculars. It was never observed
at our feeders. I will try to obtain a photo of it when it appears again.
We still have two or three Ruby-throats coming to the flowers and the
feeders.
Jackie B. Elmore
Bowling Green, KY
Warren Co.
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