FreeLists / bristol-birds / [Bristol-Birds] Success! 'Miss Rusty' banded, Elizabethton, TN

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Bob and Martha Sargent with the Hummer Bird Study Group arrived at the 
home of Gary and Brenda Wallace in Elizabethton, Stoney Creek, Carter 
Co., TN, about 7 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 9. In very little time, Bob 
managed to trap and bag the visiting hummingbird. The Wallaces and 
Bryan Stevens, Hampton, TN, got to observe the banding process.

The verdict? An adult female Rufous Hummingbird that Bob is "90 percent 
sure" is the same bird that has been visiting the Wallace home for the 
past four autumns/early winters.

The bird, named "Miss Rusty" by Brenda Wallace, first came to the 
notice of the Wallaces on Oct. 1 this year. The bird's first couple of 
weeks at the Wallaces coincided with lingering Ruby-throated 
Hummingbirds, which apparently delighted in chasing "Miss Rusty" away 
from the feeders. Now, however, she has her feeders all to herself.

And don't let anyone tell you differently...Bob and Martha are a great 
team. It's amazing watching them in action.

Bryan Stevens,
Hampton, TN
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