[birdky] Re: Hummers?
- From: "Mark Monroe" <markmonroe1@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: BIRDKY <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2008 20:03:41 -0400
Oops, I obviously, meant "East" of the Mississippi. :)
Mark Monroe
Louisville, KY
On Sun, Oct 5, 2008 at 7:56 PM, Mark Monroe <markmonroe1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Generally speaking, the bulk of Ruby-throats are gone by Oct 1, but
> stragglers (mostly young of the year) are usually seen by lots of
> people until the 15th to 20th. Personally, I've dropped from dozens
> in August to September to one lone young male at my house the last
> three days. Last year, I saw my last one at home October 16th.
>
> As a reminder, I would like to ask everyone to keep in mind that as
> our Ruby-throats leave for warmer climates, rarities become easier to
> pick out simply because they become the only birds present. Brainard
> Palmer-Ball and I, as Kentucky's representatives of the Hummingbird
> Study Group, a non-profit organization whose goal is to sufficiently
> document all non Ruby-throated Hummingbirds west of the Mississippi,
> we'd certainly like anyone that knows of ANY hummingbirds past
> November 1 to notify the listserve, or us personally offline if you'd
> prefer, so that any out of season or rare hummingbird can be properly
> documented. Many young males and females of different species can be
> too similar to notice a difference, so keep this in mind as you see
> these late season birds.
>
> Mark Monroe
> Louisville, KY
>
> On Sun, Oct 5, 2008 at 3:06 PM, Millie <kymillie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Are they gone? We returned from a short trip last Thursday. I had filled my
>> feeders before we left because last year they were here through October and
>> beyond. But we have not seen any since we returned..
>>
>> Millie Farmer
>> St. Matthews, KY
>
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