Chris Soto, Saving Land Magazine Editor who works with The Land Trust Alliance and lives at Johnson City, TN, sent me this URL to the oldest known Ruby-throatred Hummingbird ever known. It is very interesting: http://legacylandconservancy.org/oldest-confirmed-ruby-throated-hummingbird- lives-in-michigan-by-allen-chartier/ Chris works with land trusts around the country and many protect bird habitats. Wallace Coffey Bristol, TN