Great story but not true. It is a bird I caught Sunday that is at least eight
years old. Doreen Cubie banded it 2/14/2010 near Brooksville FL as an adult.
I told one of the next hummer hosts about it, and he obviously misunderstood
and went off half cocked.
If I do catch one 17 years old, you will be able to hear me hollering.
Fred
Fred Bassett
1520 Katrina Place
Montgomery, AL 36117
(334) 868-9658
Http://Hummingbirdresearch.net
On Jan 16, 2017, at 10:07 PM, Cynthia Routledge <routledges@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Don't know anything about the bird...what's the band number? That would be a
way to double-check the age yourself.
As for the "white eyelashes" we banded a RTHU with them in MS in September. I
have the photos.
Cyndi Routledge
Sent from my iPad
On Jan 16, 2017, at 9:01 PM, <brainard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
<brainard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Anyone know the story on this bird? Surely there is not a 17+ year old RTHU
out there???
Brainard P-B, KY
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From the Florida BRDBRAIN:
A “bander” shared this photo with me of an adult female Ruby-throat
recaptured and examined in Brooksville yesterday the 15th of Jan. 2017.
It was first captured and banded in Jan. 2000 as a 2nd year bird, so this
gal is getting on in years for a ruby-throat.
Upon examination the bander noted immediately that the eye feathers were
white and having banded many thousand hummingbirds over the years he had
never seen this anomaly.
Apparently no others in the his banding community has ever noted it either.
Only reason I’m posting this is to inquire if this occurs in other species
and might old age be a factor in this pigment change?
Comments would be appreciated.
Joe Misiaszek
Lakeland
Begin forwarded message:
From: Joseph Misiaszek <jjmjrfl@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [BRDBRAIN] Bizarre Hummingbird eye feathers
Date: January 16, 2017 at 5:21:28 PM CST
To: BRDBRAIN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Reply-To: Joseph Misiaszek <jjmjrfl@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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