I received an email from Billie Merritt of Elizabethton, TN, telling me she has not seen her visiting Rufous Hummingbird for the past two days. The female Rufous Hummingbird, banded in December 2006 by Mark Armstrong, was first reported to me by Billie Merritt on Nov. 13, 2006, but had been at her feeder before she contacted me. I last saw the bird, along with Reece Jamerson and Gilbert Derouen, on Friday, April 6. Billie said the bird remained at the feeders almost the entire day on Tuesday, April 10. The bird did not make its usual visits on Wednesday, April 11, and has not reappeared today. The bird's five-month stay seems exceptional to me. I am wondering if Rufous Hummingbirds usually linger as late as April. The hummingbird became a little local celebrity during her stay. No less than three newspapers published articles about her visit. Bryan Stevens, Hampton, TN ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds you report were seen. The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should appear in the first paragraph. _____________________________________________________________ To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx _____________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. ______________________________________________________________ TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ EXCELLENT MAP RESOURCES Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________