[TN-Bird] Female Ruby-throated Hummingbird and Vireos

  • From: "Tommy Curtis" <tcbirdwatch@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "TN-Bird Post" <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 15:49:16 -0500

We finally have a female Ruby-throated Hummingbird this morning after almost 
two weeks of seeing 6 to 8 males at the feeders regularly.  It's difficult to 
count them because we have six feeders at different locations and cannot see 
them all at one time.  After the initial attacks on this newcomer one male has 
allowed her to drink at "his" feeder while he watched.  Not sure if he is 
conciliatory or courting.  
We also saw our FOS White-eyed and Red-eyed Vireos today in the wild cherry 
tree behind the house.  Maybe the predicted storm this weekend will bring the 
warblers with it.  We hope so as only Yellow-rumped and Black and White 
Warblers have been seen in the yard so far.  We still have lots of 
White-throated Sparrows and one little Dark-eyed Junco who has no tail feathers 
and may have to become a summer resident since it seems unable to fly more than 
a few feet.  

Tommy & Virginia Curtis
Smithville, TN
DeKalb County
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