Hello VAbirders,
Some of you may recall that right about this time last year a Selasphorus
species hummingbird appeared at the home of Mary Plimpton in Springfield,
VA. Mary contacted me this Monday, 11/25, to tell me that what appeared to
be a Selasphorus hummer is visiting her humplants and humfeeder. I
couldn't get over to Mary's house (drat!) to see the bird, so asked Kurt
Gaskill if he could check it out. He did so and reports that yes, the bird
is a Selasphorus hummer. Thank you for the favor Kurt!
Mary Gustafson wasn't able to band the Selasphorus that visited Mary P.
last year, so even if this year's bird is banded, we can't be sure it's the
same bird. But there is always that possibility. Fun, eh?
Note: I'm cc'ing Mary Gustafson on this post.
Mary P. said that people are welcome to come by and see the bird. Here are
the directions from last year's post:
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Address:
Mary Plimpton
6948 Spaniel Road
Springfield
Fairfax County, VA
Directions: From the intersection of Huntsman Blvd. and the Fairfax County
Parkway, go north on Huntsman Blvd. to Rockefeller Lane, go left onto
Rockefeller Lane. Continuing on Rockefeller, go left onto Shotgun
Court. Continuing on Shotgun Court, go right onto Spaniel Road. The house
is on the left.
As always when visiting a host of any "rare" bird, please be respectful of
the host's privacy and property, as well as their neighbors' privacy and
property.
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Lori Markoff
Vienna
Fairfax County
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