[va-richmond-general] Hummingbird! RE: [va-richmond-general][subject changed]

We saw our first hummingbird today. At about 2005 June 6 1340 in our
back yard, a female ruby-throated hummingbird flew near the feeder; she
did not seem to go into the plastic flowers to get the hummingbird food
out. She flew around the feeder, then flew away. We have yet to see (in
any year) a male hummingbird at our feeder.

The feeder we now use has four bright red plastic flowers, with yellow
beeguards on them. I have put two bee guards on, and left two off. It
does not look like the hummingbird can get the food through the bee
guard, but I want to keep the bees away, so therefore my mixed strategy.

But we did see one today.

Jim Blowers

-----Original Message-----
From: va-richmond-general-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:va-richmond-general-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of IE Ries
Sent: Saturday, 2005 June 04 10:08
To: va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [va-richmond-general] Re: Searching for a whippoorwill


  Hi Deanna,

  I'm in "southside," right on the Richmond/Chesterfield line on Hull
Street 
Road.  We do have a little private park that backs up to the property
where 
I live, and Pocoshock Creek flows through it.  I have seen Upland birds
back 
in there, and may have surprised

  [NEWSFLASH!!   Just now a HUMMINGBIRD flew up to the upstairs window
and 
hovered right in front of where one of my Budgies, Morning Sun, was
sitting! 
The two of them watched each other for a moment and then the Hummer was
off! 
Time to get the Hummer feeder back up, looks like.]

  what I believe might have been a woodcock last summer while walking
back 
there.  The only places I hear Whipporwhills now is Point-of-Rocks Park
(and 
the marsh boardwalk has been restored) and Pocahontas State Park.

  Irene


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: <Deannamail@xxxxxxx>
  To: <va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2005 9:41 AM
  Subject: [va-richmond-general] Re: Searching for a whippoorwill


  Irene, thanks for the response and for the tip about Colonial Beach. 
Where
  do you live in the Richmond metro area, that whippoorwills are no
longer 
heard?
  There is a Whippoorwill Lane, off  New Ashcake in Hanover, that makes
me
  think others may still be hearing them in northern or eastern Hanover 
county.
  I would also appreciate hearing from other list members about
sightings or
  hearing whippoorwills or their cousin chuck-wills anywhere in the
area.
  Deanna

  In a message dated 6/2/2005 11:20:10 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
  featherchaser@xxxxxxxxxx writes:

  > That's so sad...I've never heard a whippoorwill around where I live,

only
  > at some of the parks I visit.  I remember, though, hearing them
nightly 
when
  >
  > we camped at a place called Placid Bay near Colonial Beach.  We'd
sit 
out by
  >
  > our camping trailer and listen for them in the evening, really loved

that
  > and remember how we'd count how many birds we'd hear answering one 
another
  > (or so it seemed).
  >
  >  I wonder how increasingly far out and away I'll have to keep
hearing 
them?
  >
  >  Irene in Southside
  >



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