[bcbirdclub] Black-chinned Hummingbird at Claytor Lake
- From: Herdfanmark@xxxxxxx
- To: bcbirdclub@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, NRVBirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 17:48:05 EST
Greetings,
On November 8th at around 12:00 -noon- I was adding to &
rearranging my feeder stations in my yard, I went back inside to get an
indoor perspective on the new arrangement from my regular viewing area.
Suddenly - I saw a Hummer hovering around the small dogwood tree which I had
just
taken a hummingbird feeder down from ! My binocs were handy and I viewed
the bird for a short period of time before it flew away.
I immediately noticed that this hummingbird had a fully
colored gorget ( which made it an adult male), this quickened my pulse a bit
more! I went outside & put the feeder back in its original location in the
dogwood. The Hummer returned in about 10 minutes, landed, & fed from that
feeder.
I thought it might be a late adult male Ruby-throated,
but after further inspection it proved to be an ADULT MALE BLACK - CHINNED
HUMMINGBIRD ! ! ! According to the VA "Goldbook" this species has only
been reported 4 times in the Commonwealth & only 2 of those were confirmed
by VARCOM.
All have been seen & or reported from the coastal region
of the state, none of which were adult males. This may very well be a
regional record for an "Adult Male" of this species !
This beautiful little gem was here for 3 days & has not returned to my
feeders - BOLO - Be on the look out - He just might show up in your yard soon
!
Good Birding
Mark Mullins
Claytor lake, Va
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