While outside this morning a ping pong-sized hummer (like a small, fat B-52) came in to my pineapple salvia. It disappeared before I could get a photo but I am now on the lookout for it. Was definitely not a male RTHU but I didn't get a good enough look to say what else it might have been. Until the appearance of this hummer the last RTHU in our yard was a male on October 7. Mary Yandell Louisville On Friday, October 18, 2013, Aegolius . wrote: > Since Charlie brought this up, I'll go ahead and follow-up. > I too had my last hummer on October 7. We've had a series of strong fronts > in the last couple weeks and with the lack of reports, it's safe to say the > bulk of ruby-throats are gone. As such, anyone having any remaining > hummers should take a very close look at them for something different, and > if you can get a photo that is even better. Some females/young of species > such as Black-chinned (which KY has only one record, a young male that > lingered into December) will not appear different from Ruby-throated at > first glance. > > Mark > > Mark Monroe > Louisville, KY > Hummer/Bird Study Group > > > On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 12:29 PM, Charles Crawford > <cr4d@xxxxxxx<javascript:;>> > wrote: > > > I kept track this year of the Ruby-throated Hummers in October at my > > feeders. > > Everyday I had 3 or 4 regulars. Then they last visited on October 6th. > > I briefly had 1 on the 7th and 1 again on the 9th. > > None since. > > > > > > Charlie > > Henderson Co. > > > > > > > > > > ================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBERS============== > > > > When posting on BIRDKY, please close posts with > > your first and last name and your address (city or county). > > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > > > > To post on BIRDKY, send e-mail to: > > birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <javascript:;> > > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > > > > Visit the KOS website at > > http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos/default.htm > > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > > > > Visit the KOS Photo Page to view photos of birds recently > > sighted in Kentucky: > > http://www.flickr.com/groups/kentucky_ornithological_society/pool > > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > > > > To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: > > birdky-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <javascript:;> > > with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject line. > > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > > > > BIRDKY List Manager: Gary Ritchison. > > E-mail: gary.ritchison@xxxxxxx <javascript:;> > > > > > > > ================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBERS============== > > When posting on BIRDKY, please close posts with > your first and last name and your address (city or county). > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > > To post on BIRDKY, send e-mail to: > birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <javascript:;> > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > > Visit the KOS website at > http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos/default.htm > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > > Visit the KOS Photo Page to view photos of birds recently > sighted in Kentucky: > http://www.flickr.com/groups/kentucky_ornithological_society/pool > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > > To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: > birdky-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <javascript:;> > with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject line. > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > > BIRDKY List Manager: Gary Ritchison. > E-mail: gary.ritchison@xxxxxxx <javascript:;> > > ================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBERS============== When posting on BIRDKY, please close posts with your first and last name and your address (city or county). * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post on BIRDKY, send e-mail to: birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the KOS website at http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos/default.htm * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the KOS Photo Page to view photos of birds recently sighted in Kentucky: http://www.flickr.com/groups/kentucky_ornithological_society/pool * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: birdky-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject line. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * BIRDKY List Manager: Gary Ritchison. E-mail: gary.ritchison@xxxxxxx