[birdky] Re: RPT: "Whoops" the Rufous Hummingbird returns to Barren County ... :o)
- From: "Aegolius ." <markmonroe1@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: BIRDKY <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 23:01:26 -0400
To follow up, it seems the bird is indeed 'Whoops' again. Hummingbird
bands have a letter followed by 5 numbers, and the Young's have managed to
get the 5 numbers during feeder visits, which match 'Whoops'.
I believe having a Rufous return 3 straight years is absolutely
unprecedented for anywhere as northern, eastern, and interior as Kentucky.
Goes to show these birds can not only survive winters here, but return,
with proper feeder management. The one thing that I am most amazed about is
how early this bird returned, particularly for a female. It will be
interesting to see if she decides to stick out the winter yet again.
Mark
Mark Monroe
Louisville, KY
Hummer/Bird Study Group
On Sun, Aug 11, 2013 at 8:31 AM, <brainard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Ruth and Lew Young have *already* spotted what appears to be their female
> Rufous Hummingbird, "Whoops," south of Glasgow in Barren County. I believe
> she showed up on August 8th, which seems *really* early for a female, but
> this is the kind of thing that banding is helping to demonstrate. They have
> obtained some photos that seem to show a band; I will try to get down there
> sometime to briefly catch her to read the band and confirm. Whoops was
> banded in early November 2011 and returned to winter in the Young's yard
> last year, so this will be her third.
>
> bpb, Louisville
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