I wanted to provide an update on the status of a second hummingbird present in Carter County.
I got an e-mail at 4:45 p.m. from the woman in Valley Forge community of Carter County who had been hosting a Selasphorus hummingbird at her feeders since at least Nov. 13.
Her bird is still coming to her feeders as of today. So, that is two hummingbirds that I know of in the Elizabethton area.
Bryan Stevens, Hampton, TN -----Original Message----- From: ahoodedwarbler@xxxxxxx To: bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thu, 7 Dec 2006 12:10 PM Subject: [Bristol-Birds] Selasphorus Hummingbird, Elizabethton, TNI observed a Selasphorus species of hummingbird at a residence in Warrior Estates off Big Springs Road off Gap Creek Road near Elizabethton, Carter Co., TN, today, Dec. 7, at 11:30 a.m. I waited with a photographer — Eveleigh Hatfield — from the Elizabethton Star newspaper for about 20 minutes before the bird made an appearance.
The hummingbird's hosts — Betty and James Murray — notified me about the hummingbird on Wednesday, Dec. 6. I waited from 4:30-5:20 p.m. yesterday to get a look at the bird, but it didn't show.
Betty called me again this morning to tell me the bird had fed about half a dozen times this morning.
She first noticed the bird around Thanksgiving.I have several photos of the bird that I will post later to the Herndon Bird Club's yahoo site.
This is the second wintering hummer report I have received this season. A resident of the Valley Forge community in Carter County near Elizabethton had what she described as a Selasphorus species visiting on Nov. 13. I have not observed that bird, and my last e-mail from the host said that the hummingbird was still present around Thanksgiving, but the family had left for a trip to Florida and that bird's current status is unclear.
Bryan Stevens, Hampton, TN________________________________________________________________________
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