[Bristol-Birds] photos of Rufous Hummingbird capture at Musick's Campground - 1 Dec 2009
- From: "Wallace Coffey" <jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Bristol-birds" <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2009 13:13:29 -0500
Adult female Rufous Hummingbird captured at Musick's Campground.
It flew back to the hummer feeder within 30 minutes after being
released, according to Mae Musick.
Bander Mark Armstrong
places hummingbird
feeder in cage. The
hummer entered cage
to feed and Mark closed
the door with a long
strand of fishing line.
It took about 3 to 4
minutes for the bird
to enter when the
cage was in place.
It was a delight to
find the bird had
already been
captured by another
hummer bander
somewhere in the
US and bore a
USF&WS band.
We'll soon learn
more about this
bird's travels and
history.
Below left is the tell-tell tail feathers which are one feature
of this bird's identification marks. It is not possible to tell
an adult female Rufous from an adult female Allen's in
the field.
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