Nan and Todd,
Since we are sort of in the middle, after banding 147 HY RUHU and 568 AHY, we
did point them to the direction of the southeast, but whatever they said, we
didn't understand their chattering language.Little buggers...
Also recaptured an AHY-M RUHU (7-16-2022) that was originally banded
(6-3-2022) in British Columbia, Canada by Susanne Maidment. Catch him again
Nan!!
Ned and Gigi BatchelderSheridan, WYBighorn's/east front range of the northern
Rocky Mountains On Sunday, October 16, 2022 at 12:47:56 PM PDT, Eskelin
Todd TE <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
#yiv4654665838 P {margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;}Nan,I love the well deserved
new title. Alaska Rufous banding was ok, but not earth shattering. Birds came
in much more staggered than usual presumably due to weather delays so we never
were able to hit those big banding days as adults swirl and fatten up for south
bound migration. None the less there should be a good group of adults headed
your way and we can't wait to hear about you or other gulf winter banders
picking one up. Good luck.
Todd EskelinKenai NWRSoldotna, AKFrom: humband-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<humband-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of Nancy L Newfield
<nancy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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I was not able to band over the spring or summer and the Ruby-throated
southward movement is really waning. Then, Friday, 2 immature male
Rufous-types put in appearances. Neither used feeders, so capturing them did
not seem possible.
I was out chasing Honeycreepers yesterday and I wondered if any of the new
hummers would be around today. Well, I saw a female Ruby-throated that was
literally dusted with pollen and knew that she was not a feeder bird. Then, a
Selasphorus zoomed in to take advantage of the feeder and I trapped him pretty
quickly.
So, now, I have kicked off the 2022-2023 winter banding season . . .
Titanium Nan
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