Anthony….
When I have to make a ‘journey’ to get a bird I get there as early as the
host will allow and pretty much continue to ‘try’ for a few hours. I only had
to leave a ‘trainer trap’ one time and got the bird on my next visit.
Cheers!
Cyndi Routledge
Clarksville, TN
From: humband-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <humband-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of
Sandy Lockerman <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Friday, October 28, 2022 at 10:38 AM
To: humband@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <humband@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [humband] Re: skunked ! - and a question/survey
Anthony,
I sometimes wait maybe 3-4 hours. I have gone back to a home 2-3X's before
finally catching one. I leave behind with the homeowner a trainer trap so
the bird gets used to something being around the feeder. A milk crate works
too. That said, I have had some not go in the trap for me, typically early
fall when there are plenty of flowers.
Sandy Lockerman
Harrisburg, Dauphin Co.
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From: humband-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:humband-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Anthony Hill
Sent: Friday, October 28, 2022 10:13 AM
To: humband
Subject: [humband] skunked ! - and a question/survey
Hi Colleagues,
Yesterday I experienced my first time being skunked by a Rufous/Allen's here
in New England. This bird has been regularly visiting a feeder at a coastal
Massachusetts location for about a week, and I sat for 90 minutes waiting
for it to go into the trap. It made 2 passes near my setup within the first
20 minutes after I sat to wait, and after that was just flying around the
yard. Because this is a coastal New England location there are still lots of
hummingbird-friendly plants in bloom and the bird was visiting them instead
of the feeder. The homeowner reports that it will go to her feeder regularly
all day at 20-30 minute intervals and tolerates her sitting quietly 10-15
feet from the feeder.
So my question is how long do people typically wait in a situation like
this. With my other Selasphorus in New England, the bird usually is back
near the feeder very soon after I set up, and in the trap within 20-30
minutes. As noted, I sat fo 90 minutes and I'm wondering how long is a
reasonable time. Because of other commitments and wanting to avoid the worst
of the weekday traffic, I left at about 1245 p.m. and of course I'm told the
bird was back at the feeder after I left.
From the photos I think it's an HY/M RUHU; the host hasn't caught any tail
photos yet. I'm somewhat intrigued by the apparent 'trap-phobia' and
wondering if it had prior trap experience and maybe is already banded. None
of the photos show anything that might suggest a band, and the host doesn't
have useful binoculars or a spotting scope.
I look forward to hearing your thoughts, similar tales, what have you.
Thanks very much.
Anthony (in Massachusetts)
Anthony Hill
Certified Trainer, Passerines and Hummingbirds
Co-Chair, Hummingbird Working Group
North American Banding Council (http://www.nabanding.net)
Coordinator, Appledore Island Migration Station
(http://appledorebanding.org/)
Member, Board of Directors, Kestrel Land Trust
(https://www.kestreltrust.org/)
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