[At the YB&N Meeting on Tuesday 4/16, several people reported that they had
not been seeing the normal number of Rufous Hummingbirds this year.
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From: Darrel Faxon <t4c1x@xxxxxxxx>
Date: 4/18/24 9:33 AM (GMT-08:00)
To: obol <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [obol] hummers
So far this spring we have one male Rufous Hummingbird coming to our
feeder, but no females. Anybody else notice a dearth of female hummers?
Darrel [who lives at Thornton Creek between Toledo and Eddyville]
On Thu, Apr 18, 2024, 10:27 AM larspernorgren <larspernorgren@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
I've noticed a dearth of RUHU , all genders. We normally get our Fos RUHU
around the Ides of March. Even without a feeder in place a bird often
appears at the very spot a feeder hung last year. I saw my first RUHU in
Parkdale, Hood River County April 3. There were 3 males at Paul Klindt's
home. I have yet to see a RUHU here on the westside.
Tim Rodenkirk commented on their tardy appearance on the south Coast
this year, coupled with a conspicuous absence in LA. I believe the abundant
rainfall in our southern deserts produced abundant forage this year where
typically it is a desert and best passed over quickly by able bodied birds.
