My first Rufous Hummingbird arrived March 11. I am certain that new birds
continue to arrive. Last night, a gorgeous bright male explored the bottom
of my feeder, looking for an opening. It finally left without feeding. My
feeder has openings at the top, and many Rufous Hummingbirds have found
them this season. Clearly he was a newcomer.
On Wed, Mar 20, 2019 at 9:29 PM Alan Contreras <acontrer56@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I suspect that in general they use the river valleys early in the seasonBarbara Combs obie '70
because there are no flowers up in the snow zone in March. We saw one
Rufous in Oakridge, el. 1200, yesterday.
Alan Contreras
acontrer56@xxxxxxxxx
Eugene, Oregon
www.alanlcontreras.com
http://osupress.oregonstate.edu/book/edge-of-awe
On Mar 20, 2019, at 7:00 PM, Rebecca Hartman <rhartman@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Thanks Alan. I'm curious. In La Grande we get Calliope, Rufous, and
Black-chinned. The Rufous show up late March, sometimes not until the first
week of April. I have had a breeding pair(s) in my Russian Olive tree for
the last five years. So, if they move up the coast and adjacent montane,
I'm guessing they make a right turn somewhere to head to breeding areas of
NE Oregon--the rivers?
I've recently subscribed to Cornell's Birds of NA and they have a rather
crude map of Rufous migration. I'll have to read up on the other
Selasphorous.
On Wed, Mar 20, 2019 at 5:01 PM Alan Contreras <acontrer56@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Rufous seem to head north mostly along the outer coast and adjacent
montane areas in March. They go south mostly in the high mountains in June
and July, when they can pile up in flowering alpine meadows. They don’t
move a lot in open flatlands like the Willamette Valley. They are a rather
patchy breeder out in the valley flatlands, too.
If you are at a desert oasis site in se Oregon in April and May, again in
late Aug and early Sep, you’ll see a lot of Black-chins moving through.
Alan Contreras
acontrer56@xxxxxxxxx
Eugene, Oregon
www.alanlcontreras.com
http://osupress.oregonstate.edu/book/edge-of-awe
On Mar 20, 2019, at 4:52 PM, Rebecca Hartman <rhartman@xxxxxxx> wrote:
This is very interesting to me, as I have nearly zero knowledge of
migration. I was in West Sacramento Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning,
unsuccessfully trying for the Garganey that had been sighted there. In
hours of birding West Sacramento wetland spots (being rapidly devoured by
hideous, sterile housing developments), various riparian spots, and a
couple of the NWR areas to the north, I saw only a single Anna's, at Colusa
NWR around 4pm Tuesday.
On Mon, Mar 18, 2019, 12:33 PM Mike Patterson <celata@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Based on past migration observations, I think those most likely
explanation for the lag in migration is the sagging jet-stream
which creates poor conditions for movements by putting a weather
barrier in Northern California rather than the more typical late-
winter to early-spring position closer to British Columbia.
This has, in the past, produced a dense and very rapid movement
pattern which can be quite spectacular in places.
I checked one of my favorite patches this morning in Warrenton and
found that the Salmonberry blooms are late this season (we've
only seen temperature break 45F in the last 4-5 days), but the
willows are blooming on time.
If you've never seen dozens of hummingbirds on the move in one place,
this will be the year, assuming you can put yourself in the right place
at the right time.
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Mike Patterson
Astoria, OR
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