Curiosity piqued, I went back to dig up some old saved reports. Below are
some comments from December, 9 years ago in Bend. Perhaps this is the
Costa's that I recalled stayed into January despite below zero temps. Note
farther down, Dave mentions the then recent, history of Anna's wintering. I
probably saved this because of his comments about keeping feeders thawed.
Judy, jmeredit@xxxxxxxxxxx
-----Original Message-----
From: david tracy
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 11:39 PM
To: Obol
Subject: Re: [obol] [COBOL] Bend CBC & Costa's Hummingbird Photo, Video
I've uploaded a few photos and a video of the female Costa's
Hummingbird. The cold weather seems to bring her in, note the bit of
ice floating in the feeder reservoir. It's been down in the single
digits at least two or three nights in a row and she's still present,
visiting the feeder every 10-20 minutes during daylight hours, first
showing up around 7:45-8:15
http://www.flickr.com/photos/72482309@N00/325132625/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/72482309@N00/326941974/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/72482309@N00/326941971/
For a short video, paste the following link into your browser:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMIdHqH4YZI
She's been present since Julia spotted her on Saturday. I think it
is probably the same bird we saw during the last cold snap, back on
Nov. 12th.
Anna's hummingbirds can be seen visiting our feeders here in Bend
just about every day throughout the winter, going back the past
three or four years. I've been hearing the male Anna's sing nearly
every day the past few weeks and even saw/heard him doing a display
dive late in Nov. I wonder if these two are in the mood for a little
intra-generic fooling around. Nah, forget I said anything or the
BSCOOGER Man might come after me...
If you want to keep your feeder defrosted like one of the pros, go to
the local plumbing supply store. Not Lowes or Home Depot, they will
only give you a blank stare. Here in Bend try Searing's on N.E. 2nd
street. Invest the $8-10 for a clamp-on light fixture that looks
like this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/72482309@N00/326920131/
Plug in a 125 Watt Infra-red light bulb, but don't get the red-glass
type. Get an I.R. bulb with clear envelope, it casts a more natural
light. Hang it using the adjustable, integrated clamp so it points
at the feeder from one or two feet away. This is the way plumbers
defrost frozen pipes. I plug mine up to a timer so it comes on an
hour before sunrise and clicks off an hour after sunset.
Dave
davect@xxxxxxxxxxx
Bend, OR
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