Yes, I was conducting daily bird surveys in the Ellsworth preserve near
Willapa Bay may years ago in June and a female Rufous Hummingbird would
visit the ashes of a fire ring at our campsite there in the evening.
David
David C. Bailey
Seaside, Oregon
On Sun, May 10, 2020, 20:54 Craig@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <craig@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Last winter, I spread some fireplace ashes on my potato bed to add some
nutrients and help lower the acidity of the soil. Three times in the past
week, I’ve witnessed a female Anna’s Hummingbird land in a spot where the
ashes have not dissolved and apparently eat the ashes. Maybe she’s
replacing minerals lost due to egg production?
Craig Tumer
Portland
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