As a follow-up, a male BCHU was present in College Station from 11 Apr to 19
June 2013 and seen again 1 July 2013. It was seen by many observers on many
days and it was photographed 11 Apr and 30 Apr.
Bert Frenz
Oaks & Prairies of Texas
eBird reviewer, Central Brazos Valley
eBird reviewer, Belize
NAB subregional editor, north-east Texas
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Subject: [texbirds] Re: Central Texas breeding hummingbird RFI
Byron,
I have quite a lot of June sightings in my database.
RTHU: Austin, Bastrop, Bell, Brazos, Burleson, Falls, Freestone, Grimes,
Guadalupe, Hill, Lee, Leon, Limestone, Madison, McLennan, Robertson,
Walker, Waller, Washington.
BCHU: Bastrop, Brazos, Burleson, Dewitt, Guadalupe, Hamilton, Hill, Lee,
Limestone, McLennan, Milam, Travis, Williamson.
The ones with both RTHU and BCHU: Bastrop, Brazos, Burleson, Lee, Limestone,
McLennan.
Your question caused me to question whether BCHU is really present in Brazos
or Burleson in June and I intend to inquire about details for the few
reported sightings (6 Brazos, 1 Burleson). One report with photos is of a
BCHU present in College Station from 30 Apr to 1 June, but not mentioned
thereafter. I'll check on the other reports for details.
Bert Frenz
Oaks & Prairies of Texas
eBird reviewer, Central Brazos Valley
eBird reviewer, Belize
NAB subregional editor, north-east Texas Bert2@xxxxxxxxxxx www.bafrenz.com
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Subject: [texbirds] Central Texas breeding hummingbird RFI
Hi Texbirders,
I volunteered to teach a class on hummingbirds for Travis Audubon Society
this summer, and as a result of preparing for that class I have become
interested in discerning the current line of demarcation between regular
breeding of our two Archilochus hummingbirds - Black-chinned and
Ruby-throated. I had a hard time finding Rubythroats in Travis County in
June, and I wondered what the situation is like nearby. I did find RTHU in
eastern Bastrop County in June, but it appears that the western half or
two-thirds of Bastrop County is Black-chinned territory.
So, if you live in Hays, Travis, Williamson, Bell, Gonzales, Milam, Brazos,
Ellis or Dallas Counties, or any counties adjacent to those counties, and
you are pretty sure that you had Ruby-throated Hummers breeding at your
place (or you have photographs of RTHU's in June), I would be interested in
hearing from you.
Regardless of where you live, if you are pretty sure that you had both
RTHU's and BCHU's at your place in the month of June, I would be interested
in hearing from you, especially if you have photographs of both species in
the month of June.
You can reply privately to me or post to the list-serve, as others may be
interested.
Thanks in advance and good birding ya'll, Byron "Doc" Stone, Austin, Texas
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