We had a hummer banding session yesterday at my house. Sumita Prasad banded six individual hummers. At least 2 known adult male Rufous hummers were trap-shy and evaded the process. That's at least 8 individuals! The hummers receiving their jewelry were: 1 adult male RUHU (after 2nd yr male) 1 imm male RUHU (2nd yr male) 2 adult female RUHU (after 2nd year females) 1 adult male BCHU (after HY male) 1 adult female BCHU(after HY female) None of the birds were recaptures. Pretty good number of hummers for January! Mark Scheuerman Sugar Land, TX Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner