[tn-bird] Re: Hummer!
- From: RubyThroat@xxxxxxx
- To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2002 06:40:54 EST
In a message dated 3/12/02 4:44:03 PM Pacific Standard Time,
cmmbirds@xxxxxxxxx writes:
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> Hi Folks,
>
> Was cleaning out my truck from my last adventure, so I can go on my
> next one (Florida!) and happened to look up where my hummer feeder
> usually is... in time to see a hummer!
>
> Unfortunately, my feeder got loaned to someone for a trip to a
> rehabber, and never returned in the fall, so the little guy went
> hungry this time. I think I'll go buy one, after payday!
>
> Susie, do you do mailorder?
>
> Chris Sloan, Bob Sargent, etc - how many records are there from
> Tennessee this year, besides the over-wintering birds?
>
>
Charlie
The behavior you observed indicates to me that this bird was a regular at
your feeder before it was removed, or that it had fed there regularly last
winter. What a shame your feeder was out of service. I do not have an
accurate count of hummers in Tennessee this winter. I will look at my list
later and give you the numbers on what we banded. I think it was only three
or four.
I banded a female Rufous in Townsend many years ago that returned to the same
location for many winters in a row. Does Maggie Street sound familiar? This
Rufous survived several nights when temps were in the 0 to 10 degree range
without any difficulty. It is possible it is the same bird, but she would
now be very old.
Buy a feeder now if possible and contact Chris if the bird returns. Take
care.
Bob Sargent
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