He stayed at the feeder yesterday afternoon later than any other day so far - 4:58 p.m. - yet he came earlier this morning at 6:24 a.m. The temperature was in the single digits here last night so he must have expended a tremendous amount of energy keeping warm. Even though Bob Sargeant has repeatedly told us how hearty these little rufous hummers are, we are still always concerned for him when it gets this cold and are so thankful when he zips out of the darkness into the light surrounding the feeder. We are torn between wanting him to stay because we enjoy seeing him so much and wishing we could catch him and put him in our car and drive him back to Arizona (wonder how many laws there would be against doing that?). Bob says he will probably leave on his own by the end of this month so if you want to see him, you might need to do so soon. For the last couple of days he has been sitting in the bare bush to the left of the feeder and has been more visible than ever. Tommy & Virginia Curtis Smithville, TN DeKalb County 615-215-1254 =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. ----------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ========================================================