Hi Folks Not long ago I was lamenting the lack of wintering hummers but it has changed a bit lately. On December 17, I banded a young male Allen's hummingbird in Mountain City, Johnson Co., TN at the home of John and Marilyn McClellan 423-727-4535. I talked to Mr. McClellan yesterday morning and the bird is still coming to the feeder. He said visitors are welcome but please call to make sure they are home. The bird has been present since about October 15, 2007. The identification was made by in hand measurements of the bird including the small size, the very narrow width of the outer tail feather and the shape and narrow width of R2 which is the tail feather outboard of the two central tail feathers. I also sent my measurements to Bob Sargent of the Hummer/Bird Study Group in Clay, AL and he confirmed the identification. Also on December 17, I banded two Rufous hummingbirds in Jonesborough, Washington Co., TN. It was unusual but both birds were at the same house. The host had two feeders out and the birds would use both feeders and occasionally chase each other. Mark Armstrong, Seymour, TN =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds you report were seen. The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should appear in the first paragraph. _____________________________________________________________ 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 ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ EXCELLENT MAP RESOURCES Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________