A few days ago, I was up in my pear tree taking care of the annual pruning,
when a hummer buzzed my bright ball cap. I never saw it, but it sounded like a
Rufous. We live at 1500’ above Milo, and the visit seemed to be a little early.
The winter has been mild, so maybe it's to be expected.
I have only seen Rufous at this location, but we have plenty of them! When the
Red Hot Pokers (Kniphofia) are in bloom, the serious Hummer Wars begin! I don’t
post too frequently here, but I read everything that shows up in my inbox and
have learned a lot from your collective observations. Nancy Guth Milo
-----Original Message-----
From: Stacy <stacymb13@xxxxxxxxx>
To: UmpquaBirdList <umpquabirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Friday, 12 March 2021 1:43 PM PST
Subject: [Umpqua Birds] Re: Male Rufus Hummingbird
That's great Abraham, so far I only have the one female Rufous.
Stacy Burleigh
Melrose
On Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 12:46 PM Oregon Nature and Wildlife
<abrahamfinlay@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: The Rufus Hummingbirds have finally arrived in
my yard!😀
