Here's an unusual happening today: I spent an hour or more trying to find the
source of a noise; sounded like a person softly and rythmickly (spell check
can't figure this one out!) snoring, coming from under the big tree trunk in
the center of the room. No animal could be seem in the trunk cavity, no
machine or plug in was running, no sense could be made of it. I walked away
for a minute and came back to find a really tiny, beautifully green hummer on
the floor beside the tree trunk. I picked it up and gently pulled all the
spider webs off that were wound around it--even around the beak. Tried a drop
of water, but the only response was a vibrating body with a humming noise.
Then a tiny high twitter. Mystery solved but now the problem of safely letting
him go with yellow jackets on his feeder! Hummer in one hand, I caught the
jackets with the other and opened my hand for the tiny bird to investigate
surroundings----boy, was he interested! He soon zoomed off with lots of energy
while another hummer watched. I had thought that I only had one hummer left!
Happy ending. Yes, I squashed the 2 jackets in a wad of paper towels. I feel
sort of like a hero!
On Oct 3, 2015, at 3:18 PM, juliekazz@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
People take in their feeders... ;-) ?? Julie
L'il Sarge and Martha Gail
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From: "Wendy Ealding" <wealding@xxxxxxx>
To: "cath tucker" <cath.tucker@xxxxxxxxx>, juliekazz@xxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: warfield101@xxxxxxxxxxx, va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, October 3, 2015 1:44:05 PM
Subject: Re: [va-richmond-general] Re: Hummers
We're actually seeing more winter records of Ruby-thoated Hummingbirds -
mostly in Tidewater although there is one record from Charlottesville. See
http://ebird.org/ebird/va/map/rthhum?bmo=12&emo=02&byr=2000&eyr=2015&env.minX=-83.675&env.minY=36.539&env.maxX=-75.243&env.maxY=39.467&gp=true
and if you scroll down on the map to North Carolina, there are loads of
records. People are leaving their feeders up later (I keep mine out into
early winter for the possibility of getting one of the wintering western
species) and I think we are seeing more complete reporting as a result.
Wendy Ealding
Midlothian
-----Original Message-----
From: Catharine Tucker <cath.tucker@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Julie Kacmarcik <juliekazz@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Warfield, Al <warfield101@xxxxxxxxxxx>; Richmond Birds
<va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sat, Oct 3, 2015 1:28 pm
Subject: [va-richmond-general] Re: Hummers
I suspect the cold rain plus storms - nor'easter & hurricane may have caused
hummers to "shelter in place" with males leaving earlier ahead of the bad
weather. I wouldn't be surprised if, assuming the weather clears & warms as
predicted on Tuesday, most of the females & juv. around don't suddenly
disappear, headed south!
Of the 5 green & white hummers (no red throats) here 2 weeks ago & 3 last
Fri, (9/25), I see only 1 now. That may be 1 at a time, but bird's only at
1 feeder - the biggest one & most sheltered. This little gal is huddling on
the feeder consistently today, leaving only sporadically for short distance &
for just time enough to preen a bit. She's constantly alert, though fluffed
up, and looking around as if "antsy" or maybe wondering if others are around.
When there's a break in the weather, I expect she'll be gone.
On Sat, Oct 3, 2015 at 11:29 AM, <juliekazz@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I agree Al.
I don't remember so many reports of so many hummers here in so many area this
late.
No matter the date-it's great!
Keep oh hummin! Julie
From: "Al Warfield" <warfield101@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "audubon listserve" <va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, October 3, 2015 10:54:09 AM
Subject: [va-richmond-general] Hummers
We had 3 hummers at our one feeder in N Chesterfield this morning – 2 M & 1
F. It may not be unusual to be here this late for Chesterfield but it’s
unusual for us.
Al & Linda Warfield
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