Regarding Hummer: Although I have not gotten a hummer in my yard this year, I have had them earlier than April 13th. In 1999, I had a hummer on April 10th, which took up residence for the summer. In my yard today, I had some great birds during my son's first bird outing. At 4.5 weeks old, his life list includes: Myrtle warbler male in breeding colors (wonder if same one that spent winter in my yard) Chipping sparrow White throated sparrows (still here from the winter) Red bellied woodpecker Blue Jays building a nest. Palm Warbler Regarding Red Bats They are not legally defined as endangered or threatened. They are solitary, so they are much less know than colonial bats. I found a dead one in my yard several years ago. Bob Siegfried You are subscribed to VA-Richmond-General. To unsubscribe, send email to va-richmond-general-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. To adjust other settings (vacation, digest, etc.) please visit, //www.freelists.org/list/va-richmond-general.