[va-richmond-general] Re: va-richmond-general Digest V12 #63
- From: Rolling T <rolling.t@xxxxxxx>
- To: va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 07 Apr 2013 11:26:28 -0400
Hi,
We do not receive any attachments with these posts. Is there some
setting we need to change? We have a mac.
Florence Tromater
On Apr 5, 2013, at 1:07 AM, FreeLists Mailing List Manager wrote:
> va-richmond-general Digest Thu, 04 Apr 2013 Volume: 12 Issue: 063
>
> In This Issue:
> [va-richmond-general] Godspeed Little Sarge-it's been a grea
> [va-richmond-general] Re: Godspeed Little Sarge-it's been a
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2013 01:32:58 +0000 (UTC)
> From: juliekazz@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [va-richmond-general] Godspeed Little Sarge-it's been a great run-SY
> R
>
>
>
>
> The whirrring has stopped, the feeders are quiet and all the yard birds are
> exhaling as Little Sarge has now started his migratory journey to the far NW
> to breed. Walter and I sat for hours yesterday and listened and watched for
> Sarge...nothing. Today, also silent. It is bittersweet for us at right now.
> We have been enchanted with this tiny ball of Moxie for just about 5 months.
> As in the tradition of Martha Gail (MG), Little Sarge arrived in Nov. and was
> soon banded by hummingbird banders from Maryland. Assessment of Little Sarge
> determined he was a HY (hatch year), male, Rufous Hummingbird being born in
> 2012 and ending up in Virginia by a route we will never know.
>
>
>
> Sarge (named for Bob Sargent, bird bander extraordinaire in Alabama) marked
> many milestones during his stay. Thanksgiving, Christmas Bird Counts, the New
> year, the Great Backyard Bird Count and many more. He didn't see his shadow
> on Feb. 2 and alas, had no sweetheart for Valentine's Day. He sipped "green"
> nectar for St. Paddy's Day and welcomed the start of spring. He hung on
> during wind storms, hawked insects when the temperatures soared and dodged
> snow flakes with our unexpected VA weather. I spent countless hours
> observing, photographing and being inspired by him.
>
>
>
> Thank you to all who have written me and called to cheer on Little Sarge.
>
> We will be watching for him when "the frost is on the pumpkin and the hay is
> in the barn".
>
> Attaching a couple images from the day he arrived in Nov. and just before he
> set sail.
>
>
>
> JulieKacmarcik
>
> Chester VA
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> From: "Bob" <rcs5701@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [va-richmond-general] Re: Godspeed Little Sarge-it's been a great
> run-
> Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2013 22:12:34 -0400
>
> Content-Type: text/plain;
> charset="utf-8"
> Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
> Julie
>
> =20
>
> Thank you for sharing. Hopefully your little hummer will return next =
> year like ours did in 2002. =20
>
> =20
>
> Bob Siegfried
>
> =20
>
> From: va-richmond-general-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx =
> [mailto:va-richmond-general-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of =
> juliekazz@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2013 9:33 PM
> To: Richmond Birds
> Cc: DudleyS@xxxxxxxxxxx; hierholzers@xxxxxxxxx; =
> michael.kacmarcik@xxxxxxxxx; Mark.Kacmarcik@xxxxxxxxxxx; =
> waterouzel82@xxxxxxxxx; hardhindsa@xxxxxxxxx; Billings, Jo; brown, gail
> Subject: [va-richmond-general] Godspeed Little Sarge-it's been a great =
> run-SY RUHU Chester VA : 4 Nov 2012-3 April 2013
>
> =20
>
>
> The whirrring has stopped, the feeders are quiet and all the yard birds =
> are exhaling as Little Sarge has now started his migratory journey to =
> the far NW to breed. Walter and I sat for hours yesterday and listened =
> and watched for Sarge...nothing. Today, also silent. It is bittersweet =
> for us at right now. We have been enchanted with this tiny ball of Moxie =
> for just about 5 months. As in the tradition of Martha Gail (MG), Little =
> Sarge arrived in Nov. and was soon banded by hummingbird banders from =
> Maryland. Assessment of Little Sarge determined he was a HY (hatch =
> year), male, Rufous Hummingbird being born in 2012 and ending up in =
> Virginia by a route we will never know.=20
>
> =20
>
> Sarge (named for Bob Sargent, bird bander extraordinaire in Alabama) =
> marked many milestones during his stay. Thanksgiving, Christmas Bird =
> Counts, the New year, the Great Backyard Bird Count and many more. He =
> didn't see his shadow on Feb. 2 and alas, had no sweetheart for =
> Valentine's Day. He sipped "green" nectar for St. Paddy's Day and =
> welcomed the start of spring. He hung on during wind storms, hawked =
> insects when the temperatures soared and dodged snow flakes with our =
> unexpected VA weather. I spent countless hours observing, photographing =
> and being inspired by him.=20
>
> =20
>
> Thank you to all who have written me and called to cheer on Little =
> Sarge.=20
>
> We will be watching for him when "the frost is on the pumpkin and the =
> hay is in the barn".
>
> Attaching a couple images from the day he arrived in Nov. and just =
> before he set sail.
>
> =20
>
> JulieKacmarcik
>
> Chester VA
>
> =20
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> End of va-richmond-general Digest V12 #63
> *****************************************
>
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.
Other related posts:
- » [va-richmond-general] Re: va-richmond-general Digest V12 #63 - Rolling T
