In August, I was camped at Wyalusing SP at the Homestead campground. For those unfamiliar with that campground, the campground is set up like a wagon wheel. In the 'hub', there are shower buildings, swings, etc. Radiating from the road that circles that 'hub' area are spoke-like roads that are very straight and relatively long (1/4 mile), which have campsites on both sides. While camping there, I noticed a lot of hummingbird activity and noticed some flight characteristics that I had never seen before. When birds flew short distances or flew across the road, they flew, as I am used to, with a constant, steady wing beat. However, when they flew down the road in a straight line for an extended distance (100+ yards), I saw a couple that flew with an intermittent beat (with noticeable pauses during which I could see the wings) and even undulated up and down reminiscent of a Woodpecker or Red-winged Blackbird. Has this type of flight been documented before in hummingbirds? If so, is that the type of flight that they use in migration? Does the more intermittent beat allow longer sustained flight on fewer calories? Of course, I might have just been watching a single unusual individual...... I did see this at least a couple of times. I really don't think that I was delirious!! Thanks, Dan Jackson Chaseburg, Vernon County, WI (near La Crosse) www.pbase.com/dejackson #################### You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin Birding Network (Wisbirdn). To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn