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20 Nov Re: ID help needed (Calliope?) [Bob Sargent ] 20 Nov Re: ID help needed (Calliope?) [HW ] 20 Nov Re: ID help needed (Calliope?) [Dennis K Demcheck ] 20 Nov ID help needed (Calliope?) [HW ] 15 Nov LA Western/Winter Hummingbird Weekly Report #16 (11/15/2009) [Kevin Morgan ] 15 Nov Re: Buff-bellied Hummer [Susan Orwig ] 15 Nov She's got jewelry! [Jane Patterson ] 15 Nov Re: Buff-bellied Hummer [Nancy L Newfield ] 15 Nov Re: Hummer [Dottie ] 15 Nov Buffbellied hummer [jwnix ] 15 Nov Buffbellied hummer [Susan Orwig ] 14 Nov Re: Hummer [Kevin Morgan ] 14 Nov Re: Hummer [Lanny Chambers ] 14 Nov SET HUMNET-L MAIL [jwnix ] 14 Nov Hummer [Dottie ] 14 Nov Woohoo! [KC Foggin ] 11 Nov Hummingbird Nest Cam [Lanny Chambers ] 10 Nov Oh my! [KC Foggin ] 10 Nov Re: LA Western/WinterHummingbird Weekly Report # 14 (11/8/2009) [Sandra Lewis ] 9 Nov LA Western/WinterHummingbird Weekly Report # 14 (11/8/2009) [Kevin Morgan ] 7 Nov Re: Ruby Throat here [Dottie ] 6 Nov Re: Ruby Throat here ["Allen T. Chartier" ] 5 Nov Re: Ruby Throat here [Lanny Chambers ] 5 Nov Re: Ruby Throat here [Lanny Chambers ] 5 Nov Re: Ruby Throat here [Shel Michaels ] 5 Nov Re: Ruby Throat here ["Allen T. Chartier" ] 5 Nov Re: Ruby Throat here ["Allen T. Chartier" ] 5 Nov Pennsylvania hummingbirds [DAVID KOCH ] 5 Nov Re: Ruby Throat here [Nancy L Newfield ] 5 Nov Re: Ruby Throat here [Dottie ] 5 Nov Re: Ruby Throat here [Shel Michaels ] 5 Nov Ruby Throat [Dottie ] 5 Nov Ruby Throat Here [Dottie ] 5 Nov Sabine NWR CBC ["R. Martin Guidry" ] 4 Nov Re: Winter Season [Susan Orwig ] 3 Nov Winter Season [Brent Ortego ] 3 Nov BBC Spatuletail video [Lanny Chambers ] 1 Nov test [Sandra Lewis ] 1 Nov November Hummer [Randy Richardson ] 1 Nov LA Western Winter Hummingbird Weekly Report # 13 (11/1/2009) [Kevin Morgan ] 1 Nov Jezebel [Nancy L Newfield ] 31 Oct Re: FO Winter Bird [Nancy L Newfield ] 31 Oct FO Winter Bird ["Linda M. Keefer" ] 30 Oct Apologies for misspelling [DAVID KOCH ] 30 Oct Riby-throated hummingbird in PA [DAVID KOCH ] 29 Oct FO Buff-bellied Hummingbird! [Charlotte Seidenberg ] 28 Oct Re: Adult Male Ruby-throated [Kathi Johnson Rock ] 28 Oct Re: Adult Male Ruby-throated ["Allen T. Chartier" ] 28 Oct Re: Adult Male Ruby-throated [Carol Foil ] 27 Oct Adult Male Ruby-throated [Beth Maniscalco ] 27 Oct Live Video from an ALHU nest in Orange Co CA [Robert Protz ] 27 Oct Re: Remaining Ruby throat. [dot burge ] 26 Oct Remaining Ruby throat. [Rachel Dugas ] 26 Oct Late Ruby-throated hummingbird, eastern PA [DAVID KOCH ] 26 Oct Re: Looking for Ruby-throated Hummingbirds in FL, GA, and SC [Nancy L Newfield ] 26 Oct Looking for Ruby-throated Hummingbirds in FL, GA, and SC ["doreencubie tds.net" ] 25 Oct LA Western Winter Hummingbird Weekly Report # 12 (10/25/2009) [Kevin Morgan ] 24 Oct Singapore Hummingbird ["Bill Hilton Jr." ] 22 Oct Hummers still [KC Foggin ] 22 Oct Fall Birds BRLA [miriam ] 22 Oct adult M Callippe Baton Rouge [Carol Foil ] 21 Oct White Hummingbirds ["Bill Hilton Jr." ] 21 Oct Re: Neotropical Arrival Dates for Hummingbirds (Autumn 2009) [Susan Orwig ] 21 Oct Late Ruby-throated [Lanny Chambers ] 21 Oct Re: Neotropical Arrival Dates for Hummingbirds (Autumn 2009) [Sandra Lewis ] 21 Oct Re: Neotropical Arrival Dates for Hummingbirds (Autumn 2009) [Kathleen Arnold ] 21 Oct All Gone ["Richard W. Knapp" ] 20 Oct Re: Neotropical Arrival Dates for Hummingbirds (Autumn 2009) [Sandra Lewis ] 20 Oct Re: Neotropical Arrival Dates for Hummingbirds (Autumn 2009) ["Bill Hilton Jr." ] 20 Oct Re: Neotropical Arrival Dates for Hummingbirds (Autumn 2009) [Susan Orwig ] 20 Oct Fwd: Hummingbird Memories [Lanny Chambers ] 19 Oct Neotropical Arrival Dates for Hummingbirds (Autumn 2009) ["Bill Hilton Jr." ] 17 Oct LA Western Winter Hummingbird Weekly Report # 11 (10/17/2009) [Kevin Morgan ] 15 Oct Still have hummers [KC Foggin ] 15 Oct Re: a couple other hummer shots ["Allen T. Chartier" ] 14 Oct more birds [Sandra Lewis ] Subject: Re: ID help needed (Calliope?) From: Bob Sargent <RubyThroat AT AOL.COM> Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:28:25 EST Howard Your bird is definitely a Calliope in my opinion. I suspect it is a young male. Take care and thanks for sharing the great news of this tiny beast at your feeders. Bob Sargent Clay, Alabama In a message dated 11/20/2009 11:02:27 A.M. Central Standard Time, howilliams AT GMAIL.COM writes: Hello Humnet, A new bird showed up this morning. My first thought was an immature Selasphorous. Finally the bird perched at a feeder and I notice its wings extended to the tip of its tail. An immature male of female Calliope perhaps? Or maybe just a Rufous with a short tail. The weather is pretty dreary today but I took a few images. They're not the best given the low light. But maybe they're instructive nonetheless; http://picasaweb.google.com/howilliams/Unidentifiedhum112009# Thanks for any ID assistance, Howard Williams Dripping Springs, TexasSubject: Re: ID help needed (Calliope?) From: HW <howilliams AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:13:45 -0600 Dennis wrote; Definitely a Calliope. A key mark, easily seen in your photos, is the "break" or white line between the base of the bill and the eye. All the Calliope look-alikes have an unbroken black line from the bill to the eye. This field mark is much better than the wings-extending-further-than-the-tail. Thanks for the ID tip. Now that you mention it, the white 'break' between the eye and bill is very noticeable, especially in the third photo I posted. Every year there are at least a few reports of Calliopes in Central Texas. But this is the first time I've observed one at my feeders. Howard Williams Dripping Springs, TexasSubject: Re: ID help needed (Calliope?) From: Dennis K Demcheck <ddemchec AT USGS.GOV> Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:43:24 -0600 Definitely a Calliope. A key mark, easily seen in your photos, is the "break" or white line between the base of the bill and the eye. All the Calliope look-alikes have an unbroken black line from the bill to the eye. This field mark is much better than the wings-extending-further-than-the-tail. Nice photos. Dennis Demcheck Baton Rouge, LA From: HWSubject: ID help needed (Calliope?) From: HW <howilliams AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:02:05 -0600 Hello Humnet, A new bird showed up this morning. My first thought was an immature Selasphorous. Finally the bird perched at a feeder and I notice its wings extended to the tip of its tail. An immature male of female Calliope perhaps? Or maybe just a Rufous with a short tail. The weather is pretty dreary today but I took a few images. They're not the best given the low light. But maybe they're instructive nonetheless; http://picasaweb.google.com/howilliams/Unidentifiedhum112009# Thanks for any ID assistance, Howard Williams Dripping Springs, TexasSubject: LA Western/Winter Hummingbird Weekly Report #16 (11/15/2009) From: Kevin Morgan <reports AT LAWINTERHUMMERS.COM> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:11:35 -0600 HUMNETters and LABIRDers:
Louisiana birders, please report your winter hummer observations to me for
recording in our weekly report and database, providing the following
information:
Your name
Your address (town only is acceptable)
First observed (FO) date (or, if discovered while banding or marking other
birds, the date it was observed)
Species
Age (Adult, immature, unknown)
Sex (Male, female, unknown)
Whether banded, when and by whom.
If additional information is learned through further observation or banding,
please report those updates and I'll make the changes.
Also, please report the last observed (LO) date, if possible, when the bird
leaves. This you can do more easily when the hummer has been banded and
marked.
Please send your reports to me at reports AT lawinterhummers.com.
Good Birding y'all!
Kevin Morgan
Baton Rouge, LA
(225) 324-2613
This is Louisiana Western Winter Hummingbird Weekly Report # 15 for the
2009-2010 season. Following are the reports received and added to our
database since report # 14 dated 11/9/2009 .
1.Jane Patterson, Baton Rouge, LA (East Baton Rouge)
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad F FO 10/26/2009
2.Jeff Harris, Baton Rouge, LA (East Baton Rouge)
#1 Black-chinned Hummingbird F FO 10/31/2009
3. Wild-Grand Isle, Grand Isle, LA (Jefferson)
#1 Black-chinned Hummingbird Im M OBS 11/8/2009 (Sureway Woods -
found by David Muth)
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens OBS 11/8/2009 (Grilleta Tract - found by
David Muth)
4.Dan Carroll, Metairie, LA (Jefferson)
#2 Black-chinned Hummingbird Ad M FO 11/10/2009
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens F FO 11/13/2009
5.Craig & Lizette Wroten, Harahan, LA (Jefferson)
#1 Black-chinned Hummingbird Im F FO 11/6/2009
#2 Buff-bellied Hummingbird FO 11/11/2009
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Summary of Reports as of 11/15/2009
Black-chinned Hummingbird 9 reports 3 parishes 7 sites
Broad-tailed Hummingbird 1 report 1 parish 1 site
Buff-bellied Hummingbird 14 reports 8 parishes 12 sites
Calliope Hummingbird 6 reports 3 parishes 5 sites
Green-breasted Mango 1 report 1 parish 1 site
Selasphorus Rufous/Allens 55 reports 12 parishes 36 sites
--Identified Rufous 23 reports 7 parishes 18 sites
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Black-chinned Hummingbird
ACADIA 1 report 1 site
1. Bonnie Ardoin, Eunice, LA
#1 Black-chinned Hummingbird Ad M FO 9/27/2009
EAST BATON ROUGE 4 reports 3 sites
1. Joan LeBlanc, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Black-chinned Hummingbird Ad M FO 10/19/2009 ((Possible returnee))
#2 Black-chinned Hummingbird Ad M FO 10/26/2009
2. Linda Knight, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Black-chinned Hummingbird F FO 10/23/2009
3. Jeff Harris, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Black-chinned Hummingbird F FO 10/31/2009
JEFFERSON 4 reports 3 sites
1. Wild-Grand Isle, Grand Isle, LA
#1 Black-chinned Hummingbird Im M OBS 11/8/2009 (Sureway Woods - found
by David Muth)
2. Dan Carroll, Metairie, LA
#1 Black-chinned Hummingbird Ad M FO 10/31/2009 LO 11/4/2009
#2 Black-chinned Hummingbird Ad M FO 11/10/2009
3. Craig & Lizette Wroten, Harahan, LA
#1 Black-chinned Hummingbird Im F FO 11/6/2009
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Broad-tailed Hummingbird
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST 1 report 1 site
1. Ronald Stein, Reserve, LA
#1 Broad-tailed Hummingbird Im M FO 10/2/2009 LO 10/7/2009
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Buff-bellied Hummingbird
CAMERON 1 report 1 site
1. Norman (Camp), Johnson's Bayou, LA
#1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird FO 10/24/2009
EAST BATON ROUGE 1 report 1 site
1. Josephine Nixon, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird FO 11/5/2009
JEFFERSON 5 reports 3 sites
1. Nancy Newfield, Metairie, LA
#1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird Ad F FO 10/30/2009 (Returnee banded Jan
2008)
2. Judy Fall, River Ridge, LA
#1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird Ad FO 8/11/2009 LO 8/23/2009
#2 Buff-bellied Hummingbird FO 10/18/2009
3. Craig & Lizette Wroten, Harahan, LA
#1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird Ad FO 10/15/2009 (Returnee from 2008-2009
season)
#2 Buff-bellied Hummingbird FO 11/11/2009
LAFAYETTE 1 report 1 site
1. Belle Rive Townhomes, Lafayette, LA
#1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird FO 11/2/2009
LAFOURCHE 1 report 1 site
1. Beth & Sammy Maniscalco, Thibodaux, LA
#1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird FO 10/15/2009 LO 10/15/2009
ORLEANS 2 reports 2 sites
1. Charlotte Seidenberg, New Orleans, LA
#1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird FO 10/29/2009
2. Mimi Grisoli, New Orleans, LA
#1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird FO 10/16/2009
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST 2 reports 2 sites
1. Gene & Edna Street, Laplace, LA
#1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird FO 9/18/2009
2. Stuart and Betty Lasseigne, Laplace, LA
#1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird Ad FO 10/24/2009
VERMILION 1 report 1 site
1. Elizabeth Guidry, Gueydan, LA
#1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird FO 8/18/2009
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Calliope Hummingbird
CALCASIEU 1 report 1 site
1. Sandra Lewis, Sulphur, LA
#1 Calliope Hummingbird FO 10/25/2009 LO 10/31/2009
EAST BATON ROUGE 3 reports 2 sites
1. Carol Foil, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Calliope Hummingbird Ad M FO 10/22/2009
2. Miriam Davey, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Calliope Hummingbird Ad M FO 8/25/2009
#2 Calliope Hummingbird Ad F FO 10/25/2009
ST. TAMMANY 2 reports 2 sites
1. Noel Peyton, Slidell, LA
#1 Calliope Hummingbird Ad M FO 8/18/2009
2. Claire Thomas, Mandeville, LA
#1 Calliope Hummingbird Ad M FO 8/3/2009 LO 8/5/2009
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Green-breasted Mango
CADDO 1 report 1 site
1. Kathy Johnson, Greenwood, LA
#1 Green-breasted Mango Im FO 8/20/2009 LO 8/20/2009
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Selasphorus Rufous/Allens
ASCENSION 1 report 1 site
1. Lynn Becnel, Donaldsonville, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad F FO 10/2/2009
CAMERON 1 report 1 site
1. Wild-Peveto Woods, Peveto Woods, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens FO 10/10/2009 (Obs. by Kevin Morgan, Jeff
Harris, Jacob Saucier, Jacob Cooper & Matt Pontiff)
EAST BATON ROUGE 14 reports 9 sites
1. Carol Foil, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad F FO 10/18/2009
#2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Im M FO 10/19/2009
2. Joan LeBlanc, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im FO 8/13/2009
#2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im FO 9/18/2009
#3 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad F FO 10/3/2009 ((Possible returnee))
3. Bob and Karen Pierson, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad F FO 8/31/2009
4. Scott Knaus, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad F FO 8/23/2009
5. Jane Patterson, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad F FO 10/26/2009
6. Vicki Vance, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im M FO 9/5/2009
#2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens F FO 9/5/2009
#3 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad F FO 9/27/2009
7. Sybil McDonald, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad M FO 9/2/2009
8. Harriett Pooler, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad M FO 10/3/2009
9. Robb Brumfield, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens FO 9/4/2009
IBERIA 1 report 1 site
1. Mike Musumeche, New Iberia, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad F FO 10/17/2009
JEFFERSON 7 reports 5 sites
1. Nancy Newfield, Metairie, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Im M FO 10/10/2009 LO 10/15/2009
#2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Im M FO 10/19/2009 LO 10/27/2009
#3 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad F FO 10/24/2009 LO 11/1/2009
2. Wild-Grand Isle, Grand Isle, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens OBS 11/8/2009 (Grilleta Tract - found by
David Muth)
3. Dan Carroll, Metairie, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens F FO 11/13/2009
4. Joan Garvey, Metairie, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Im M FO 10/6/2009
5. Craig & Lizette Wroten, Harahan, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Im F FO 10/28/2009
LAFAYETTE 6 reports 5 sites
1. Rose and Jack Must, Lafayette, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im M FO 9/3/2009
#2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad M FO 9/5/2009
2. Dave Patton, Lafayette, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad M FO 8/17/2009
3. B. J. Abshire, Lafayette, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad M FO 8/29/2009
4. Betty Lowery, Lafayette, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad M FO 8/27/2009
5. Jane Killen, Lafayette, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im M FO 9/22/2009
LAFOURCHE 4 reports 2 sites
1. Janelle Bergeron, Thibodaux, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens FO 10/12/2009
2. Beth & Sammy Maniscalco, Thibodaux, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad F FO 8/10/2009
#2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad M FO 9/1/2009
#3 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens FO 10/20/2009
ORLEANS 2 reports 2 sites
1. Lita Pinter, New Orleans, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad F FO 10/8/2009
2. Wild-Longvue Gardens, New Orleans, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad F FO 10/10/2009 (Obs. by Wendy Rihner)
OUACHITA 1 report 1 site
1. Bob Rickett, Monroe, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad F FO 11/4/2009
ST. JAMES 5 reports 2 sites
1. Ken Prestenbach, Vacherie, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad F FO 9/10/2009
#2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im M FO 9/14/2009
2. John and Veronica Sylvest & David Sylvest, Gramercy, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens FO 9/26/2009
#2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens F FO 10/3/2009
#3 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Im M FO 10/7/2009
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST 5 reports 3 sites
1. Ronald Stein, Reserve, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad M FO 8/15/2009
#2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad F FO 9/4/2009 (Returnee from
2008-2009 season)
#3 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad M FO 10/7/2009
2. Gene & Edna Street, Laplace, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad F FO 9/19/2009
3. Stuart and Betty Lasseigne, Laplace, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens FO 8/10/2009
ST. TAMMANY 8 reports 4 sites
1. Linda Beall, Covington, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Im F FO 10/17/2009
2. Linda Keefer, Covington, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad F FO 10/31/2009
3. Noel Peyton, Slidell, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad F FO 7/30/2009 (4-yr returnee)
#2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im M FO 8/17/2009 LO 8/23/2009
#3 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Im M FO 9/8/2009 LO 9/15/2009
4. Pat Solomon, Slidell, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad F FO 8/28/2009
#2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im F FO 9/9/2009
#3 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im M FO 9/14/2009
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Subject: Re: Buff-bellied HummerFrom: Susan Orwig <s.orwig AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:03:11 -0800 Good work, Nancy! The only scientific evidence I have that this is the same one as this spring is the fact that it is now sitting on and defending the exact hidden branch deep in a huge hamelia that it claimed before. I have lots of hamelias, trees, and shrubs that are open for business, so it would be quite an amazing coincidence if he were a newbie. Susan --- On Sun, 11/15/09, Nancy L NewfieldSubject: She's got jewelry! From: Jane Patterson <cocamila AT COX.NET> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:53:24 -0600 Confirmed via birdcam today that the female Rufous in my yard has a band! Won't know for sure til Nancy & Kevin can confirm, but she may be a returnee to my yard, and *may* be a 4-year returnee! Fingers crossed! --Jane Patterson Baton Rouge, LASubject: Re: Buff-bellied Hummer From: Nancy L Newfield <nancy AT CASACOLIBRI.NET> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:17:33 -0600 Susan, Humnet, At 09:55 AM 11/15/2009, Susan Orwig wrote: >A male buffy just arrived in the yard in all of >his glory. He may be the one from last year >that spent the winter in my back yard. A Buffy made an all too brief appearance here at Casa Colibrí on 29 October. I wasn't even sure it was one. A couple of days later, I got a better look as it sampled the flowers of a purple Firespike. For nearly 2 weeks, this bird remained furtive. I suspected it was a returnee from the last 2 winters, but I was not able to see it perched and it used a different territory. There was no way to trap it for confirmation. A few days ago, the Buffy began using a feeder outside the office window and I could see a band on its left leg. Finally, I had a plan. After several days during which the Buffy was allowed to enter and leave a trap, I decided to check it out. This morning, I moved the feeder deep into the trap and lowered it so that the big, bad bird would have to go down a couple of inches to get to the feeder. The strategy worked just fine. With the assistance of Joan Garvey and Steve Locke, I confirmed that this buffy was indeed a returnee from January 2008. I believe it is a female. She is in heavy molt. At one point in the past week, I thought there might be a second Buffy. Now, I can be sure. We also caught a young male Ruby-throated that has been around since 1 November. He has no fat but has been a scrappy dude, sparring with the Buffy at the drop of a hat. There may also be another Archilochus around. > Who knows what else this cold front will bring us southerners? I am ready! NLN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nancy L Newfield Casa Colibrí Metairie, Louisiana USA nancy AT casacolibri.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Subject: Re: Hummer From: Dottie <yumyumkatts AT VOYAGER.NET> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:01:13 -0500 That is correct. Individually.
Dottie, Hickory Hollow
Brown County, Indiana
(50 miles south of Indianapolis)
Lat: 39.371N Lon: 86.261W Zone 5 Elevation: 680 ft
-----Original Message-----
From: BB for Hummingbirds and Gardening for them in the Southeast
[mailto:HUMNET-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU] On Behalf Of Kevin Morgan
Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 12:32 AM
To: HUMNET-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU
Subject: Re: [HUMNET-L] Hummer
Lanny,
I believe Dottie was offering to send the attachments directly to any
particular individuals who wanted to see the pictures - not to the list.
Hence there would be no problem.
Kevin Morgan
Baton Rouge LA
> Dottie, that won't work, as the list server won't accept
> attachments.
> Open an account at one of the photo sharing websites, upload the
> picture, and post a link here.
Subject: Buffbellied hummerFrom: jwnix <jwnix AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:15:59 -0600 Susan et al.... Your post reminded me I had not posted visitor whilst i had stopped humnet delivery last month. I also know I cannot prove its same one, and its fun to think so....I just keep wishing she'd bring some more friends.....there's room for more than one to be comfortable and fed!! I heard one early October before I traveled, but couldnt confirm. I returned on 10/28.... and heard it !!!! but for just a short while.... and again , 11/5--- still haven't spotted it, but definitely have heard it on 6 different days now!!! this makes winter #6!! I LOVE IT!!!! they are such delightfully chatty visitors!!! Ciao and arrivederci..... On Nov 15, 2009, at 9:55 AM, Susan Orwig wrote: Hi all. A male buffy just arrived in the yard in all of his glory. He may be the one from last year that spent the winter in my back yard. Who knows what else this cold front will bring us southerners? Susan Orwig Houston, TxSubject: Buffbellied hummer From: Susan Orwig <s.orwig AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:55:20 -0800 Hi all. A male buffy just arrived in the yard in all of his glory. He may be the one from last year that spent the winter in my back yard. Who knows what else this cold front will bring us southerners? Susan Orwig Houston, TxSubject: Re: Hummer From: Kevin Morgan <cowboyinbrla AT COX.NET> Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:31:40 -0600 Lanny, I believe Dottie was offering to send the attachments directly to any particular individuals who wanted to see the pictures - not to the list. Hence there would be no problem. Kevin Morgan Baton Rouge LA > Dottie, that won't work, as the list server won't accept > attachments. > Open an account at one of the photo sharing websites, upload the > picture, and post a link here.Subject: Re: Hummer From: Lanny Chambers <lannychambers AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:08:35 -0600 On Nov 14, 2009, at 20:51 , Dottie wrote: > I have a pix of the hummer that was here on November 3rd and stayed > a few > days. I'll have to send it as an attachment if anyone would like > to see > it. Dottie, that won't work, as the list server won't accept attachments. Open an account at one of the photo sharing websites, upload the picture, and post a link here. Lanny Chambers St. Louis, MO lanny AT hummingbirds.netSubject: SET HUMNET-L MAIL From: jwnix <jwnix AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:57:35 -0600 > SET HUMNET-L Mail jwnix AT yahoo.comSubject: Hummer From: Dottie <yumyumkatts AT VOYAGER.NET> Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:51:18 -0500 I have a pix of the hummer that was here on November 3rd and stayed a few
days. I'll have to send it as an attachment if anyone would like to see
it. I don't know how to send it any other way.
It's a pretty good pix-for me.
Dottie, Hickory Hollow
Brown County, Indiana
(50 miles south of Indianapolis)
Lat: 39.371N Lon: 86.261W Zone 5 Elevation: 680 ft
Subject: Woohoo!From: KC Foggin <KCFoggin AT SC.RR.COM> Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:37:12 -0500 Still got my hummer and she is so darn friendly. Came within 18 inches of me and fed on the sage for quite a while as I watched in awe. Amazing what some long needed sunshine brings out ;) K.C. K.C. Foggin Socastee Myrtle Beach SC www.birdforum.net www.pbase.com/kcfoggin/nikon_d50_pages&page=15 I love my KindleSubject: Hummingbird Nest Cam From: Lanny Chambers <lannychambers AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:04:26 -0600 Humnetters, Here's a live webcam of an Allen's nest in Orange County, California: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/Hummingbird-Nest-Cam Lanny Chambers St. Louis, MO lanny AT hummingbirds.netSubject: Oh my! From: KC Foggin <KCFoggin AT SC.RR.COM> Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:30:04 -0500 Came home early this afternoon and there was a hummer sipping from all the still blooming sage plants. Wasted no time at the feeders that were just changed out yesterday. Last time I had a hummer this late, I had it all winter long but let me not jinx myself by talking about it. BTW, when I changed out my First Nature feeders yesterday (I rotate them) in each of feeder wells were dead bees. Never had that problem before. On these newer feeders, the opening is more of a vertical split for feeding rather than a round hole.and the bees have certainly been active around the feeders this week. K.C. K.C. Foggin Socastee Myrtle Beach SC www.birdforum.net www.pbase.com/kcfoggin/nikon_d50_pages&page=15 I love my KindleSubject: Re: LA Western/WinterHummingbird Weekly Report # 14 (11/8/2009) From: Sandra Lewis <s76lewis AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:50:45 -0600 1.Sandra Lewis, Sulphur, LA (Calcasieu)
#1 Calliope Hummingbird FO 10/25/2009 LO 10/31/09
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Morgan"
Subject: LA Western/WinterHummingbird Weekly Report # 14 (11/8/2009)From: Kevin Morgan <reports AT LAWINTERHUMMERS.COM> Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 04:07:05 -0600 HUMNETters and LABIRDers:
Louisiana birders, please report your winter hummer observations to me for
recording in our weekly report and database, providing the following
information:
Your name
Your address (town only is acceptable)
First observed (FO) date (or, if discovered while banding or marking other
birds, the date it was observed)
Species
Age (Adult, immature, unknown)
Sex (Male, female, unknown)
Whether banded, when and by whom.
If additional information is learned through further observation or banding,
please report those updates and I'll make the changes.
Also, please report the last observed (LO) date, if possible, when the bird
leaves. This you can do more easily when the hummer has been banded and
marked.
Please send your reports to me at reports AT lawinterhummers.com.
Good Birding y'all!
Kevin Morgan
Baton Rouge, LA
(225) 324-2613
This is Louisiana Western Winter Hummingbird Weekly Report # 14 for the
2009-2010 season. Following are the reports received and added to our
database since report # 13 dated 11/1/2009 .
1.Sandra Lewis, Sulphur, LA (Calcasieu)
#1 Calliope Hummingbird FO 10/25/2009
2.Norman (Camp), Johnson's Bayou, LA (Cameron)
#1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird FO 10/24/2009
3.Joan LeBlanc, Baton Rouge, LA (East Baton Rouge)
#2 Black-chinned Hummingbird Ad M FO 10/26/2009
4.Josephine Nixon, Baton Rouge, LA (East Baton Rouge)
#1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird FO 11/5/2009
5. Belle Rive Townhomes, Lafayette, LA (Lafayette)
#1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird FO 11/2/2009
6.Bob Rickett, Monroe, LA (Ouachita)
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad F FO 11/4/2009
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Summary of Reports as of 11/9/2009
Black-chinned Hummingbird 5 reports 3 parishes 4 sites
Broad-tailed Hummingbird 1 report 1 parish 1 site
Buff-bellied Hummingbird 13 reports 8 parishes 12 sites
Calliope Hummingbird 6 reports 3 parishes 5 sites
Green-breasted Mango 1 report 1 parish 1 site
Selasphorus Rufous/Allens 52 reports 12 parishes 33 sites
--Identified Rufous 23 reports 7 parishes 18 sites
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Black-chinned Hummingbird
ACADIA 1 report 1 site
1. Bonnie Ardoin, Eunice, LA
#1 Black-chinned Hummingbird Ad M FO 9/27/2009
EAST BATON ROUGE 3 reports 2 sites
1. Joan LeBlanc, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Black-chinned Hummingbird Ad M FO 10/19/2009 ((Possible returnee))
#2 Black-chinned Hummingbird Ad M FO 10/26/2009
2. Linda Knight, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Black-chinned Hummingbird F FO 10/23/2009
JEFFERSON 1 report 1 site
1. Dan Carroll, Metairie, LA
#1 Black-chinned Hummingbird Ad M FO 10/31/2009
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Broad-tailed Hummingbird
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST 1 report 1 site
1. Ronald Stein, Reserve, LA
#1 Broad-tailed Hummingbird Im M FO 10/2/2009 LO 10/7/2009
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Buff-bellied Hummingbird
CAMERON 1 report 1 site
1. Norman (Camp), Johnson's Bayou, LA
#1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird FO 10/24/2009
EAST BATON ROUGE 1 report 1 site
1. Josephine Nixon, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird FO 11/5/2009
JEFFERSON 4 reports 3 sites
1. Nancy Newfield, Metairie, LA
#1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird FO 10/30/2009
2. Judy Fall, River Ridge, LA
#1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird Ad FO 8/11/2009 LO 8/23/2009
#2 Buff-bellied Hummingbird FO 10/18/2009
3. Craig & Lizette Wroten, Harahan, LA
#1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird Ad FO 10/15/2009 (Returnee from 2008-2009
season)
LAFAYETTE 1 report 1 site
1. Belle Rive Townhomes, Lafayette, LA
#1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird FO 11/2/2009
LAFOURCHE 1 report 1 site
1. Beth & Sammy Maniscalco, Thibodaux, LA
#1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird FO 10/15/2009 LO 10/15/2009
ORLEANS 2 reports 2 sites
1. Charlotte Seidenberg, New Orleans, LA
#1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird FO 10/29/2009
2. Mimi Grisoli, New Orleans, LA
#1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird FO 10/16/2009
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST 2 reports 2 sites
1. Gene & Edna Street, Laplace, LA
#1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird FO 9/18/2009
2. Stuart and Betty Lasseigne, Laplace, LA
#1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird Ad FO 10/24/2009
VERMILION 1 report 1 site
1. Elizabeth Guidry, Gueydan, LA
#1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird FO 8/18/2009
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Calliope Hummingbird
CALCASIEU 1 report 1 site
1. Sandra Lewis, Sulphur, LA
#1 Calliope Hummingbird FO 10/25/2009
EAST BATON ROUGE 3 reports 2 sites
1. Carol Foil, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Calliope Hummingbird Ad M FO 10/22/2009
2. Miriam Davey, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Calliope Hummingbird Ad M FO 8/25/2009
#2 Calliope Hummingbird Ad F FO 10/25/2009
ST. TAMMANY 2 reports 2 sites
1. Noel Peyton, Slidell, LA
#1 Calliope Hummingbird Ad M FO 8/18/2009
2. Claire Thomas, Mandeville, LA
#1 Calliope Hummingbird Ad M FO 8/3/2009 LO 8/5/2009
_____
Green-breasted Mango
CADDO 1 report 1 site
1. Kathy Johnson, Greenwood, LA
#1 Green-breasted Mango Im FO 8/20/2009 LO 8/20/2009
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Selasphorus Rufous/Allens
ASCENSION 1 report 1 site
1. Lynn Becnel, Donaldsonville, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad F FO 10/2/2009
CAMERON 1 report 1 site
1. Wild-Peveto Woods, Peveto Woods, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens FO 10/10/2009 (Obs. by Kevin Morgan, Jeff
Harris, Jacob Saucier, Jacob Cooper & Matt Pontiff)
EAST BATON ROUGE 13 reports 8 sites
1. Carol Foil, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad F FO 10/18/2009
#2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Im M FO 10/19/2009
2. Joan LeBlanc, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im FO 8/13/2009
#2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im FO 9/18/2009
#3 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad F FO 10/3/2009 ((Possible returnee))
3. Bob and Karen Pierson, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad F FO 8/31/2009
4. Scott Knaus, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad F FO 8/23/2009
5. Vicki Vance, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im M FO 9/5/2009
#2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens F FO 9/5/2009
#3 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad F FO 9/27/2009
6. Sybil McDonald, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad M FO 9/2/2009
7. Harriett Pooler, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad M FO 10/3/2009
8. Robb Brumfield, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens FO 9/4/2009
IBERIA 1 report 1 site
1. Mike Musumeche, New Iberia, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad F FO 10/17/2009
JEFFERSON 5 reports 3 sites
1. Nancy Newfield, Metairie, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Im M FO 10/10/2009 LO 10/15/2009
#2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Im M FO 10/19/2009
#3 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad F FO 10/24/2009
2. Joan Garvey, Metairie, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Im M FO 10/6/2009
3. Craig & Lizette Wroten, Harahan, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Im F FO 10/28/2009
LAFAYETTE 6 reports 5 sites
1. Rose and Jack Must, Lafayette, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im M FO 9/3/2009
#2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad M FO 9/5/2009
2. Dave Patton, Lafayette, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad M FO 8/17/2009
3. B. J. Abshire, Lafayette, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad M FO 8/29/2009
4. Betty Lowery, Lafayette, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad M FO 8/27/2009
5. Jane Killen, Lafayette, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im M FO 9/22/2009
LAFOURCHE 4 reports 2 sites
1. Janelle Bergeron, Thibodaux, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens FO 10/12/2009
2. Beth & Sammy Maniscalco, Thibodaux, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad F FO 8/10/2009
#2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad M FO 9/1/2009
#3 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens FO 10/20/2009
ORLEANS 2 reports 2 sites
1. Lita Pinter, New Orleans, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad F FO 10/8/2009
2. Wild-Longvue Gardens, New Orleans, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad F FO 10/10/2009 (Obs. by Wendy Rihner)
OUACHITA 1 report 1 site
1. Bob Rickett, Monroe, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad F FO 11/4/2009
ST. JAMES 5 reports 2 sites
1. Ken Prestenbach, Vacherie, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad F FO 9/10/2009
#2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im M FO 9/14/2009
2. John and Veronica Sylvest & David Sylvest, Gramercy, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens FO 9/26/2009
#2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens F FO 10/3/2009
#3 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Im M FO 10/7/2009
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST 5 reports 3 sites
1. Ronald Stein, Reserve, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad M FO 8/15/2009
#2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad F FO 9/4/2009 (Returnee from
2008-2009 season)
#3 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad M FO 10/7/2009
2. Gene & Edna Street, Laplace, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad F FO 9/19/2009
3. Stuart and Betty Lasseigne, Laplace, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens FO 8/10/2009
ST. TAMMANY 8 reports 4 sites
1. Linda Beall, Covington, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Im F FO 10/17/2009
2. Linda Keefer, Covington, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad F FO 10/31/2009
3. Noel Peyton, Slidell, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad F FO 7/30/2009 (4-yr returnee)
#2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im M FO 8/17/2009 LO 8/23/2009
#3 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Im M FO 9/8/2009 LO 9/15/2009
4. Pat Solomon, Slidell, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad F FO 8/28/2009
#2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im F FO 9/9/2009
#3 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im M FO 9/14/2009
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Subject: Re: Ruby Throat hereFrom: Dottie <yumyumkatts AT VOYAGER.NET> Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2009 19:15:30 -0500 The hummer in question was here this morning (11/7) before the other birds
were up. The sun rays were just beginning to show around the horizon. I
was gone all day so I don't know if it was here any more today or not.
Thanks for the info, Nancy.
Dottie, Hickory Hollow
Brown County, Indiana
(50 miles south of Indianapolis)
Lat: 39.371N Lon: 86.261W Zone 5 Elevation: 680 ft
-----Original Message-----
From: BB for Hummingbirds and Gardening for them in the Southeast
[mailto:HUMNET-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU] On Behalf Of Nancy L Newfield
Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2009 4:19 PM
To: HUMNET-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU
Subject: Re: [HUMNET-L] Ruby Throat here
Dottie,
At 02:45 PM 11/5/2009, Dottie wrote:
>The only Roufus we have had in Indiana--as far as I know--was about three
>years ago in Evansville which is by the Kentucky boarder. I believe it
was
>banded.
A few years ago, I caught a Rufous that had been
banded in northeastern Indiana by Michigan bander
Allen Chartier. I am sure there are other records.
>I've never seen a R/T female so fat as the one here today. If I didn't
>know better, I would say she is pregnant with the rteighttuplets.
All the more reason to wonder if it might be a
different species. Nearly all of the
Ruby-throateds I am currently handling have just
a little fat. I have found that one really can't
tell how fat a bird is just by looking at
it. Many that look very fat just plain aren't.
NLN
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Nancy L Newfield
Casa Colibrí
Metairie, Louisiana USA
nancy AT casacolibri.net
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Subject: Re: Ruby Throat hereFrom: "Allen T. Chartier" <amazilia1 AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 06:48:10 -0500 Lanny, I agree, the central tail feathers are very helpful in this case. Although I have not banded as many hatch-year males as other ages/sexes, there has always been enough rufous on the central tail feathers to be easily visible beyond the upper tail coverts, which I do not see in the photo of the NH bird. Allen T. Chartier amazilia1(at)comcast.net Inkster, Michigan, USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lanny Chambers"Subject: Re: Ruby Throat here From: Lanny Chambers <lannychambers AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 21:58:51 -0600 On Nov 5, 2009, at 21:30 , Allen T. Chartier wrote: > The keys that I use to ID Rufous Hummingbirds when banding them, it > is critical to know the sex in order to determine the species. Your > bird appears to be a female based on what I can see in the photos, > but of course measurements can support (or refute) that. It looked like a female to me as well. The central tailfeathers are a good clue for the sex. Lanny Chambers St. Louis, MO lanny AT hummingbirds.netSubject: Re: Ruby Throat here From: Lanny Chambers <lannychambers AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 21:53:54 -0600 On Nov 5, 2009, at 21:25 , Allen T. Chartier wrote: > Today I banded an adult female Ruby-throated in Macomb County (SE) > Michigan that has been on-site for about a month. Photos showed a > fat bird in nearly all shots. When I captured her today, she > weighed a disappointing 2.85 grams. She is behaving normally, and > pooped out an insect into the homeowner's hand (a thrill that only > a true hummingbird enthusiast can understand!) so she's getting > protein as well as nectar. But I don't know if she's in shape to > migrate. It is going down to 30 degrees tonight... We had our third frost last night, about 30F. The immature male Ruby- throated that's been using our feeders for about three weeks wasn't phased, and he showed up for a bedtime top-off around 5 p.m. this evening, right on schedule. He is indeed getting fat, with bulging rolls of flab around his lower neck. He's starting to have balance problems on the feeder perch, presumably due to the significant shift in his center of gravity, especially when his crop is visibly full-- he uses his wings to straighten up after each guzzle. I don't have a compelling reason to catch and band him. I just want him to get on with his migration. Lanny Chambers St. Louis, MO lanny AT hummingbirds.netSubject: Re: Ruby Throat here From: Shel Michaels <shel AT SHEL.NET> Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 22:40:13 -0500 Hi Allen... When Anthony Hill measured the bird, he sexed it as a male, hatch year Rufous. He conferred with others after he got home with his measurements, and subsequently concluded that the measurements could support either a male or a female identification. Beyond that, I know not! 8^) Would you like me to give you Anthony's email address? Shel Michaels Hollis, NH ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allen T. Chartier"Subject: Re: Ruby Throat here From: "Allen T. Chartier" <amazilia1 AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 22:30:00 -0500 Shel, The keys that I use to ID Rufous Hummingbirds when banding them, it is critical to know the sex in order to determine the species. Your bird appears to be a female based on what I can see in the photos, but of course measurements can support (or refute) that. Allen T. Chartier amazilia1(at)comcast.net Inkster, Michigan, USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shel Michaels"Subject: Re: Ruby Throat here From: "Allen T. Chartier" <amazilia1 AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 22:25:18 -0500 Dottie, The shared Rufous Hummingbird from NW of Indianapolis that Nancy Newfield refers to is one of 3 that I banded in the northern half of Indiana just that year alone. I think that Cathie Hutcheson banded at least 3 others in the southern half of the state that year also. Don Gorney has been keeping track of Rufous Hummingbird records for Indiana, and has been an invaluable contact there (he told me about a Rufous near Indianapolis just today). There are at least 50-60 accepted records of Rufous Hummingbird for Indiana in the last 25 years. It has recently been removed from the state's "review list", meaning it has become annual in occurrence. In Michigan, we've had about half as many records, and Ohio has about as many as Indiana, and both these states have upgraded the status of Rufous Hummingbird to "regular" though Michigan maintains it as a review list species due to ID difficulties (with Allen's, as yet unrecorded here). It ain't Louisiana, but we do what we can :-) And yes, I agree with Nancy's statement about the pitfalls of judging fat "content" of birds by observing them. Today I banded an adult female Ruby-throated in Macomb County (SE) Michigan that has been on-site for about a month. Photos showed a fat bird in nearly all shots. When I captured her today, she weighed a disappointing 2.85 grams. She is behaving normally, and pooped out an insect into the homeowner's hand (a thrill that only a true hummingbird enthusiast can understand!) so she's getting protein as well as nectar. But I don't know if she's in shape to migrate. It is going down to 30 degrees tonight... Allen T. Chartier amazilia1(at)comcast.net Inkster, Michigan, USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy L Newfield"Subject: Pennsylvania hummingbirds From: DAVID KOCH <davilene AT VERIZON.NET> Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 15:21:51 -0800 Right now I know of at least 4 Selasphorus hummers in the southeastern part of Pennsylvania, and I'm reasonably sure that there are some in other parts of the state. Here where I live 90 miles north of Philadelphia, near the New Jersey border, an adult male ruby-throated hummingbird continues in a suburban back yard. It appears to be healthy but I realize that a closer examination, which would only be possible were it caught, might tell a different story. Arlene Koch Easton, PA Northampton County davilene AT verizon.netSubject: Re: Ruby Throat here From: Nancy L Newfield <nancy AT CASACOLIBRI.NET> Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 15:19:03 -0600 Dottie, At 02:45 PM 11/5/2009, Dottie wrote: >The only Roufus we have had in Indiana--as far as I know--was about three >years ago in Evansville which is by the Kentucky boarder. I believe it was >banded. A few years ago, I caught a Rufous that had been banded in northeastern Indiana by Michigan bander Allen Chartier. I am sure there are other records. >I've never seen a R/T female so fat as the one here today. If I didn't >know better, I would say she is pregnant with the rteighttuplets. All the more reason to wonder if it might be a different species. Nearly all of the Ruby-throateds I am currently handling have just a little fat. I have found that one really can't tell how fat a bird is just by looking at it. Many that look very fat just plain aren't. NLN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nancy L Newfield Casa Colibrí Metairie, Louisiana USA nancy AT casacolibri.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Subject: Re: Ruby Throat here From: Dottie <yumyumkatts AT VOYAGER.NET> Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 15:45:55 -0500 The only Roufus we have had in Indiana--as far as I know--was about three
years ago in Evansville which is by the Kentucky boarder. I believe it was
banded.
I've never seen a R/T female so fat as the one here today. If I didn't
know better, I would say she is pregnant with the rteighttuplets.
Dottie, Hickory Hollow
Brown County, Indiana
(50 miles south of Indianapolis)
Lat: 39.371N Lon: 86.261W Zone 5 Elevation: 680 ft
-----Original Message-----
From: BB for Hummingbirds and Gardening for them in the Southeast
[mailto:HUMNET-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU] On Behalf Of Shel Michaels
Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2009 2:32 PM
To: HUMNET-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU
Subject: Re: [HUMNET-L] Ruby Throat here
Hi...
Hollis, NH: This year we had what we thought (I should say assumed) was
a ruby throat here, _much_ later than ever before and several weeks after
the last one was reported in NH this year. On advice from NH birders, we
looked at it closely, and it turned out to be a Selasphorus!!! So...moral
is - if it's later in the season than it should be, don't make any quick
assumptions!!
The Selasphorus was inspected by Anthony Hill when he banded it, and
determined to be a hatch year Rufous - sex uncertain.
If you're interested, I have a photo montage of the banding event at
http://www.shel.net/shel/Hollis_Selasphorus/Humminbird%20banding%20montage.j
pg
. The banding was exciting for we humans, and apparently not traumatic at
all for the little one.
Shel Michaels
Hollis, NH
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dottie"
Subject: Re: Ruby Throat hereFrom: Shel Michaels <shel AT SHEL.NET> Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 14:31:50 -0500 Hi...
Hollis, NH: This year we had what we thought (I should say assumed) was
a ruby throat here, _much_ later than ever before and several weeks after
the last one was reported in NH this year. On advice from NH birders, we
looked at it closely, and it turned out to be a Selasphorus!!! So...moral
is - if it's later in the season than it should be, don't make any quick
assumptions!!
The Selasphorus was inspected by Anthony Hill when he banded it, and
determined to be a hatch year Rufous - sex uncertain.
If you're interested, I have a photo montage of the banding event at
http://www.shel.net/shel/Hollis_Selasphorus/Humminbird%20banding%20montage.jpg
. The banding was exciting for we humans, and apparently not traumatic at
all for the little one.
Shel Michaels
Hollis, NH
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dottie"
Subject: Ruby ThroatFrom: Dottie <yumyumkatts AT VOYAGER.NET> Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 08:43:25 -0500 I forgot to say the R/T was a big and fat female.
Dottie, Hickory Hollow
Brown County, Indiana
(50 miles south of Indianapolis)
Lat: 39.371N Lon: 86.261W Zone 5 Elevation: 680 ft
Subject: Ruby Throat HereFrom: Dottie <yumyumkatts AT VOYAGER.NET> Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 08:26:14 -0500 A ruby throat here on the feeders on November 5! I have never heard of a
ruby throat around here this late.
I still have two feeders up due to the honey bees and woodpeckers and our
warm weather-in the 50's mostly.
I'm putting up two clean feeders right now!
Dottie, Hickory Hollow
Brown County, Indiana
(50 miles south of Indianapolis)
Lat: 39.371N Lon: 86.261W Zone 5 Elevation: 680 ft
Subject: Sabine NWR CBCFrom: "R. Martin Guidry" <guidryrm AT COX.NET> Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 02:46:22 -0600 The Sabine NWR Christmas Bird Count will be Saturday, December 19, 2009. This CBC covers the area centered near Cameron, LA in southwest Louisiana and usually ranks as one of the top twenty CBC's in the United States and Canada. Anyone interested in participating in the Sabine NWR CBC should contact me Martin Guidry offline at guidryrm AT cox.net We welcome and can use participants of all levels of birding from novice to expert. I'll post additional information about the Sabine NWR CBC in the near future. Thanks, Martin Guidry Sabine NWR CBC CompilerSubject: Re: Winter Season From: Susan Orwig <s.orwig AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 10:50:50 -0800 Brent, It is looking good here in Houston. I still have some rubies, three Rufous, and several new ones that are yet to be identified this weekend. Susan Orwig --- On Tue, 11/3/09, Brent OrtegoSubject: Winter Season From: Brent Ortego <brentortego AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 12:57:09 -0600 Bron Rorex, Kelley Sampek and I conducted our first "winter season" banding at my banding station near Raisin, TX. Looks like it will be a slow winter if the first netting is any indication of future trends. We did catch 26 Ruby-throats which is a record number for me for this date. However, we only caught 9 Buff-bellies and 5 Rufuous. I am pretty sure there are a couple of Black-chinned and Allen's in the yard, but they avoided the nets today. We will keep you posted on future developments. Brent Ortego near Raisin, TX _________________________________________________________________ Bing brings you maps, menus, and reviews organized in one place. http://www.bing.com/search?q=restaurants&form=MFESRP&publ=WLHMTAG&crea=TEXT_MFESRP_Local_MapsMenu_Resturants_1x1Subject: BBC Spatuletail video From: Lanny Chambers <lannychambers AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 09:50:42 -0600 First high-speed film of Marvelous Spatuletail mating display: http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8338000/8338728.stm Lanny Chambers St. Louis, MO lanny AT hummingbirds.netSubject: test From: Sandra Lewis <s76lewis AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 21:05:41 -0600 Test Kevin, I sent a message that did not go through. Sandy Lewis, Sulphur, LA Calliope, immature male, FO Oct.21, 2009Subject: November Hummer From: Randy Richardson <nature_nut AT HUGHES.NET> Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 20:07:50 -0600 I still have a female RT hummer which I saw again today (11-1), and have seen her feeding on my flowers and feeders every day since 10/28. Have never saw a RT hummer in November here in State Line since I've been here for 9 years. Randy Richardson State Line, Mississippi in south east MSSubject: LA Western Winter Hummingbird Weekly Report # 13 (11/1/2009) From: Kevin Morgan <reports AT LAWINTERHUMMERS.COM> Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 15:49:52 -0600 HUMNETters and LABIRDers:
Seems I say this a lot, but sorry this week's report is Sunday afternoon and
not Saturday mid-day. I packed my laptop to take to the LOS Fall Meeting and
Blood Donation Drive on Behalf of Mosquitos, and then left it sitting in the
living room when I drove off.
Louisiana birders, please report your winter hummer observations to me for
recording in our weekly report and database, providing the following
information:
Your name
Your address (town only is acceptable)
First observed (FO) date (or, if discovered while banding or marking other
birds, the date it was observed)
Species
Age (Adult, immature, unknown)
Sex (Male, female, unknown)
Whether banded, when and by whom.
If additional information is learned through further observation or banding,
please report those updates and I'll make the changes.
Also, please report the last observed (LO) date, if possible, when the bird
leaves. This you can do more easily when the hummer has been banded and
marked.
Please send your reports to me at reports AT lawinterhummers.com.
Good Birding y'all!
Kevin Morgan
Baton Rouge, LA
(225) 324-2613
This is Louisiana Western Winter Hummingbird Weekly Report # 13 for the
2009-2010 season. Following are the reports received and added to our
database since report # 12 dated 10/25/2009 .
1.Miriam Davey, Baton Rouge, LA (East Baton Rouge)
#2 Calliope Hummingbird Ad F FO 10/25/2009
2.Linda Knight, Baton Rouge, LA (East Baton Rouge)
#1 Black-chinned Hummingbird F FO 10/23/2009
3.Nancy Newfield, Metairie, LA (Jefferson)
#1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird FO 10/30/2009
4.Dan Carroll, Metairie, LA (Jefferson)
#1 Black-chinned Hummingbird Ad M FO 10/31/2009
5.Craig Wroten, Harahan, LA (Jefferson)
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) F FO 10/28/2009
6.Beth & Sammy Maniscalco, Thibodaux, LA (Lafourche)
#3 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens FO 10/20/2009
#1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird FO 10/15/2009 LO 10/15/2009
7.Charlotte Seidenberg, New Orleans, LA (Orleans)
#1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird FO 10/29/2009
8.Stuart and Betty Lasseigne, Laplace, LA (St. John the Baptist)
#1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird Ad FO 10/24/2009
9.Linda Keefer, Covington, LA (St. Tammany)
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad F FO 10/31/2009
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Summary of Reports as of 11/1/2009
Black-chinned Hummingbird 4 reports 3 parishes 4 sites
Broad-tailed Hummingbird 1 report 1 parish 1 site
Buff-bellied Hummingbird 10 reports 5 parishes 9 sites
Calliope Hummingbird 5 reports 2 parishes 4 sites
Green-breasted Mango 1 report 1 parish 1 site
Selasphorus Rufous/Allens 51 reports 11 parishes 32 sites
--Identified Rufous 23 reports 7 parishes 18 sites
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Black-chinned Hummingbird
ACADIA 1 report 1 site
1. Bonnie Ardoin, Eunice, LA
#1 Black-chinned Hummingbird Ad M FO 9/27/2009
EAST BATON ROUGE 2 reports 2 sites
1. Joan LeBlanc, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Black-chinned Hummingbird Ad M FO 10/19/2009 ((Possible returnee))
2. Linda Knight, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Black-chinned Hummingbird F FO 10/23/2009
JEFFERSON 1 report 1 site
1. Dan Carroll, Metairie, LA
#1 Black-chinned Hummingbird Ad M FO 10/31/2009
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Broad-tailed Hummingbird
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST 1 report 1 site
1. Ronald Stein, Reserve, LA
#1 Broad-tailed Hummingbird Im M FO 10/2/2009 LO 10/7/2009
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Buff-bellied Hummingbird
JEFFERSON 4 reports 3 sites
1. Nancy Newfield, Metairie, LA
#1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird FO 10/30/2009
2. Judy Fall, River Ridge, LA
#1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird Ad FO 8/11/2009 LO 8/23/2009
#2 Buff-bellied Hummingbird FO 10/18/2009
3. Craig Wroten, Harahan, LA
#1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird FO 10/15/2009
LAFOURCHE 1 report 1 site
1. Beth & Sammy Maniscalco, Thibodaux, LA
#1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird FO 10/15/2009 LO 10/15/2009
ORLEANS 2 reports 2 sites
1. Charlotte Seidenberg, New Orleans, LA
#1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird FO 10/29/2009
2. Mimi Grisoli, New Orleans, LA
#1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird FO 10/16/2009
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST 2 reports 2 sites
1. Gene & Edna Street, Laplace, LA
#1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird FO 9/18/2009
2. Stuart and Betty Lasseigne, Laplace, LA
#1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird Ad FO 10/24/2009
VERMILION 1 report 1 site
1. Elizabeth Guidry, Gueydan, LA
#1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird FO 8/18/2009
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Calliope Hummingbird
EAST BATON ROUGE 3 reports 2 sites
1. Carol Foil, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Calliope Hummingbird Ad M FO 10/22/2009
2. Miriam Davey, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Calliope Hummingbird Ad M FO 8/25/2009
#2 Calliope Hummingbird Ad F FO 10/25/2009
ST. TAMMANY 2 reports 2 sites
1. Noel Peyton, Slidell, LA
#1 Calliope Hummingbird Ad M FO 8/18/2009
2. Claire Thomas, Mandeville, LA
#1 Calliope Hummingbird Ad M FO 8/3/2009 LO 8/5/2009
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Green-breasted Mango
CADDO 1 report 1 site
1. Kathy Johnson, Greenwood, LA
#1 Green-breasted Mango Im FO 8/20/2009 LO 8/20/2009
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Selasphorus Rufous/Allens
ASCENSION 1 report 1 site
1. Lynn Becnel, Donaldsonville, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad F FO 10/2/2009
CAMERON 1 report 1 site
1. Wild-Peveto Woods, Peveto Woods, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens FO 10/10/2009 (Obs. by Kevin Morgan, Jeff
Harris, Jacob Saucier, Jacob Cooper & Matt Pontiff)
EAST BATON ROUGE 13 reports 8 sites
1. Carol Foil, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad F FO 10/18/2009
#2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Im M FO 10/19/2009
2. Joan LeBlanc, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im FO 8/13/2009
#2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im FO 9/18/2009
#3 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad F FO 10/3/2009 ((Possible returnee))
3. Bob and Karen Pierson, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad F FO 8/31/2009
4. Scott Knaus, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad F FO 8/23/2009
5. Vicki Vance, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im M FO 9/5/2009
#2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens F FO 9/5/2009
#3 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad F FO 9/27/2009
6. Sybil McDonald, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad M FO 9/2/2009
7. Harriett Pooler, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad M FO 10/3/2009
8. Robb Brumfield, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens FO 9/4/2009
IBERIA 1 report 1 site
1. Mike Musumeche, New Iberia, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad F FO 10/17/2009
JEFFERSON 5 reports 3 sites
1. Nancy Newfield, Metairie, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Im M FO 10/10/2009 LO 10/15/2009
#2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Im M FO 10/19/2009
#3 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad F FO 10/24/2009
2. Joan Garvey, Metairie, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Im M FO 10/6/2009
3. Craig Wroten, Harahan, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) F FO 10/28/2009
LAFAYETTE 6 reports 5 sites
1. Rose and Jack Must, Lafayette, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im M FO 9/3/2009
#2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad M FO 9/5/2009
2. Dave Patton, Lafayette, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad M FO 8/17/2009
3. B. J. Abshire, Lafayette, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad M FO 8/29/2009
4. Betty Lowery, Lafayette, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad M FO 8/27/2009
5. Jane Killen, Lafayette, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im M FO 9/22/2009
LAFOURCHE 4 reports 2 sites
1. Janelle Bergeron, Thibodaux, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens FO 10/12/2009
2. Beth & Sammy Maniscalco, Thibodaux, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad F FO 8/10/2009
#2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad M FO 9/1/2009
#3 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens FO 10/20/2009
ORLEANS 2 reports 2 sites
1. Lita Pinter, New Orleans, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad F FO 10/8/2009
2. Wild-Longvue Gardens, New Orleans, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad F FO 10/10/2009 (Obs. by Wendy Rihner)
ST. JAMES 5 reports 2 sites
1. Ken Prestenbach, Vacherie, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad F FO 9/10/2009
#2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im M FO 9/14/2009
2. John and Veronica Sylvest & David Sylvest, Gramercy, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens FO 9/26/2009
#2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens F FO 10/3/2009
#3 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Im M FO 10/7/2009
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST 5 reports 3 sites
1. Ronald Stein, Reserve, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad M FO 8/15/2009
#2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad F FO 9/4/2009 (Returnee from
2008-2009 season)
#3 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad M FO 10/7/2009
2. Gene & Edna Street, Laplace, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad F FO 9/19/2009
3. Stuart and Betty Lasseigne, Laplace, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens FO 8/10/2009
ST. TAMMANY 8 reports 4 sites
1. Linda Beall, Covington, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Im F FO 10/17/2009
2. Linda Keefer, Covington, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad F FO 10/31/2009
3. Noel Peyton, Slidell, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad F FO 7/30/2009 (4-yr returnee)
#2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im M FO 8/17/2009 LO 8/23/2009
#3 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Im M FO 9/8/2009 LO 9/15/2009
4. Pat Solomon, Slidell, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad F FO 8/28/2009
#2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im F FO 9/9/2009
#3 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im M FO 9/14/2009
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Subject: JezebelFrom: Nancy L Newfield <nancy AT CASACOLIBRI.NET> Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 13:58:04 -0600 Howdy Hummernuts and such, An adult female Selasphorus arrived here at Casa Colibrí about a week ago. When she was perched, I could see that she was banded. However, she didn't resemble last year's only Rufous returnee that stayed only a week or so. I was puzzled, thinking that last year's Rufous has suddenly grown a large gorget patch when previously hers was quite small. Nevertheless, these birds do not reveal their secrets readily and this gal was not in a cooperative mood. I put up a trap and she shunned the feeder, so I hung a feeder on the outside. Since this evasive bird was at my place, I had the luxury of being able to wait until she became more accustomed to the idea. So, for the last 3 days, the feeder has been moved an inch at a time into the trap. Finally, this afternoon, I had the feeder deep into the trap and watched her fly in and perch. I felt a little guilty betraying her trust, but I was very anxious to know her history. Well, I was really surprised when I finally read the band and looked up this bird's history. The records show that she was already an adult when I banded her here in October 2005! Therefore, she is at least 5 years 5 months old. Even more surprising, she was only present for 2 days then. I have not caught her since either. Where has she been all this while? Last winter, I had a few visits from an adult female that showed a large gorget patch. Can't say for sure it was her, because I was never able to catch her. Maybe it is, maybe it isn't. We'll never know. With her irascible disposition, I've dubbed her Jezebel. NLN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nancy L Newfield Casa Colibrí Metairie, Louisiana USA nancy AT casacolibri.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Subject: Re: FO Winter Bird From: Nancy L Newfield <nancy AT CASACOLIBRI.NET> Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:39:06 -0600 Linda, At 09:25 AM 10/31/2009, Linda M. Keefer wrote: >Have been really busy and havent had much >observation time in daylight, but today I found >an adult Selasphorous female guarding a "pocket >garden" --looked like she was banded but only a >quick glance, and definitely no colormark on her >head----Also have been watching a female >rubythroat who has been hanging out in opposite >side of front yard--appears to be an >adult----Hope this weekend to spot some >others--have had buffy two years in a row, but >no signs yet--but I think Charlotte saw hers a >bit before mine showed up, so its still early! SO: >adult Selasphorous female FO 10/31/2009 Several winter birds have arrived at my place, too. My first Buffy of the season appeared yesterday afternoon though I might have seen him a day earlier. NLN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nancy L Newfield Casa Colibrí Metairie, Louisiana USA nancy AT casacolibri.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Subject: FO Winter Bird From: "Linda M. Keefer" <lmkeef AT JUNO.COM> Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:25:19 GMT Have been really busy and havent had much observation time in daylight, but today I found an adult Selasphorous female guarding a "pocket garden" --looked like she was banded but only a quick glance, and definitely no colormark on her head----Also have been watching a female rubythroat who has been hanging out in opposite side of front yard--appears to be an adult----Hope this weekend to spot some others--have had buffy two years in a row, but no signs yet--but I think Charlotte saw hers a bit before mine showed up, so its still early! SO: adult Selasphorous female FO 10/31/2009 Covington, LA Linda M. Keefer, MD, PhD Covington, LA (35 mi North of New Orleans)Subject: Apologies for misspelling From: DAVID KOCH <davilene AT VERIZON.NET> Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:54:00 -0700 I guess I invented a new species. Obviously "riby" was meant to be "ruby" in my previous post. Arlene Koch Easton, PA Northampton County davilene AT verizon.netSubject: Riby-throated hummingbird in PA From: DAVID KOCH <davilene AT VERIZON.NET> Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:41:09 -0700 The adult male ruby-throated hummingbird I reported last weekend is still present in the city of Easton near the New Jersey border, halfway up the eastern end of the state. It looks to be fine. Arlene Koch Easton, PA Northampton County davilene AT verizon.netSubject: FO Buff-bellied Hummingbird! From: Charlotte Seidenberg <c.seidenberg AT COX.NET> Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:09:49 -0500 I heard, haven't seen up close yet (but that noise is unmistakable & it's a big, bossy bird) a buffy in my yard today. Fingers crossed it's the same male (banded by Nancy) that was here the past 2 seasons. Charlotte Seidenberg, New Orleans, LA #1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird FO 10/29/2009 [Possible returnee: if so, it's the AD M? FO 12/18/2007(NLN banded 1/6/08) LO 5/7/2008; FO 11/14/2008(NLN confirmed band L leg 2/8/2009) LO 4/2/09]. Charlotte Seidenberg New Orleans, LA 70115-1721 504-899-6973 c.seidenberg AT cox.net charlotte.seidenberg AT gmail.comSubject: Re: Adult Male Ruby-throated From: Kathi Johnson Rock <kathijr AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:54:58 -0700 There is still a female juvenile Ruby-throat at a feeder in Franklin, Wisconsin near Milwaukee, Wisconsin, an adult male Rufous in Whitewater, Wisconsin (southern part of the state) and now another Rufous about 20 miles south of the one being seen in Whitewater. There was a report today of a Ruby-throat seen in Sheboygan, Wisconsin (eastern part of the state.) Hummingbirds are definitely still "out and about" in Wisconsin. We saw our last Ruby-throat on October 13. Kathi and Michael Rock Madison, Wisconsin Zone 4/5 e-mail: kathijr AT yahoo.com website: http://mywebspace.wisc.edu/mjrock/web "Hummingbirds.....where is the person, I ask, who, on observing this glittering fragment of the rainbow, would not pause, admire, and turn his mind with reverence..."; (J. J. Audubon) --- On Wed, 10/28/09, Allen T. ChartierSubject: Re: Adult Male Ruby-throated From: "Allen T. Chartier" <amazilia1 AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:04:39 -0400 Humnetters, An adult male Ruby-throat was photographed in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan (mid-state) on the incredibly late date of October 15. Here, 90% of the adult males are gone by Labor Day, so this was a surprise, though with the number of reports elsewhere perhaps it is a trend? Allen T. Chartier amazilia1(at)comcast.net Inkster, Michigan, USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol Foil"Subject: Re: Adult Male Ruby-throated From: Carol Foil <clfoil225 AT COX.NET> Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:29:01 -0400 I also was surprised by an adult male RTHU amongst the 7 - 8 more expected immatures on Monday in my Baton Rouge garden. On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 1:07 PM, Beth Maniscalco wrote: > Humnetters: > > Just to chime in on the thread regarding Ruby-throats, we have an > Adult Male RTHU here and he's been here almost a week. > Have not noticed a band on him either. There seems to be a parade of > changing juvie Ruby-throats as well, mostly using the large number of > plants in bloom in our yard. > > They join at least 3 Rufousoids, including one absolutely beautiful > male. > Happy Hummering, > Beth and Sammy Maniscalco > Thibodaux, LA > (Approx. 60 miles SW of New Orleans)Subject: Adult Male Ruby-throated From: Beth Maniscalco <Beth.Maniscalco AT NICHOLLS.EDU> Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:07:12 -0500 Humnetters: Just to chime in on the thread regarding Ruby-throats, we have an Adult Male RTHU here and he's been here almost a week. Have not noticed a band on him either. There seems to be a parade of changing juvie Ruby-throats as well, mostly using the large number of plants in bloom in our yard. They join at least 3 Rufousoids, including one absolutely beautiful male. Happy Hummering, Beth and Sammy Maniscalco Thibodaux, LA (Approx. 60 miles SW of New Orleans)Subject: Live Video from an ALHU nest in Orange Co CA From: Robert Protz <robertprotz AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:08:04 -0700 10/27/09 Dear Humnetters, I'm passing along a nice link from PABIRDS. http://cam.dellwo.com/ It's nice video with audio too. Two eggs in the nest: the eggs were laid: Oct. 24 & 27, 2009. Rob Protz Pittsburgh area PA http://pahummers.tripod.comSubject: Re: Remaining Ruby throat. From: dot burge <hummerb AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:24:53 -0500 I too have 2 R.T.s rather late for my yard. Dot Burge, Henleyfield Ms. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rachel Dugas"Subject: Remaining Ruby throat. From: Rachel Dugas <coconutta1 AT AOL.COM> Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:46:37 -0400 A single female Ruby-throated hummer continues at my feeder and salvias here in Dallas Fort Worth TX. RachelSubject: Late Ruby-throated hummingbird, eastern PA From: DAVID KOCH <davilene AT VERIZON.NET> Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:59:08 -0700 On Saturday, October 24th, I checked out a report of a hummingbird coming to a feeder about 12 miles north of where I live - 2 miles west of the Delaware River, halfway up the state of Pennsylvania or about 90 miles north of Philadelphia. I expected it to be either a late female/immature rubythroat or, even better, a Selasphorus sp. I was more than a little surprised to find an adult male rubythroat in what seemed to be perfectly healthy condition. It is still there as of this morning. The last adult male I had a my place this year was September 1. Arlene Koch Easton, PA Northampton County davilene AT verizon.netSubject: Re: Looking for Ruby-throated Hummingbirds in FL, GA, and SC From: Nancy L Newfield <nancy AT CASACOLIBRI.NET> Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:30:39 -0600 Doreen, At 09:08 AM 10/26/2009, doreencubie tds.net wrote: >I'm a hummingbird bander, part of the Hummer/Bird Study Group, and >I'm looking for homes in FL, GA, or SC that have Ruby-throated Hummingbirds >during most months of the year. >I'm already banding Rubies every month of the year at one home near >Charleston, SC, where I live. >I'd like to find a couple of other homes where I can band several times a >year, preferably in Florida or somewhere on the Georgia coast. >One of the things we are trying to learn by banding both summer and winter >Ruby-throated Hummingbirds at the same places is whether the birds are >year-round residents, or whether the breeding birds migrate and are replaced >in the winter by hummers from further north. >I'd love to hear from you if you'd like to participate in this research >project. And you don't need to have large numbers of Rubythroats. The most >important thing is to have hummingbirds in the summer and the winter. An excellent study idea! NLN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nancy L Newfield Casa Colibrí Metairie, Louisiana USA nancy AT casacolibri.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Subject: Looking for Ruby-throated Hummingbirds in FL, GA, and SC From: "doreencubie tds.net" <doreencubie AT TDS.NET> Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:08:02 -0400 I'm a hummingbird bander, part of the Hummer/Bird Study Group, and I'm looking for homes in FL, GA, or SC that have Ruby-throated Hummingbirds during most months of the year. I'm already banding Rubies every month of the year at one home near Charleston, SC, where I live. I'd like to find a couple of other homes where I can band several times a year, preferably in Florida or somewhere on the Georgia coast. One of the things we are trying to learn by banding both summer and winter Ruby-throated Hummingbirds at the same places is whether the birds are year-round residents, or whether the breeding birds migrate and are replaced in the winter by hummers from further north. I'd love to hear from you if you'd like to participate in this research project. And you don't need to have large numbers of Rubythroats. The most important thing is to have hummingbirds in the summer and the winter. Thanks, Doreen Cubie Awendaw, SC 843-991-1054 doreencubie AT tds.netSubject: LA Western Winter Hummingbird Weekly Report # 12 (10/25/2009) From: Kevin Morgan <reports AT LAWINTERHUMMERS.COM> Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:11:49 -0500 HUMNETters and LABIRDers:
Louisiana birders, please report your winter hummer observations to me for
recording in our weekly report and database, providing the following
information:
Your name
Your address (town only is acceptable)
First observed (FO) date (or, if discovered while banding or marking other
birds, the date it was observed)
Species
Age (Adult, immature, unknown)
Sex (Male, female, unknown)
Whether banded, when and by whom.
If additional information is learned through further observation or banding,
please report those updates and I'll make the changes.
Also, please report the last observed (LO) date, if possible, when the bird
leaves. This you can do more easily when the hummer has been banded and
marked.
Please send your reports to me at reports AT lawinterhummers.com.
Good Birding y'all!
Kevin Morgan
Baton Rouge, LA
(225) 324-2613
This is Louisiana Western Winter Hummingbird Weekly Report # 12 for the
2009-2010 season. Following are the reports received and added to our
database since report # 11 dated 10/17/2009 .
1.Carol Foil, Baton Rouge, LA (East Baton Rouge)
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens FO 10/18/2009
#2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens FO 10/19/2009
#1 Calliope Hummingbird Ad M FO 10/22/2009
2.Joan LeBlanc, Baton Rouge, LA (East Baton Rouge)
#1 Black-chinned Hummingbird Ad M FO 10/19/2009 ((Possible
returnee))
3.Mike Musumeche, New Iberia, LA (Iberia)
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad F FO 10/17/2009
4.Nancy Newfield, Metairie, LA (Jefferson)
#2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im M FO 10/19/2009 LO 10/22/2009
#3 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad F FO 10/24/2009
5.Judy Fall, River Ridge, LA (Jefferson)
#2 Buff-bellied Hummingbird FO 10/18/2009
6.Craig Wroten, Harahan, LA (Jefferson)
#1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird FO 10/15/2009
7.Mimi Grisoli, New Orleans, LA (Orleans)
#1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird FO 10/16/2009
8.Linda Beall, Covington, LA (St. Tammany)
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Im F FO 10/17/2009
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Summary of Reports as of 10/25/2009
Black-chinned Hummingbird 2 reports 2 parishes 2 sites
Broad-tailed Hummingbird 1 report 1 parish 1 site
Buff-bellied Hummingbird 6 reports 4 parishes 5 sites
Calliope Hummingbird 4 reports 2 parishes 4 sites
Green-breasted Mango 1 report 1 parish 1 site
Selasphorus Rufous/Allens 48 reports 11 parishes 30 sites
--Identified Rufous 18 reports 7 parishes 15 sites
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Black-chinned Hummingbird
ACADIA 1 report 1 site
1. Bonnie Ardoin, Eunice, LA
#1 Black-chinned Hummingbird Ad M FO 9/27/2009
EAST BATON ROUGE 1 report 1 site
1. Joan LeBlanc, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Black-chinned Hummingbird Ad M FO 10/19/2009 ((Possible returnee))
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Broad-tailed Hummingbird
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST 1 report 1 site
1. Ronald Stein, Reserve, LA
#1 Broad-tailed Hummingbird Im M FO 10/2/2009 LO 10/7/2009
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Buff-bellied Hummingbird
JEFFERSON 3 reports 2 sites
1. Judy Fall, River Ridge, LA
#1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird Ad FO 8/11/2009 LO 8/23/2009
#2 Buff-bellied Hummingbird FO 10/18/2009
2. Craig Wroten, Harahan, LA
#1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird FO 10/15/2009
ORLEANS 1 report 1 site
1. Mimi Grisoli, New Orleans, LA
#1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird FO 10/16/2009
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST 1 report 1 site
1. Gene & Edna Street, Laplace, LA
#1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird FO 9/18/2009
VERMILION 1 report 1 site
1. Elizabeth Guidry, Gueydan, LA
#1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird FO 8/18/2009
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Calliope Hummingbird
EAST BATON ROUGE 2 reports 2 sites
1. Carol Foil, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Calliope Hummingbird Ad M FO 10/22/2009
2. Miriam Davey, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Calliope Hummingbird Ad M FO 8/25/2009
ST. TAMMANY 2 reports 2 sites
1. Noel Peyton, Slidell, LA
#1 Calliope Hummingbird Ad M FO 8/18/2009
2. Claire Thomas, Mandeville, LA
#1 Calliope Hummingbird Ad M FO 8/3/2009 LO 8/5/2009
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Green-breasted Mango
CADDO 1 report 1 site
1. Kathy Johnson, Greenwood, LA
#1 Green-breasted Mango Im FO 8/20/2009 LO 8/20/2009
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Selasphorus Rufous/Allens
ASCENSION 1 report 1 site
1. Lynn Becnel, Donaldsonville, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad F FO 10/2/2009
CAMERON 1 report 1 site
1. Wild-Peveto Woods, Peveto Woods, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens FO 10/10/2009 (Obs. by Kevin Morgan, Jeff
Harris, Jacob Saucier, Jacob Cooper & Matt Pontiff)
EAST BATON ROUGE 13 reports 8 sites
1. Carol Foil, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens FO 10/18/2009
#2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens FO 10/19/2009
2. Joan LeBlanc, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im FO 8/13/2009
#2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im FO 9/18/2009
#3 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad F FO 10/3/2009 ((Possible returnee))
3. Bob and Karen Pierson, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad F FO 8/31/2009
4. Scott Knaus, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad F FO 8/23/2009
5. Vicki Vance, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im M FO 9/5/2009
#2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens F FO 9/5/2009
#3 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad F FO 9/27/2009
6. Sybil McDonald, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad M FO 9/2/2009
7. Harriett Pooler, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad M FO 10/3/2009
8. Robb Brumfield, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens FO 9/4/2009
IBERIA 1 report 1 site
1. Mike Musumeche, New Iberia, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad F FO 10/17/2009
JEFFERSON 4 reports 2 sites
1. Nancy Newfield, Metairie, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im M FO 10/10/2009
#2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im M FO 10/19/2009 LO 10/22/2009
#3 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad F FO 10/24/2009
2. Joan Garvey, Metairie, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Im M FO 10/6/2009
LAFAYETTE 6 reports 5 sites
1. Rose and Jack Must, Lafayette, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im M FO 9/3/2009
#2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad M FO 9/5/2009
2. Dave Patton, Lafayette, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad M FO 8/17/2009
3. B. J. Abshire, Lafayette, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad M FO 8/29/2009
4. Betty Lowery, Lafayette, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad M FO 8/27/2009
5. Jane Killen, Lafayette, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im M FO 9/22/2009
LAFOURCHE 3 reports 2 sites
1. Janelle Bergeron, Thibodaux, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens FO 10/12/2009
2. Beth & Sammy Maniscalco, Thibodaux, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad F FO 8/10/2009
#2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad M FO 9/1/2009
ORLEANS 2 reports 2 sites
1. Lita Pinter, New Orleans, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad F FO 10/8/2009
2. Wild-Longvue Gardens, New Orleans, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad F FO 10/10/2009 (Obs. by Wendy Rihner)
ST. JAMES 5 reports 2 sites
1. Ken Prestenbach, Vacherie, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad F FO 9/10/2009
#2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im M FO 9/14/2009
2. John and Veronica Sylvest & David Sylvest, Gramercy, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens FO 9/26/2009
#2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens F FO 10/3/2009
#3 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Im M FO 10/7/2009
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST 5 reports 3 sites
1. Ronald Stein, Reserve, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad M FO 8/15/2009
#2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad F FO 9/4/2009 (Returnee from
2008-2009 season)
#3 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad M FO 10/7/2009
2. Gene & Edna Street, Laplace, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad F FO 9/19/2009
3. Stuart and Betty Lasseigne, Laplace, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens FO 8/10/2009
ST. TAMMANY 7 reports 3 sites
1. Linda Beall, Covington, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Im F FO 10/17/2009
2. Noel Peyton, Slidell, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad F FO 7/30/2009 (4-yr returnee)
#2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im M FO 8/17/2009 LO 8/23/2009
#3 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Im M FO 9/8/2009 LO 9/15/2009
3. Pat Solomon, Slidell, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad F FO 8/28/2009
#2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im F FO 9/9/2009
#3 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im M FO 9/14/2009
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Subject: Singapore HummingbirdFrom: "Bill Hilton Jr." <hilton AT RUBYTHROAT.ORG> Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2009 11:21:34 -0400 The Associated Press released a photo taken yesterday in Singapore of a hummingbird. The photo undoubtedly appeared in papers around the country; I saw it in The Herald, Rock Hill SC. The AP is in error. The bird in the photo appears to be one of the Sunbirds (Family Nectariniidae), but I am absolutely positive it is NOT a hummingbird (Family Trochilidae). In the first place, the wing structure is all wrong. More important, there are NO hummingbirds in Singapore, or anywhere in Asia. In fact, hummingbirds occur ONLY in the Western Hemisphere, with their numbers and varieties increasing as one approaches the equator. Sunbirds do eat nectar, have relatively elongated bills, and can hover somewhat like hummingbirds--but very briefly. They are an Old World family. If the photo appears in your local paper, please contact the editor and ask for a correction. (You can refer him/her to http://www.rubythroat.org/OtherSpeciesMain.html if you like.) There's already enough misinformation out there about hummingbirds as it is. :-) Happy (New World) Hummingbird Watching! BILL ========= OPERATION RUBYTHROAT: The Hummingbird Project BILL HILTON JR., Principal Investigator Executive Director Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History, 1432 DeVinney Road, York, South Carolina 29745 USA Voice: (803) 684-5852 Operation RubyThroat:The Hummingbird Project ( http:// www.rubythroat.org ) is a cross-disciplinary international initiative in which students, teachers, and others collaborate to study behavior and distribution of the Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris). All worldwide rights reserved and copyrighted by Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History ( http:// www.hiltonpond.org ). Contributions in support of the project may be made via Network for Good at http://www.guidestar.org/controller/searchResults.gs?action_donateReport=1&partner=networkforgood&ein=56-2162170 =============Subject: Hummers still From: KC Foggin <KCFoggin AT SC.RR.COM> Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:57:28 -0400 Still got a pair of hummers here but strangely they are not touching the nectar which is still changed every 3rd day now. They just feasting on the sage and salvia K.C. K.C. Foggin Socastee Myrtle Beach SC www.birdforum.net www.pbase.com/kcfoggin/nikon_d50_pages&page=15 I love my KindleSubject: Fall Birds BRLA From: miriam <athena_9 AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:49:00 -0500 Humnet I still have a very small # of Rubythroats and one adult male Calliope and (I'm 90% sure Mr. Tom, Nancy) a female plumaged Calliope. I keep thinking there might actually also be 2 adult male Calliopes at times. The gorgets just don't seem the same. I am not as diligent in sorting them out as I could be.... No other Westerners I can detect. And Dennis, no, you can't have any of my pretties. And if I see a car creeping by with a feeder attached to the back of it I will KNOW it's you...or Sluggo. So don't even think about it. Lots of hum-blooms---a couple of thousand probably. Great time of yr! MiriamLDavey BatonRougeLASubject: adult M Callippe Baton Rouge From: Carol Foil <clfoil225 AT COX.NET> Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:54:54 -0400 Pleased to report that I found a winter hummer using my flowers and feeders this morning,. Your name Carol Foil Your address (town only is acceptable) Stanford Ave Baton Rouge First observed (FO) 10/22 Species Calliope Hummingbird Age (Adult, immature, unknown) Adult Sex (Male, female, unknown) Male Whether banded, when and by whom. UNK One of two previously reported R/A still in residence but still have not been able to ascertain if Fe or imm male as the bird is very shy Please send your reports to me at reports AT lawinterhummers.comSubject: White Hummingbirds From: "Bill Hilton Jr." <hilton AT RUBYTHROAT.ORG> Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:56:23 -0400 For folks who feed hummingbirds, there's hardly anything more exciting than to have a white one show up unannounced among the normal-colored hummers. Thus, we devote our current installment of "This Week at Hilton Pond" to a gallery of white hummingbird images sent to us from across the country. To view our 16-21 October 2009 photo essay on albinos, leucistos, and pieds, please visit http://www.hiltonpond.org/ThisWeek091016.html While there, remember to scroll down for a look at our weekly banding totals, plus miscellanous nature notes about Wood Ducks, the status of our endangered Schweinitz's Sunflowers, and our first White-throated Sparrow of the fall. Happy NatureWatching! BILL ========= OPERATION RUBYTHROAT: The Hummingbird Project BILL HILTON JR., Principal Investigator Executive Director Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History, 1432 DeVinney Road, York, South Carolina 29745 USA Voice: (803) 684-5852 Operation RubyThroat:The Hummingbird Project ( http:// www.rubythroat.org ) is a cross-disciplinary international initiative in which students, teachers, and others collaborate to study behavior and distribution of the Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris). All worldwide rights reserved and copyrighted by Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History ( http:// www.hiltonpond.org ). Contributions in support of the project may be made via Network for Good at http://www.guidestar.org/controller/searchResults.gs?action_donateReport=1&partner=networkforgood&ein=56-2162170 =============Subject: Re: Neotropical Arrival Dates for Hummingbirds (Autumn 2009) From: Susan Orwig <s.orwig AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:23:00 -0700 I have rubies year round, even in the summer and winter, although the numbers are fewer. Last winter two stayed in the yard. In the summer, there are two or three every day. Two rufous have been here since August, and hopefully a Broadtailed, Buffbellied, or Calliope will come again this year. Susan Orwig Houston, Tx --- On Tue, 10/20/09, Sandra LewisSubject: Late Ruby-throated From: Lanny Chambers <lannychambers AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:15:18 -0500 Humnetters, We just saw an immature Ruby-throated feeding at Salvia coccinea. This is a late record for our yard. Lanny Chambers St. Louis, MO lanny AT hummingbirds.netSubject: Re: Neotropical Arrival Dates for Hummingbirds (Autumn 2009) From: Sandra Lewis <s76lewis AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:24:55 -0500 Great, my daughter still has a feeder up. She had an immature male black-chinned hummer last summer. Then in August there was a male with apparent black throat but it might have been a RT. She lives in North Dallas in a 5th floor apt. There is a creek wildlife area nearby. Is there a large botanical garden in Dallas? I've been to the Texas State Fair before and there was a small one. I have several wild hummingbirds that hide when I arrive. This is good for them but it takes a long time to count them... Sandy Lewis Sulphur, LA (by Lake Charles,LA) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathleen Arnold"Subject: Re: Neotropical Arrival Dates for Hummingbirds (Autumn 2009) From: Kathleen Arnold <koscharn AT SUDDENLINK.NET> Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:08:47 -0500 I'm 100 miles northeast of Dallas, and still have at least two rubythroats this morning. Kate Arnold Paris, TX, 100 mi NE of Dallas 33.6853N 95.6293W -----Original Message----- From: BB for Hummingbirds and Gardening for them in the Southeast [mailto:HUMNET-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU] On Behalf Of Sandra Lewis Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 9:47 PM To: HUMNET-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU Subject: Re: [HUMNET-L] Neotropical Arrival Dates for Hummingbirds (Autumn 2009) Hi Susan, Houston is pretty far south, and a lot closer to Mexico than South Carolina, for example. Do you get many hummers in the summer? I get them in Spring and Fall mostly. If they tell you that no RT's stay for the winter, that's a generalization. I had one female stay a year ago. I wonder what the differance is between esmerald or emerald hummers and RT's in Central America. Two green backed birds...headache. My daughter in Dallas hasn't seen any hummers in a week. Sandy Lewis Sulphur,LA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan Orwig"Subject: All Gone From: "Richard W. Knapp" <picklese AT SUDDENLINK.NET> Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:23:11 -0400 One hummer showed up briefly on the 15th and I haven't seen one since. I guess I jinxed it, (like my kids say) when I proclaimed I still had one on the 14th. Oh well. Until next year... Richard Knapp Southern West VirginiaSubject: Re: Neotropical Arrival Dates for Hummingbirds (Autumn 2009) From: Sandra Lewis <s76lewis AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:47:07 -0500 Hi Susan, Houston is pretty far south, and a lot closer to Mexico than South Carolina, for example. Do you get many hummers in the summer? I get them in Spring and Fall mostly. If they tell you that no RT's stay for the winter, that's a generalization. I had one female stay a year ago. I wonder what the differance is between esmerald or emerald hummers and RT's in Central America. Two green backed birds...headache. My daughter in Dallas hasn't seen any hummers in a week. Sandy Lewis Sulphur,LA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan Orwig"Subject: Re: Neotropical Arrival Dates for Hummingbirds (Autumn 2009) From: "Bill Hilton Jr." <hilton AT RUBYTHROAT.ORG> Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:24:07 -0400 SUSAN . . . Note I said nearly all that WILL migrate. ;-) At this late date, it may be that some of your birds will actually spend the winter in the U.S. Beside, some folks estimate there are 7 million RTHU in the world,which means those birds still in the U.S. are a very small percentage. Cheers, BILL ======== On Oct 20, 2009, at 9:13 PM, Susan Orwig wrote: > Bill, > > What do you mean by "nearly all"? I still have plenty of rubies in > my yard here in Houston, as does my mother in Northeast Texas. Just > wondering.... > > Susan Orwig > > --- On Mon, 10/19/09, Bill Hilton Jr.Subject: Re: Neotropical Arrival Dates for Hummingbirds (Autumn 2009) From: Susan Orwig <s.orwig AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:13:38 -0700 Bill, What do you mean by "nearly all"? I still have plenty of rubies in my yard here in Houston, as does my mother in Northeast Texas. Just wondering.... Susan Orwig --- On Mon, 10/19/09, Bill Hilton Jr.Subject: Fwd: Hummingbird Memories From: Lanny Chambers <lannychambers AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:01:43 -0500 Humnuts, A magazine is looking for hummingbird stories. If you're interested, please respond directly to Annika at asmall AT bowtieinc.com Begin forwarded message: > Do you have a memorable hummingbird encounter? Tell us about it in > 300 words. Were you having a bad day and a hummingbird came into > view, brightening your outlook? Were you once mesmerized staring > out your kitchen window at a hummer or two visiting one of your > feeders? Did you see an unusual hummingbird passing through your > property one summer? Have you taken a vacation just to look for > hummingbirds? We want to know! Please send your best hummingbird > memory to Annika Small, assistant editor of the Popular Birding > Series at asmall AT bowtieinc.com, no later than Nov. 16, 2009. The > best memories will be published in the upcoming "Hummingbirds" > issue of Popular Birding, which will be on newsstands in early > spring. Please include your name and address in your e-mail. Lanny Chambers St. Louis, MO lanny AT hummingbirds.netSubject: Neotropical Arrival Dates for Hummingbirds (Autumn 2009) From: "Bill Hilton Jr." <hilton AT RUBYTHROAT.ORG> Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:08:03 -0400 By now, nearly all the Ruby-throated Hummingbirds (Archilochus colubris) that will migrate from the U.S. and Canada have departed North America. They are either on the way to non-breeding grounds in Mexico and Central America or have already arrived in the Neotropics. I would be very interested in knowing this year's autumn arrival dates for RTHU if you are in Mexico or any of the seven countries of Central America. I'm also interested in knowing the sex of each RTHU if you can determine it. (Adult males have full red gorgets. Some immature males at this time of year have a few red feathers on their throats. RTHU with white throats could be adult females, immature females, or immature males and should be called "unknown sex.") You can e-mail this information to me, but it would be specially helpful if you could report it through my Operation RubyThroat on-line protocols at EarthTrek at http://goearthtrek.com . You will need to join EarthTrek to report data, but there is no cost to you. Please note that you may report early arrival dates from previous years if you have those data in your files. Next spring you can also report the last dates that you observe RTHU in the Neotropics. The first autumn arrival date reported for 2009 was an adult male on 8 October in Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica--not far from where I have been conducting research on RTHU in January and February. Thank you in advance for your help, BILL ========= OPERATION RUBYTHROAT: The Hummingbird Project BILL HILTON JR., Principal Investigator Executive Director Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History, 1432 DeVinney Road, York, South Carolina 29745 USA Voice: (803) 684-5852 Operation RubyThroat:The Hummingbird Project ( http:// www.rubythroat.org ) is a cross-disciplinary international initiative in which students, teachers, and others collaborate to study behavior and distribution of the Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris). All worldwide rights reserved and copyrighted by Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History ( http:// www.hiltonpond.org ). Contributions in support of the project may be made via Network for Good at http://www.guidestar.org/controller/searchResults.gs?action_donateReport=1&partner=networkforgood&ein=56-2162170 =============Subject: LA Western Winter Hummingbird Weekly Report # 11 (10/17/2009) From: Kevin Morgan <cowboyinbrla AT COX.NET> Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:25:09 -0500 HUMNETters and LABIRDers:
Louisiana birders, please report your winter hummer observations to me for
recording in our weekly report and database, providing the following
information:
Your name
Your address (town only is acceptable)
First observed (FO) date (or, if discovered while banding or marking other
birds, the date it was observed)
Species
Age (Adult, immature, unknown)
Sex (Male, female, unknown)
Whether banded, when and by whom.
If additional information is learned through further observation or banding,
please report those updates and I'll make the changes.
Also, please report the last observed (LO) date, if possible, when the bird
leaves. This you can do more easily when the hummer has been banded and
marked.
Please send your reports to me at reports AT lawinterhummers.com.
Good Birding y'all!
Kevin Morgan
Baton Rouge, LA
(225) 324-2613
This is Louisiana Western Winter Hummingbird Weekly Report # 11 for the
2009-2010 season. Following are the reports received and added to our
database since report # 10 dated 10/11/2009 .
1.Janelle Bergeron, Thibodaux, LA (Lafourche)
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens FO 10/12/2009
2.Lita Pinter, New Orleans, LA (Orleans)
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad F FO 10/8/2009
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Summary of Reports as of 10/17/2009
Black-chinned Hummingbird 1 report 1 parish 1 site
Broad-tailed Hummingbird 1 report 1 parish 1 site
Buff-bellied Hummingbird 3 reports 3 parishes 3 sites
Calliope Hummingbird 3 reports 2 parishes 3 sites
Green-breasted Mango 1 report 1 parish 1 site
Selasphorus Rufous/Allens 42 reports 10 parishes 27 sites
--Identified Rufous 17 reports 7 parishes 14 sites
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Black-chinned Hummingbird
ACADIA 1 report 1 site
1. Bonnie Ardoin, Eunice, LA
#1 Black-chinned Hummingbird Ad M FO 9/27/2009
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Broad-tailed Hummingbird
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST 1 report 1 site
1. Ronald Stein, Reserve, LA
#1 Broad-tailed Hummingbird Im M FO 10/2/2009 LO 10/7/2009
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Buff-bellied Hummingbird
JEFFERSON 1 report 1 site
1. Judy Fall, River Ridge, LA
#1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird Ad FO 8/11/2009 LO 8/23/2009
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST 1 report 1 site
1. Gene & Edna Street, Laplace, LA
#1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird FO 9/18/2009
VERMILION 1 report 1 site
1. Elizabeth Guidry, Gueydan, LA
#1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird FO 8/18/2009
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Calliope Hummingbird
EAST BATON ROUGE 1 report 1 site
1. Miriam Davey, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Calliope Hummingbird Ad M FO 8/25/2009
ST. TAMMANY 2 reports 2 sites
1. Noel Peyton, Slidell, LA
#1 Calliope Hummingbird Ad M FO 8/18/2009
2. Claire Thomas, Mandeville, LA
#1 Calliope Hummingbird Ad M FO 8/3/2009 LO 8/5/2009
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Green-breasted Mango
CADDO 1 report 1 site
1. Kathy Johnson, Greenwood, LA
#1 Green-breasted Mango Im FO 8/20/2009 LO 8/20/2009
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Selasphorus Rufous/Allens
ASCENSION 1 report 1 site
1. Lynn Becnel, Donaldsonville, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad F FO 10/2/2009
CAMERON 1 report 1 site
1. Wild-Peveto Woods, Peveto Woods, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens FO 10/10/2009 (Obs. by Kevin Morgan, Jeff
Harris, Jacob Saucier, Jacob Cooper & Matt Pontiff)
EAST BATON ROUGE 11 reports 7 sites
1. Joan LeBlanc, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im FO 8/13/2009
#2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im FO 9/18/2009
#3 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad F FO 10/3/2009
2. Bob and Karen Pierson, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad F FO 8/31/2009
3. Scott Knaus, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad F FO 8/23/2009
4. Vicki Vance, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im M FO 9/5/2009
#2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens F FO 9/5/2009
#3 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad F FO 9/27/2009
5. Sybil McDonald, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad M FO 9/2/2009 LO 9/2/2009
6. Harriett Pooler, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad M FO 10/3/2009
7. Robb Brumfield, Baton Rouge, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens FO 9/4/2009
JEFFERSON 2 reports 2 sites
1. Nancy Newfield, Metairie, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im M FO 10/10/2009
2. Joan Garvey, Metairie, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Im M FO 10/6/2009
LAFAYETTE 6 reports 5 sites
1. Rose and Jack Must, Lafayette, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im M FO 9/3/2009
#2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad M FO 9/5/2009
2. Dave Patton, Lafayette, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad M FO 8/17/2009
3. B. J. Abshire, Lafayette, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad M FO 8/29/2009
4. Betty Lowery, Lafayette, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad M FO 8/27/2009
5. Jane Killen, Lafayette, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im M FO 9/22/2009
LAFOURCHE 3 reports 2 sites
1. Janelle Bergeron, Thibodaux, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens FO 10/12/2009
2. Beth & Sammy Maniscalco, Thibodaux, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad F FO 8/10/2009
#2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad M FO 9/1/2009
ORLEANS 2 reports 2 sites
1. Lita Pinter, New Orleans, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad F FO 10/8/2009
2. Wild-Longvue Gardens, New Orleans, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad F FO 10/10/2009 (Obs. by Wendy Rihner)
ST. JAMES 5 reports 2 sites
1. Ken Prestenbach, Vacherie, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad F FO 9/10/2009
#2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im M FO 9/14/2009
2. John and Veronica Sylvest & David Sylvest, Gramercy, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens FO 9/26/2009
#2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens F FO 10/3/2009
#3 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Im M FO 10/7/2009
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST 5 reports 3 sites
1. Ronald Stein, Reserve, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad M FO 8/15/2009
#2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad F FO 9/4/2009 (Returnee from
2008-2009 season)
#3 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad M FO 10/7/2009
2. Gene & Edna Street, Laplace, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad F FO 9/19/2009
3. Stuart and Betty Lasseigne, Laplace, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens FO 8/10/2009
ST. TAMMANY 6 reports 2 sites
1. Noel Peyton, Slidell, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad F FO 7/30/2009 (4-yr returnee)
#2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im M FO 8/17/2009 LO 8/23/2009
#3 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Im M FO 9/8/2009 LO 9/15/2009
2. Pat Solomon, Slidell, LA
#1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad F FO 8/28/2009
#2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im F FO 9/9/2009
#3 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im M FO 9/14/2009
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Subject: Still have hummersFrom: KC Foggin <KCFoggin AT SC.RR.COM> Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:50:32 -0400 I still have 2 hummers but I don't think they are my static pair that I had all summer. I actually thought they had moved on Oct 8th as I had not seen them for 3 days after that. Then I spotted one in the early morning of the 12th and today there were two feeding voraciously on the sage and very little time spent at the feeders. Feeding more furiously as well. I'm thinking these guys are just migrating through but I could be wrong and they could very well be my original pair of juvies. K.C. K.C. Foggin Socastee Myrtle Beach SC www.birdforum.net www.pbase.com/kcfoggin/nikon_d50_pages&page=15 I love my KindleSubject: Re: a couple other hummer shots From: "Allen T. Chartier" <amazilia1 AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:32:03 -0400 Thanks! That first photo was confusing me! These additional photos are much more clearly of a Ruby-throat. Allen T. Chartier amazilia1(at)comcast.net Inkster, Michigan, USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "mara"Subject: more birds From: Sandra Lewis <s76lewis AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:14:33 -0500 Well, I thought they had all left. Nope. I had 6-8 RT's today. The giant Turk's cap flowers are starting to bloom and the Confederate Rose is blooming at maximum. The hummers really like it. The weird thing is that these plants usually flower after the RT's leave! I have a few birds in the front, guarding flowering plants. They don't show themselves much. Right now I just walk around and listen for that distinctive "cussing" when I walk by their plants. That would be several hammelia's, one firespike, yellow senna and the red ginger flowers. The hybrid coral bean bush is resting, but apt to bloom before winter. I don't have any bees but we do have paper wasps at one feeder. We've had a lot of rain and the mosquitoes are annoying. Sandy Lewis Sulphur, LA |