Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!uunet!lll-winken!uwm.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!prls!pyramid!unify!magpie!grp From: grp@unify.uucp (Greg Pasquariello) Newsgroups: rec.birds Subject: Re: Early migrant, and Friday Message-ID: Date: 7 Aug 90 16:58:44 GMT References: Sender: news@Unify.Com (news admin) Reply-To: grp@unify.com Organization: Unify Corporation, Sacramento, California Lines: 29 In-Reply-To: grp@unify.uucp's message of 6 Aug 90 11:01:1 In article grp@unify.uucp (Greg Pasquariello) writes: > It seems I have a migrant already! This morning, one of the Selasphorus > hummingbirds showed up at my feeder. I believe it is a rufous, but it's a > female or young male, and I'm not sure yet. In the next few days, I hope to > get a close enough look to determine, based on the outer tail feathers, but > this is iffy. > > Anyway, there it was this morning, at the feeder, shooing away any of the > Anna's that attempted to feed. I suspect that it is a young male, probably > dispersing southward on a leisurly migration, and I also suspect that it's a > rufous (as I said), because that would be much more likely in my area (Sierra > foothills). It seemed pretty adamant about protecting it's newfound food > supply, so I imagine it will stay around for a while. > > > -Greg Pasquariello grp@unify.com > > After doing a little further research, I have discovered that both Rufous and Allen's Hummingbirds migrate in July and August, so the bird is not as early as I thought. Also, according to Arnold Small, Allen's will sometimes use mountain meadows in the Sierra for southbound migration. I still feel it's rufous, however I'm still not sure. -- -Greg Pasquariello grp@unify.com