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From: donnam@venus.SanDiego.NCR.COM (Donna Mitchell)
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Subject: Hummingbirds
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Date: 23 Feb 89 15:53:39 GMT
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Well, spring is here!  The Hummingbirds are swarming!

I don't know what else to call it but swarming.  They look like a swarm of
large bees!  I have four separate areas that I hang feeders.  Each area has
at least one feed that can "sit" six birds, plus a couple of single feeders.
The Hummers dive and swoop and fight all around these areas.  Right now,
it is very common to see six sitting and drinking while others swoop 
around waiting in line (though not very patiently).  There are periods where
eight or nine will sit: two or three sharing a single hole.  Counting the
actual number of Hummers is inposible, but I've estimated about 30 at a
time swarm around the feeders.

Most of the Hummers are Anna's Hummingbird, but I have identified one
Rufous Hummingbird in one of the feeding areas.  It's a male, the female 
be one of the Anna's.  This is his second year with us.

Well, if the Hummer's are here, the Oriole's can't be far behind.

Donna
donnam@venus.SanDiego.NCR.COM