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Index of Subjects Hi Eric, and everyone; It should probably be mentioned that the first person to see this Hummingbird and bring it to Fulton's attention was Elizabeth Doull. I met Liz on the path to the farm the day the Townsend's was discovered by Fulton. Neither of us found the Townsend's that day, but she mentioned seeing this unusual Hummer and had left a message for Fulton asking him to check it out for her. She specifically mentioned the decurved bill. It will be quite exciting if it turns out to be a Black-chinned! Congratulations, Liz! --- "Eric L. Mills" <e.mills@dal.ca> wrote: > Some days ago, Fulton Lavender found a hummingbird > in the Rockingstone Road > area of Spryfield that had been coming to a local > feeder. He had a brief view and concluded > that provisionally at least it could be a > Ruby-throat. Today Ian McLaren and I watched this > bird for some time under poor weather and light > conditions at a feeder at 125 Tartan Ave (at > the end of Ardwell and adjacent to the Kidston Farm > park). It has also been visiting the > feeder of Lola-May and Art Kidston at #52 > Rockingstone Road. > While the bird may indeed be a Ruby-throat > (apparently an immature female), it has > a very long decurved bill and appears to have blunt > primaries and a slaty-colored forecrown. > It also pumps its tail while feeding. These are > marks of Black-chinned Hummingbird. > More observations of this bird would be helpful, > and especially pictures of the head, > and if at all possible of the spread tail and wing > feathers, along with its hovering feeding > behaviour. > Rockingstone Road and the Kidston Farm park are > located along the Old Sambo > Road (Hwy 306) about 1-1/2 km S of where it joins > the Herring Cove Road, as described by > Suzanne Borkowski in announcing the Townsend's > Warbler in the same place (it was also > present this morning with Chickadees and a Myrtle > Warbler). > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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