[mou] Hummingbird update

[Laura Erickson]

The rufous/allen's hummingbird was back today, from 7:10 am on and off 
through 2:05 pm.  He's most persistent and active in the morning.  He spent 
the most time in the cherry tree feeder and the box elder feeder, but has 
also discovered the feeder I hung this morning on a dead aspen by the 
fence, and came at least once to my window feeder again.  He apparently 
roosts between feeding in several different places.  He's noisiest in the 
morning.

I'm hoping to hear from a couple of people who got photos today--if any 
turned out and they're willing to share, I'll post on the hummingbird 
webpage.  Any comments experts share about identifying him are also being 
added as they arrive.

I'll bring in all my feeders in a little while, and get them out before 
light in the morning so they're a bit warmer when he wakes up.  Today I 
purchased a protein mix to use in one feeder, and a large dog dish, a bird 
bath heater, and a hummingbird feeder top that fits nicely on it--tonight 
I'll find a place to set that up where there's easy viewing, and we'll see 
how he likes consistently warmer water.

Laura

Laura Erickson
Duluth, MN


Producer, "For the Birds" radio program
<http://www.lauraerickson.com/>


There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of 
birds.  There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of 
nature--the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after the winter.

                                 --Rachel Carson