[mou] Hummingbird Question
Andrew Longtin
alongtin@worldnet.att.net
Tue, 16 Aug 2005 23:13:45 -0500
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Lanny is my Hummingbird expert...
See his excelent web site at: www.hummingbirds.net
He also has a migration map to help you know when to fill the feeders in the
sping and report first sightings..
He also bands the little guys..
Andrew
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Andrew Longtin
Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota
Minnesota Ornithologists Union Member
http://moumn.org/ <http://biosci.cbs.umn.edu/~mou/>
Cornell Lab Member (PFW)
http://birds.cornell.edu/pfw/
ALongtin@worldnet.att.net
See My WEB pages at: http://home.att.net/~alongtin/Index.htm
NO SPAM NEEDED HERE PLEASE!!!!!
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From: mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu [mailto:mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu] On Behalf
Of Ron Green
Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2005 10:33 AM
To: mou-net@cbs.umn.edu; mnbird@lists.mnbird.net
Subject: [mou] Hummingbird Question
I have a couple of questions regarding our resident Ruby-Throated HB's (male
and female) that I am hoping someone could educate my wife and me on
regarding a several issues?
1) Last night, my wife and I were eating dinner and watching the male HB.
Anyway, we just noticed a bright red patch under its throat. I have taken
quite a few close-up images and have not seen this before. Is the probably
another male, or is it a change in the one that has been hanging around the
most?
2) The last week or so it seems that the male has shifted to coming to the
feeder frequently, but not necessarily to drink. It flys around, and darts
back and forth. It seems like it is patroling? Is this territorial behavior?
We do have a female that shows up occaisionally and he does tend to chase
her off. But, she does come back when he is not around. Also, there is
another male that does come around but is quickly chased by our resident
one. However, the one getting chased off seems rather persistent and keeps
coming back.
3) I was at Wild Birds Unlimited last Sunday to give a talk on Digital
Photography. I happened to talk with a customer of the store who was telling
me that she had quite a few HB's at her feeder at one time (I thought she
said 10, but don't quote me on that). I was surprised based on what happens
at out feeder and from a talk we had heard from a HB expert at the Quarry
Hill Nature Center around February or March of this year.
I would be interested in some inputs on the above. Thank you in advance.
Ron Green
http://www.greensphotoimages.com/gallery
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<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D982091104-17082005><FONT =
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color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>He also has a migration map to help you know =
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sightings..</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D982091104-17082005><FONT =
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color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>He also bands the little =
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<FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2><B>From:</B> mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu=20
[mailto:mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Ron =
Green<BR><B>Sent:</B>=20
Saturday, August 13, 2005 10:33 AM<BR><B>To:</B> mou-net@cbs.umn.edu;=20
mnbird@lists.mnbird.net<BR><B>Subject:</B> [mou] Hummingbird=20
Question<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have a couple of questions regarding =
our resident=20
Ruby-Throated HB's (male and female) that I am hoping someone =
could=20
educate my wife and me on regarding a several issues?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1) Last night, my wife and I were =
eating=20
dinner and watching the male HB. Anyway, we just noticed a bright =
red patch=20
under its throat. I have taken quite a few close-up images =
and have=20
not seen this before. Is the probably another male, or is it a change in =
the one=20
that has been hanging around the most?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>2) The last week or so it seems that =
the male has=20
shifted to coming to the feeder frequently, but not necessarily to =
drink. It=20
flys around, and darts back and forth. It seems like it =
is patroling?=20
Is this territorial behavior? We do have a female that shows up =
occaisionally=20
and he does tend to chase her off. But, she does come back when he =
is not=20
around. Also, there is another male that does come around but is quickly =
chased=20
by our resident one. However, the one getting chased off seems rather =
persistent=20
and keeps coming back.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>3) I was at Wild Birds Unlimited last =
Sunday to=20
give a talk on Digital Photography. I happened to talk with a customer =
of the=20
store who was telling me that she had quite a few HB's at her feeder at =
one time=20
(I thought she said 10, but don't quote me on that). I was surprised =
based on=20
what happens at out feeder and from a talk we had heard from a HB expert =
at the=20
Quarry Hill Nature Center around February or March of this year. =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I would be interested in some inputs on =
the above.=20
Thank you in advance.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Ron Green<BR><A=20
href=3D"http://www.greensphotoimages.com/gallery">http://www.greensphotoi=
mages.com/gallery</A></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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