Hi Anthony,
Speaking of Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, would it be possible to get them
added to the Lubbock area eBird list? I see a few at my feeder during
migration every spring and would like to not have to add the them as rare
every time. Wasn't sure if I needed to talk to you or Steve about this, but
figured I would ask you first.
Thanks,
Jen
On Sun, Apr 24, 2016 at 6:27 PM, Anthony Hewetson <fattonybirds@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Greetings All:
Thanks in part to Steve Collins (who first seemed to pick up on the
presence of female Ruby-throated Hummingbirds in our region during the
spring overshoot period) and to Rich Kostecke who has actually spotted at
least one in my yard I have started paying much closer attention to the
hummingbirds that frequent my feeders in late April.
Today I had at least three: the adult male Black-chinned Hummingbird that
has been with me for some time; the adult female Black-chinned Hummingbird
that is nesting in a tree in my front yard; a straighter-billed,
shorter-billed female with more extensive green in the cap and into the
forehead, and, when perched, a tail that projects well beyond the
wingtips. To my eye this bird, a female Ruby-throated Hummingbird if the
guides are correct, also just seemed more 'contrasty' with white underparts
a more vivid white and green upperparts a more vivid green.
A nice bird - made the six hours of arduous yardwork (grubbing up grass
and planting wildflower seeds in one of my wildflower beds) seem worth it.
Anthony 'Fat Tony' Hewetson; Lubbock