Greetings Jennifer:
Steve could do this but I would prefer that he did not. The species is
rare enough that reviewers would like to track sightings and the best way
to do that is to keep the eBird flag low.
Anthony
On Mon, Apr 25, 2016 at 9:49 AM, Jennifer Miller <foundnatureblog@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
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
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Jennifer Miller
Lubbock, TX
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