Thanks to Eileen Schwinn for connecting me to Margaret and Keith Brace, who were so kind and generous enough to share their yard and hummingbird with me and my wife. We saw the female/immature Rufous/Allen¹s Hummingbird as soon as we sat down, and then many times over the hour we were there. It briefly fed from the feeder at regular intervals. It also fed on salvias and tree sap. I took many photos but I doubt any of them are diagnostic to separate Rufous from Allen¹s. If there is a hummingbird bander around, the homeowners are open to having the bird captured.
Dan Scheiman Little Rock, AR (formerly East Meadow, NY) -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
