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
