COBirders,
*Please no visitors after midday today, and none in the next few days if
she sticks around through the cold.*
Our magnificent vagrant just visited the feeder. It is breezy but
(relatively) warm and so maybe she didn't need an earlier pick me up.
(Observers might not find it so warm.)
COBirders,
Our magnificent vagrant has been at the feeder again this morning.
Today is another abnormally warm day in this amazing Colorado fall.
Yesterday was sunny, and the air filled with insects; small to medium sized
gnat-like fliers (perfect for the hummingbird, I would imagine) and even
COBirders
Our vagrant magnificent hummingbird was at the feeder this morning. Clearly
she didn't learn what lies ahead from the 24 of cold frosty fog, and has
not yet decided to leave.
Expert advise has been this:
First, much as leaving a feeder out in late fall won't keep the masses from
Hi COBirders,
The female Magnificent Hummingbird is here despite a bit of a breeze.
Temperatures overnight only went down to 39, and the skies look clear.
Yesterday there did appear to be insects left around, and she is performing
her normal routine of working the trees around the driveway
CoBirders,
This Mag survived the night despite freezing fog/frosted trees and a low
temperature of 26.5F. Today looks like a glorious day, so hopefully
temperatures will rise and the frost will melt. I've come to respect her as
a very tough bird (e.g. overnighting for more than 12 hours in
COBirders,
The bird has been here a week as of this morning. She is at the feeder.
Despite a dusting of snow (and snow thunder this morning) the temperatures
are only in the low 30s (34 low last night, 35 now, compared to a 30 she
weathered a week back.) That said, the temperature is not likely
COBirders,
Joe Roller and myself were treated to a sighting of the bird this morning
at about 6:30 while a glorious sunrise glowed over the back of the
flatirons.
Yesterday was a warm/calm day with small flying critters (some woolly
aphids, per Dave Leatherman) galore. There is undoubtedly a
After the longest gap (maybe 4 hours) the bird is back, and visiting the
feeder.
regards,
Adam
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COBirders,
The female hummingbird came into the feeder this morning as usual, at 7:18.
A hummingbird in November! Such is this interesting 2014 fall. :-)
Yesterday I was watching her in the afternoon/evening sun (most likely
working the trees for insects/protein and catching a few late day
Bird was seen this morning. (She is on a 3:1 mix, per suggestion, for the
energy boost but hasn't left yet. She also seems healthy and quite the
invertebrate catcher, so I don't know that lack of sustenance is a problem.)
The birds seem cooperative for viewing, probably less frequently at the
sorry for the late report, I was busy enjoying her with an early bird
birder. She is here again today.
Regards
Adam
Coal Creek Canyon
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Hey Folks,
The magnificent hummingbird was cooperative again yesterday, and has shown
this morning.
Further, from the deck there was one dark morph broad-winged hawk (not
ID'ed by me, but obviously a different species to me than normal), various
Bald Eagle, and one possible Golden eagle. A
The hummingbird just arrived for her early morning feed, surviving a night
(not as cold as the prior) getting down to 30 degrees.
I may not be at home today, but visitors are welcome to come up on the
deck. The bird will feed with humans sitting (photographing) on the deck,
but please don't go
CCBirders,
I asked Sheri Williamson (hummer expert in AZ) to look at the photos and she
says it is a female mag. Long bill, small white tail tips.
She also suggests that Adam use a 3:1 sugar mixture to encourage the bird to
move south. According to Sheri, sometimes this works, although
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