I stopped in to the Schlabachs around 1:15 this afternoon and also got
to enjoy a couple visits by the hummingbird, about 20 minutes apart. I
echo Candace's thanks to Marty & Mary Jean - just sitting in the sun at
their picnic table waiting for the hummer was lovely: an Amish man with
a team of horses was loading hay onto a wagon in a field a hundred yards
to the east, and behind that more fields & hedgerows repeated until
Cayuga Lake could be glimpsed a mile or so away. Chickadees, titmice,
blue jays, house finches, bluebirds, and a very affectionate cat kept us
company while we waited for the hummingbird to make his/her
appearances. FWIW, I thought the throat was light colored and assumed
it was female or immature, but only had binoculars so may have been
mistaken.
Alicia
On 10/26/2012 6:09 PM, Candace Cornell wrote:
>
> Nancy Ostman and I enjoyed a number of excellent views of the Rufous
> Hummingbird at the Schlabach home between 9:40-10:50 am. today. It is
> a stunning male, especially when the sunlight catches it just right.
> Many thanks to Marty and Mary Jean for opening their yard to birders!
>
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