We have an imm hummer at our feeder and have made some new sugar water so we can alternate the feeders and try to have a warm one out for it. May have to do it thru the night. I really don't know what it is. Tammy is trying to get a picture thru the snow with the point and shoot as the Nikon is in the shop. We have not seen any rufous on its sides and the head does not look flat to me like a BC Hummer. Ira Sanders Golden, CO
-----Original Message----- From: cobirds@googlegroups.com [mailto:cobirds@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Karl Stecher Jr. Sent: Friday, October 04, 2013 12:04 PM To: cobirds@googlegroups.com Subject: [cobirds] Hummingbird alert/blk-ch Centenial Arapahoe At 0900 today, while it was still snowing and the majority of my grass was covered in white, a small hummingbird looked at two of my hum feeders, and left. They were both iced over and snowed over. I removed the ice and warmed them with water, and thought that the hummer had headed south. But at 1100, he was back to eat. It is an imm male black-chinned; he just returned for more food as I write. I should note that I had an imm ruby-thr here on the morning of 9/19...the exact day that others on the front range reported them. I had meetings from late morning until near dusk; at dusk I caught sight of a small hummer, but could not identify it due to short viewing time and poor light. I was gone all day Friday and Saturday, and had not seen any hummingbird until today. So...for those of you who have feeders stored already...put them back up, and keep them somewhat warm. And, esp for Tina Jones, but also others...does anyone else have a hummingbird today? Side note...on 9/21, just before leaving, I looked out at a house wren on the other side of my yard (hoping for a winter, which it wasn't); but I was suddenly rewarded as a rock wren ran across my porch. Karl Stecher Centennial, Arapahoe, near Colo Blvd ad Orchard -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/20131004180405.F3510780544%40mailh ost.idcomm.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/00c301cec13e%244945fe20%24dbd1fa60%24%40com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
