Hi All, I just want to remind everyone that Allen's Hummingbird is still NOT on the NY list, so every Selasphorus Hummingbird should be scrutinized carefully and fully documented. My guess is that many individual Selasphorus will not be determinable, but that some will be, and that eventually we will find an Allen's in New York. More importantly than adding this species to the NY list (and the sport for birders that accompanies such an event), careful documentation will help give a better picture of the current range expansion in western hummingbirds and hence improve our knowledge about an important aspect in evolutionary ecology. Lest one think this is just idle speculation, there is currently an Allen's being reported in Massachusetts. Of course all rarities, such as this bird, should be submitted to NYSARC.
Good birding, Hugh Hugh McGuinness The Ross School 18 Goodfriend Drive East Hampton, NY 11937 [email protected] On Oct 29, 2009, at 5:02 PM, [email protected] wrote: > Hi > I have a humming bird visiting my Pineapple Sage and Salvia for 3 > days now. I am quite sure its a Rufous since I see tinges of red on > the flanks and rump. > If anyone would like to come by to confirm the species or photograph > it, feel free to do so. > > I am currently residing at 1 Croton Court, Ardsley NY. It is the > first red house on the left off of Concord Road. Walk to the > backyard/patio area and I guess wait.. > > I work a lot so I do not know how frequently the bird has been > visiting. > > James Vellozzi -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Archives: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
