Post by Steve Backes on Dec 29, 2010 21:56:58 GMT -5
The Choctawhatchee Bay CBC was held on December 20th and 6 species of hummingbirds were reported. The following is a portion of the report prepared by Donald M. Ware, Bird Count Coordinator for the Choctawhatchee Bay CBC:
"A new species to the count this year was an Allen’s Hummingbird at Stacy Meader’s home in Niceville. This was also a new county record, and Fred Bassett banded it. Other hummingbirds here on count day that I was notified of were: 1 Buff-bellied, 2 Ruby-throated, 2 Black-chinned, and 3 Rufous. A Broad-tailed Hummingbird was banded at Tom and Sharon Maxwell’s home in Choctaw Beach, but that was a bit outside of our CBC circle."
"A new species to the count this year was an Allen’s Hummingbird at Stacy Meader’s home in Niceville. This was also a new county record, and Fred Bassett banded it. Other hummingbirds here on count day that I was notified of were: 1 Buff-bellied, 2 Ruby-throated, 2 Black-chinned, and 3 Rufous. A Broad-tailed Hummingbird was banded at Tom and Sharon Maxwell’s home in Choctaw Beach, but that was a bit outside of our CBC circle."