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Post by Joe M on Jan 21, 2014 14:32:37 GMT -5
Fred Bassett visited three homes and banded 5 Ruby-throated hummingbirds yesterday the 20th of Jan. Respectable number of hummers although he managed 6 last year. He actually trapped 6 but one was a returnee and doesn't technically count as a banded bird. At Mary Boston's an adult male and an immature male, at Sue Schenk's 1 adult male and in my yard and adult male a n immature and a female returnee, banded last year. We were hoping for an adult male Rufous at Sue's home but it was a no show! My immature male was of interest as it's gorget coloration had an orange hue. Very similar to the coloration of Rufous/Allen's. Joe M. Lakeland
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Post by gardengirl on Jan 21, 2014 20:24:04 GMT -5
Joe, That's so cool! The fingers in the photos really gives you a good perspective of how small they really are.
About the gorget color, I thought the young male visiting my yard also had an orange hue. My zoom lens came today so hopefully I can get better photos this week. Any idea as to why yours had the orange hue?
Thanks, Annette
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Post by Joe M on Jan 22, 2014 10:08:29 GMT -5
]Joe, That's so cool! The fingers in the photos really gives you a good perspective of how small they really are. About the gorget color, I thought the young male visiting my yard also had an orange hue. My zoom lens came today so hopefully I can get better photos this week. Any idea as to why yours had the orange hue? Thanks, Annette[/quote] Variations in hue are not common but not unusual, here is an extreme variation and its a Ruby-throat! [quote author=" gardengirl" source="/post/2652/thread" timestamp="1390353844" Joe M. Lakeland
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Post by gardengirl on Jan 22, 2014 18:55:39 GMT -5
Oh my word! So how do they identify them with coloration that far off? You'd have to be a geneticist...LOL! Oh well, I'll just keep reading, trying, asking questions, and posting pictures!
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Post by Joe M on Jan 23, 2014 9:44:23 GMT -5
Oh my word! So how do they identify them with coloration that far off? You'd have to be a geneticist...LOL! Oh well, I'll just keep reading, trying, asking questions, and posting pictures! When the bird is "in hand" it's relativelyeasy for an experienced "bander". In this case coloration, and measurments taken of the primaries and the tail feathers. Bird was trapped and banded at the annual spring banding at Ft. Morgan and with three master banders and certified instructors at the scene it was pretty easy from what I understand. Joe M. Lakeland
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Post by moboston on Jan 26, 2014 11:59:41 GMT -5
Not that it really matters Joe, but both of my birds were adult males. Not a half hour after you left, the immature male was at the Coral Porterweed nectaring and later that day, I saw a female in the Crepe Myrtle tree. My neighbor two doors down says the female hangs around their house. I have seen the "pink dots" around so guess they didn't get scared off this year.
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Post by Joe M on Feb 2, 2014 18:32:15 GMT -5
After Fred Bassett left I noted a "new Hummer" in the yard with a band on his leg. Spent some time taking photos and was able to identify the band as L46475. Fred verified it as a bird he banded in the yard 2 years ago. So he is not a "new Bird" but a past wintering bird. So it looks like two of the 4 hummers in the yard have been here previously. Joe M. Lakeland
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Post by Joe M on Feb 2, 2014 18:32:20 GMT -5
Attachment DeletedAfter Fred Bassett left I noted a "new Hummer" in the yard with a band on his leg. Spent some time taking photos and was able to identify the band as L46475. Fred verified it as a bird he banded in the yard 2 years ago. So he is not a "new Bird" but a past wintering bird. So it looks like two of the 4 hummers in the yard have been here previously. Attachment DeletedJoe M. Lakeland
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