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No music, just leg banding.

Apr 20, 2020 at 11:55 AM

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Apr 20, 2020 at 11:58 AM

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A fascinating story documented with fine pics, Tony. We followed a banding program on Alabama's gulf coast for several years. Really something every bird lover should try to see. We had a bander trap and band a wayward Rufous at our Arkansas home several winters ago. The process was very similar to what you describe except they used a woman's nylon "footie" as a straight jacket.

Apr 20, 2020 at 01:10 PM

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Interesting photos and information! Thanks for posting them.
I am sure you miss the birds and the banding. 660 is a lot of hummers.

Dave

Apr 20, 2020 at 01:55 PM

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A great sequence of images and educational commentary.

Apr 20, 2020 at 05:13 PM

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Very nice story about the effort to study these Hummingbirds.

Apr 20, 2020 at 05:24 PM

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Wonderful Tony.

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Apr 20, 2020 at 07:42 PM

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I am impressed with the work this group did, tagging so many hummers. The images documenting the process are excellent. Kudos to you and the group, Tony!

Joshua

Apr 20, 2020 at 09:39 PM

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Very interesting Tony. Well documented too ~ Ron

Apr 21, 2020 at 06:20 PM

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Really enjoyed reading this and seeing your images, Tony. Thanks for sharing.

Apr 21, 2020 at 07:26 PM

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Very nice and informative documentation.

Apr 22, 2020 at 11:10 PM

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Thanks everyone.

Tony

Apr 25, 2020 at 09:20 PM

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Thanks Tony for the info...with northern migration of Anna's to the NW, it would be interesting to see how the numbers have changed. My yard only had rufouses in the past, now mostly Annas.

Apr 26, 2020 at 10:12 AM

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Tony,
Probably one of the most interesting posts I have read on FM in quite awhile. Thanks for the info.
-Mike

Apr 26, 2020 at 04:53 PM

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mogul wrote:
Thanks Tony for the info...with northern migration of Anna's to the NW, it would be interesting to see how the numbers have changed. My yard only had rufouses in the past, now mostly Annas.

Thanks. To the best of my knowledge, Anna's Hummers in the Pacific Northwest do not migrate. They stay on Vancouver Island all year. When the Rufous arrive, they are in greater numbers and more aggressive, so many of the Anna's just move elsewhere around the island until the Rufous depart in July.

Tony

Apr 27, 2020 at 10:09 AM

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Imagemaster wrote:
Thanks. To the best of my knowledge, Anna's Hummers in the Pacific Northwest do not migrate. They stay on Vancouver Island all year. When the Rufous arrive, they are in greater numbers and more aggressive, so many of the Anna's just move elsewhere around the island until the Rufous depart in July.

Tony

I live in Bend & we have in the last few years seen Anna's overwinter which means taking tempertures to 0 or below degree F. It is a pain to keep the feeders from freezing but if the sun comes out, they will feed. Starting about now, the rufouses will arrive but at least in my neighborhood, the predominate species will be the Annas whereas they were really rare less than 10 years ago. I had a male Anna last year who wouldn't let the rufouses near which is against the standard wisdom. As far as yearly migrating from the south, the question with Annas is still up in the air.
Mike

Apr 27, 2020 at 10:24 AM

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Anna's in British Columbia: https://www.birdatlas.bc.ca/accounts/speciesaccount.jsp?lang=en&sp=anhu

Rufous in British Columbia: https://www.birdatlas.bc.ca/accounts/speciesaccount.jsp?lang=en&sp=RUHU

Dr. Alison Moran honoured by BC Nature. She oversaw the banding sessions at our property:

http://rpbo.org/bc_nature_reco_awd_2019_alison_moran.php

Apr 27, 2020 at 11:37 AM

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p.1 #19 · p.1 #19 · Banding Rufous Hummingbirds

What a superb documentary on this process, very much enjoyed it Tony.

Apr 27, 2020 at 12:27 PM

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louie champan wrote:
What a superb documentary on this process, very much enjoyed it Tony.

Thanks Louie,

Tony

May 04, 2020 at 12:38 AM

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