Re: [cobirds] Female Magnificent Hummingbird / Boulder County

CCBirders,

I asked Sheri Williamson (hummer expert in AZ) to look at the photos and she says it is a female mag. Long bill, small white tail tips.

She also suggests that Adam use a 3:1 sugar mixture to encourage the bird to move south. According to Sheri, sometimes this works, although sometimes not.

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Rachel Hopper

Ft. Collins

On Oct 28, 2014, at 7:18 AM, Adam Jack <adam.jack@gmail.com> wrote:

The hummingbird just arrived for her early morning feed, surviving a night (not as cold as the prior) getting down to 30 degrees.

I may not be at home today, but visitors are welcome to come up on the deck. The bird will feed with humans sitting (photographing) on the deck, but please don't go too much closer to the feeders (as she is skittish and demonstrably feels pressure.) 

If she behaves like yesterday shell be loud (quite audible from the deck to most ears) in the trees around the deck when not at the feeders. She was visiting both outside feeders about every 20 minutes.

Contact me if you'd like directions, but I may be off email at times today.

regards

Adam
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Adam R. B. Jack

Coal Creek Canyon Colorado

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