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Durham Rufous



Hi Carolinabirders,

The female Rufous Hummingbird is still visiting my feeder today. I could 
even make out the band on its leg, although not read the number, by using 
binoculars from the kitchen table. The bird visited regularly between 10 
AM and 2 PM, except for when I was standing near the window with my 
camera in hand, when it vanished without a trace. Took some photos on 
Tuesday that should show some color, but none that I'll exactly be proud 
of...

The sad news is, I probably won't still live in the same house next 
winter, to see if the bird returns! If anyone's looking for a small house 
to rent near Duke, with the Duke Forest on one side of the house, a yard 
list over 80 species, and a chance of a banded Rufous Hummingbird coming 
back in the winter, there might be one opening up in May... I might even 
leave the feeders there! Meanwhile, I'll keep hoping that the bird (or 
another like it) will find its way a few miles east to Ninth Street, 
where I expect to be living (and married) by this time next year.

The Brown Creeper visited the suet feeder several times today. Also saw 
the Red-shouldered Hawk again. This makes 3-for-3 for those species for 
days in which I've worked at home and been near the feeders for a 
reasonable extent of time. I normally hear but don't see the Red- 
shouldered, and the creeper is usually much less frequent than it has 
been over the past week.

Good birding,

Josh



Joshua S. Rose
Duke University
Department of Biology (Zoology, R.I.P.)

jsr6@acpub.duke.edu
http://www.duke.edu/~jsr6/