On Jul 5, 11:23=A0pm, Lanny Chambers <la...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> The first bird in the trap today was a female I'd banded at the same
> feeder in July 2004. She was already an adult then, so now she's at
> least 5 years old.
Wow, that is amazing! What is the lifespan of a hummer? That is so
cool that she has come back to the same place, and consider all her
travels!
I still have VERY few hummers here in the Pacific NW, just north of
Seattle. Last few years at this time I would see hummers on my feeder
all the time (visits every few minutes)... now they are are coming,
but still a rare occurrence... maybe one or two a day seen. And one
of my feeders is outside my 'office' window (I work at home), so I
don't think I'm just missing them. Not sure why they're not coming
here this year.
Theresa
Lynnwood, WA
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